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Wednesday, August 24,1988

Wednesday, August 24,1988

Baseball on this Date

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1988 reg season 1988-08-24 Seattle Mariners  3 Baltimore Orioles  4 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Mark Williamson Mike Schooler -- 0 2:39
1988 reg season 1988-08-24 Seattle Mariners  3 Baltimore Orioles  4 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Tom Niedenfuer Rod Scurry -- 15,611 3:47
1988 reg season 1988-08-24 California Angels  4 Boston Red Sox  3 box | pbp Fenway Park Mike Witt Roger Clemens Bryan Harvey 32,522 3:12
1988 reg season 1988-08-24 Cleveland Indians  7 Milwaukee Brewers  2 box | pbp County Stadium Tom Candiotti Tom Filer Doug Jones 16,322 2:59
1988 reg season 1988-08-24 Detroit Tigers  2 Minnesota Twins  8 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Freddie Toliver Frank Tanana -- 46,054 2:15
1988 reg season 1988-08-24 Oakland Athletics  6 New York Yankees  7 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Cecilio Guante Gene Nelson -- 34,520 3:03
1988 reg season 1988-08-24 Kansas City Royals  4 Texas Rangers  7 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Bobby Witt Jerry Gleaton -- 17,384 2:42
1988 reg season 1988-08-24 Chicago White Sox  6 Toronto Blue Jays  4 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Bill Long Jeff Musselman Bobby Thigpen 33,385 2:53
1988 reg season 1988-08-24 Houston Astros  2 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Jeff Pico Juan Agosto -- 35,065 2:25
1988 reg season 1988-08-24 New York Mets  2 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Terry Leach Orel Hershiser Roger McDowell 47,115 2:40
1988 reg season 1988-08-24 Cincinnati Reds  6 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Tom Browning Mike Dunne -- 24,660 2:18
1988 reg season 1988-08-24 Philadelphia Phillies  2 San Diego Padres  5 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Eric Show David Palmer -- 14,632 2:22
1988 reg season 1988-08-24 Montreal Expos  7 San Francisco Giants  5 box | pbp Candlestick Park Dennis Martinez Roger Samuels Joe Hesketh 19,533 3:39
1988 reg season 1988-08-24 Atlanta Braves  3 St. Louis Cardinals  5 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Todd Worrell Bruce Sutter -- 24,997 2:24
14 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1988 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 126 73 53 .579 0.0 565 494 71 L3 31-30 42-23 1 2 3 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 126 71 55 .563 2.0 647 557 90 L1 26-32 45-23 2 4 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1988 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 124 68 56 .548 4.0 623 568 55 W2 31-26 37-30 3 5 7 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 129 64 65 .496 10.5 532 501 31 L2 28-37 36-28 4 9 17 -- dnq
1988 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 127 63 64 .496 10.5 592 550 42 L1 32-31 31-33 5 7 15 -- dnq
1988 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 127 61 66 .480 12.5 554 597 -43 W2 26-36 35-30 6 10 19 -- dnq
1988 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 126 44 82 .349 29.0 449 628 -179 W2 15-45 29-37 7 14 25 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1988 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 128 79 49 .617 0.0 630 506 124 L2 41-27 38-22 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1988 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 126 72 54 .571 6.0 613 531 82 W4 35-27 37-27 2 3 4 Yes dnq
1988 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 126 65 61 .516 13.0 564 510 54 L1 32-33 33-28 3 6 11 -- dnq
1988 AL West California Angels franchise | log 127 63 64 .496 15.5 575 615 -40 W1 37-32 26-32 4 8 16 -- dnq
1988 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 125 57 68 .456 20.5 493 567 -74 W1 27-36 30-32 5 11 20 -- dnq
1988 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 127 55 72 .433 23.5 511 635 -124 W1 24-40 31-32 6 12 22 -- dnq
1988 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 128 51 77 .398 28.0 532 621 -89 L2 25-44 26-33 7 13 24 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1988 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 126 74 52 .587 0.0 532 432 100 W3 36-31 38-21 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1988 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 127 69 58 .543 5.5 519 488 31 L1 32-27 37-31 2 3 8 Yes dnq
1988 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 127 65 62 .512 9.5 489 467 22 W2 33-36 32-26 3 7 13 -- dnq
1988 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 125 63 62 .504 10.5 504 507 -3 W2 29-31 33-32 4 8 14 -- dnq
1988 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 126 57 69 .452 17.0 455 489 -34 W2 24-34 33-35 5 10 21 -- dnq
1988 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 127 53 74 .417 21.5 481 578 -97 L2 22-45 30-30 6 11 23 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1988 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 127 72 55 .567 0.0 521 460 61 L3 36-24 36-31 1 2 5 Yes Won World Series (Athletics)
1988 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 127 68 59 .535 4.0 520 506 14 L2 32-35 36-24 2 4 10 Yes dnq
1988 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 127 68 59 .535 4.0 560 499 61 L2 28-31 40-28 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1988 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 125 64 61 .512 7.0 501 485 16 W1 32-33 32-28 4 6 12 -- dnq
1988 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 126 62 64 .492 9.5 444 465 -21 W2 23-36 39-28 5 9 18 -- dnq
1988 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 126 43 83 .341 28.5 463 613 -150 L2 23-45 20-38 6 12 26 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Alex Madrid Philadelphia Phillies Hist Traded from Milwaukee Brewers to Philadelphia Phillies for Mike Young
Mike Young Milwaukee Brewers Hist Traded from Philadelphia Phillies to Milwaukee Brewers for Alex Madrid
Jeff Treadway Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Sprained shoulder *Collision at home plate with Tom Pagnozzi*
Charlie Lea Minnesota Twins Injury DL - Right biceps strain
Jeff Robinson Detroit Tigers Injury DL - Sprained right hand
Scott Sanderson Chicago Cubs Hist Activated from Disabled List
6 record(s)