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Thursday, May 30,1996

Thursday, May 30,1996

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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
1996 reg season 1996-05-30 Detroit Tigers  2 Chicago White Sox  8 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Wilson Alvarez Omar Olivares -- 17,339 2:50
1996 reg season 1996-05-30 Cleveland Indians  2 Milwaukee Brewers  0 box | pbp County Stadium Charles Nagy Ricky Bones Jose Mesa 11,543 3:11
1996 reg season 1996-05-30 Boston Red Sox  10 Seattle Mariners  1 box | pbp Kingdome Tom Gordon Salomon Torres -- 17,395 2:29
1996 reg season 1996-05-30 San Francisco Giants  0 New York Mets  1 box | pbp Shea Stadium Paul Wilson Allen Watson John Franco 15,781 2:09
1996 reg season 1996-05-30 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 Philadelphia Phillies  3 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Toby Borland Todd Worrell -- 29,287 2:55
5 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
1996 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 49 28 21 .571 0.0 292 288 4 L1 10-10 18-11 1 4 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1996 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 49 28 21 .571 0.0 269 238 31 L2 10-13 18-8 2 5 7 Yes Won World Series (Braves)
1996 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 52 23 29 .442 6.5 269 285 -16 W1 11-15 12-14 3 12 21 -- dnq
1996 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 51 21 30 .412 8.0 291 312 -21 W1 8-18 13-12 4 13 25 -- dnq
1996 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 53 13 40 .245 17.0 236 396 -160 L1 7-23 6-17 5 14 28 -- 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
1996 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 51 34 17 .667 0.0 296 240 56 W1 18-12 16-5 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1996 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 51 31 20 .608 3.0 304 222 82 W1 14-15 17-5 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1996 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 50 23 27 .460 10.5 296 275 21 L2 12-15 11-12 3 9 19 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 50 23 27 .460 10.5 270 272 -2 W1 11-14 12-13 4 10 18 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 53 24 29 .453 11.0 234 265 -31 L1 13-13 11-16 5 11 20 -- 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
1996 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 52 33 19 .635 0.0 301 236 65 W5 12-12 21-7 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1996 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 51 27 24 .529 5.5 317 285 32 L1 11-10 16-14 2 6 9 -- dnq
1996 AL West California Angels franchise | log 51 25 26 .490 7.5 233 275 -42 W2 8-16 17-10 3 7 16 -- dnq
1996 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 51 24 27 .471 8.5 264 283 -19 W2 12-14 12-13 4 8 17 -- 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
1996 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 51 34 17 .667 0.0 271 166 105 W3 14-8 20-9 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1996 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 53 30 23 .566 5.0 284 231 53 W1 13-14 17-9 2 3 8 Yes dnq
1996 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 51 26 25 .510 8.0 223 228 -5 W1 16-13 10-12 3 7 13 -- dnq
1996 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 53 27 26 .509 8.0 202 220 -18 W3 9-15 18-11 4 8 14 -- dnq
1996 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 51 22 29 .431 12.0 229 244 -15 W1 10-17 12-12 5 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
1996 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 54 27 27 .500 0.0 265 273 -8 W1 15-13 12-14 1 9 15 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 52 23 29 .442 3.0 234 277 -43 W1 13-15 10-14 2 10 22 -- Lost NLCS (Braves)
1996 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 46 19 27 .413 4.0 218 262 -44 L3 9-14 10-13 3 12 24 -- dnq
1996 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 52 21 31 .404 5.0 233 257 -24 L6 6-17 15-14 4 13 26 -- dnq
1996 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 52 20 32 .385 6.0 234 278 -44 L1 11-14 9-18 5 14 27 -- 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
1996 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 53 33 20 .623 0.0 270 193 77 L1 16-9 17-11 1 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
1996 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 54 28 26 .519 5.5 210 194 16 L1 12-17 16-9 2 4 10 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1996 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 49 25 24 .510 6.0 280 309 -29 L1 10-14 15-10 3 5 11 -- dnq
1996 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 51 26 25 .510 6.0 260 281 -21 L1 15-12 11-13 4 6 12 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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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
Paul Gibson -- Hist Released by Yankees
Denny Hocking Minnesota Twins Injury DL - Slightly torn knee ligament *Unknown*
Curtis Leskanic Colorado Rockies Injury DL - Right shoulder inflammation
Stan Belinda Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Right elbow inflammation
Kevin Mitchell Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Right hamstring
Dave Stevens Minnesota Twins Injury DL - Ulnar neuritis in right elbow
Jerome Walton Atlanta Braves Injury DL - Strained right hip
Omar Olivares Detroit Tigers Hist Activated from Disabled List
8 record(s)