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Saturday, April 8,1989

Saturday, April 8,1989

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Games on this date
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  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1989 reg season 1989-04-08 Seattle Mariners  7 California Angels  0 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Mark Langston Jim Abbott -- 46,847 2:27
1989 reg season 1989-04-08 Milwaukee Brewers  5 Detroit Tigers  2 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Don August Frank Tanana Dan Plesac 12,892 2:40
1989 reg season 1989-04-08 Boston Red Sox  1 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Luis Aquino Rob Murphy -- 28,266 3:07
1989 reg season 1989-04-08 Baltimore Orioles  5 Minnesota Twins  6 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome German Gonzalez Brian Holton Jeff Reardon 35,969 2:54
1989 reg season 1989-04-08 Cleveland Indians  11 New York Yankees  1 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Greg Swindell Al Leiter -- 20,369 2:59
1989 reg season 1989-04-08 Chicago White Sox  7 Oakland Athletics  4 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Melido Perez Mike Moore Bobby Thigpen 32,881 3:16
1989 reg season 1989-04-08 Toronto Blue Jays  4 Texas Rangers  5 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Jamie Moyer Jimmy Key Jeff Russell 26,073 2:43
1989 reg season 1989-04-08 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Mike Bielecki Neal Heaton Calvin Schiraldi 19,374 2:23
1989 reg season 1989-04-08 San Diego Padres  2 Houston Astros  6 box | pbp Astrodome Jim Clancy Walt Terrell -- 19,427 2:30
1989 reg season 1989-04-08 New York Mets  2 Montreal Expos  3 box | pbp Stade Olympique Gene Harris David Cone Tim Burke 23,506 2:45
1989 reg season 1989-04-08 St. Louis Cardinals  4 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Jeff Parrett John Costello -- 23,741 3:20
11 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • 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.
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
1989 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.0 17 7 10 W2 2-0 1-1 1 5 8 Yes dnq
1989 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 19 22 -3 L2 0-2 2-0 2 7 12 -- dnq
1989 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 12 14 -2 W1 2-2 0-0 3 8 13 -- dnq
1989 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 5 2 3 .400 1.5 21 22 -1 L1 2-3 0-0 4 9 15 -- Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1989 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 4 1 3 .250 2.0 16 17 -1 L1 0-2 1-1 5 11 22 -- dnq
1989 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 5 1 4 .200 2.5 10 36 -26 L4 1-2 0-2 6 12 24 -- dnq
1989 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 4 0 4 .000 3.0 17 22 -5 L4 0-4 0-0 7 14 26 -- 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
1989 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 5 4 1 .800 0.0 28 15 13 W3 4-1 0-0 1 2 2 Yes dnq
1989 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 5 4 1 .800 0.0 19 16 3 W4 0-0 4-1 2 3 4 Yes dnq
1989 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 5 4 1 .800 0.0 35 15 20 W4 0-0 4-1 3 1 3 Yes dnq
1989 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.5 23 18 5 W1 0-0 3-1 4 4 5 Yes dnq
1989 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 5 3 2 .600 1.0 30 20 10 L2 0-0 3-2 5 6 10 -- Won World Series (Giants)
1989 AL West California Angels franchise | log 5 2 3 .400 2.0 12 22 -10 L1 0-0 2-3 6 10 17 -- dnq
1989 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 5 1 4 .200 3.0 14 27 -13 W1 1-4 0-0 7 13 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
1989 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 5 4 1 .800 0.0 19 15 4 W3 0-0 4-1 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1989 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.5 29 16 13 W3 2-1 1-0 2 4 6 Yes dnq
1989 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 5 3 2 .600 1.0 23 32 -9 W2 0-0 3-2 3 5 11 Yes Lost NLCS (Giants)
1989 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 3 1 2 .333 2.0 11 14 -3 L1 1-2 0-0 4 9 19 -- dnq
1989 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 4 1 3 .250 2.5 14 17 -3 L3 0-2 1-1 5 11 20 -- dnq
1989 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 5 1 4 .200 3.0 18 20 -2 L3 1-4 0-0 6 12 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
1989 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.0 20 17 3 W3 2-1 1-0 1 2 7 Yes dnq
1989 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.0 15 14 1 W1 0-0 3-1 2 3 9 Yes dnq
1989 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 19 14 5 L2 2-2 0-0 3 6 14 -- Lost World Series (Athletics)
1989 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 5 2 3 .400 1.5 25 21 4 W1 0-0 2-3 4 7 18 -- dnq
1989 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 5 2 3 .400 1.5 17 25 -8 L1 1-1 1-2 5 8 16 -- dnq
1989 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 4 1 3 .250 2.0 12 17 -5 L1 1-3 0-0 6 10 21 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • 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
Tony Fernandez Toronto Blue Jays Injury DL - Fractured cheekbone
Buddy Bell Texas Rangers Injury DL - Left knee surgery
Gene Nelson Oakland Athletics Injury DL - Strained left rib cage
3 record(s)