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Friday, May 8,1992

Friday, May 8,1992

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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
1992 reg season 1992-05-08 Chicago White Sox  4 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Terry Leach Gregg Olson Bobby Thigpen 41,364 3:29
1992 reg season 1992-05-08 Toronto Blue Jays  1 California Angels  4 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Mark Eichhorn Dave Stieb -- 36,383 2:31
1992 reg season 1992-05-08 Boston Red Sox  1 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Kevin Appier Joe Hesketh Jeff Montgomery 22,063 2:45
1992 reg season 1992-05-08 Cleveland Indians  4 Minnesota Twins  7 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Scott Erickson Charles Nagy Rick Aguilera 25,083 2:57
1992 reg season 1992-05-08 New York Yankees  6 Oakland Athletics  8 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Gene Nelson John Habyan Dennis Eckersley 34,320 3:40
1992 reg season 1992-05-08 Detroit Tigers  7 Seattle Mariners  6 box | pbp Kingdome Les Lancaster Mike Schooler Mike Henneman 16,894 3:07
1992 reg season 1992-05-08 Milwaukee Brewers  2 Texas Rangers  3 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Kevin Brown Bill Wegman Jeff Russell 24,520 2:31
1992 reg season 1992-05-08 Cincinnati Reds  10 Chicago Cubs  7 box | pbp Wrigley Field Norm Charlton Chuck McElroy -- 27,008 3:58
1992 reg season 1992-05-08 San Francisco Giants  6 Montreal Expos  3 box | pbp Stade Olympique Trevor Wilson Jeff Fassero Jeff Brantley 13,281 2:58
1992 reg season 1992-05-08 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 New York Mets  4 box | pbp Shea Stadium Jeff Innis Roger McDowell -- 19,237 3:32
1992 reg season 1992-05-08 San Diego Padres  6 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Jose Melendez Curt Schilling Randy Myers 8,798 3:04
1992 reg season 1992-05-08 Houston Astros  3 Pittsburgh Pirates  6 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Stan Belinda Al Osuna -- 22,351 2:55
1992 reg season 1992-05-08 Atlanta Braves  2 St. Louis Cardinals  1 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Charlie Leibrandt Bob Tewksbury Marvin Freeman 45,110 2:13
13 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
1992 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 31 21 10 .677 0.0 145 119 26 L1 10-6 11-4 1 1 2 Yes Won World Series (Braves)
1992 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 29 19 10 .655 1.0 150 95 55 L1 7-7 12-3 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1992 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 29 15 14 .517 5.0 124 122 2 L4 7-7 8-7 3 7 11 -- dnq
1992 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 26 12 14 .462 6.5 94 94 0 L3 3-7 9-7 4 8 15 -- dnq
1992 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 27 12 15 .444 7.0 110 118 -8 L6 5-8 7-7 5 10 19 -- dnq
1992 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 29 12 17 .414 8.0 141 160 -19 W1 7-7 5-10 6 11 21 -- dnq
1992 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 31 12 19 .387 9.0 124 164 -40 L1 6-7 6-12 7 12 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
1992 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 27 17 10 .630 0.0 137 110 27 W6 7-4 10-6 1 3 4 Yes dnq
1992 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 30 18 12 .600 0.5 148 131 17 W3 8-8 10-4 2 4 5 Yes Lost ALCS (Blue Jays)
1992 AL West California Angels franchise | log 29 16 13 .552 2.0 136 117 19 W3 10-7 6-6 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1992 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 32 17 15 .531 2.5 148 152 -4 W1 13-6 4-9 4 6 10 -- dnq
1992 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 5.0 126 127 -1 W1 8-9 5-7 5 9 16 -- dnq
1992 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 29 11 18 .379 7.0 121 164 -43 L3 5-8 6-10 6 13 25 -- dnq
1992 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 28 8 20 .286 9.5 98 129 -31 W3 4-12 4-8 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
1992 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 28 20 8 .714 0.0 136 82 54 W1 9-6 11-2 1 1 1 Yes Lost NLCS (Braves)
1992 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 30 17 13 .567 4.0 128 120 8 W1 8-9 9-4 2 2 6 Yes dnq
1992 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 29 15 14 .517 5.5 99 98 1 L2 8-8 7-6 3 5 12 Yes dnq
1992 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 27 12 15 .444 7.5 131 134 -3 L2 6-9 6-6 4 9 18 -- dnq
1992 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 26 11 15 .423 8.0 102 104 -2 L1 6-7 5-8 5 10 20 -- dnq
1992 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 28 11 17 .393 9.0 101 128 -27 L1 3-10 8-7 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
1992 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 29 16 13 .552 0.0 118 127 -9 W3 7-9 9-4 1 3 7 Yes dnq
1992 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 28 15 13 .536 0.5 117 96 21 W2 6-7 9-6 2 4 9 Yes dnq
1992 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 30 15 15 .500 1.5 107 101 6 W2 7-10 8-5 3 6 13 -- Lost World Series (Blue Jays)
1992 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 29 14 15 .483 2.0 115 133 -18 W1 5-7 9-8 4 7 14 -- dnq
1992 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 3.0 84 107 -23 L3 1-8 12-8 5 8 17 -- dnq
1992 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 25 10 15 .400 4.0 94 102 -8 L1 5-8 5-7 6 11 22 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Steve Lyons Montreal Expos Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1992-1992 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Derek Bell Toronto Blue Jays Hist Activated from Disabled List
Barry Larkin Cincinnati Reds Hist Activated from Disabled List
Dale Murphy Philadelphia Phillies Hist Activated from Disabled List
Ron Robinson Milwaukee Brewers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Danny Tartabull New York Yankees Hist Activated from Disabled List
6 record(s)