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Friday, April 3,1998

Friday, April 3,1998

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1998 reg season 1998-04-03 Cleveland Indians  6 Anaheim Angels  2 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Dave Burba Jack McDowell -- 26,240 2:33
1998 reg season 1998-04-03 Detroit Tigers  2 Baltimore Orioles  10 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Doug Drabek Scott Sanders -- 39,364 2:41
1998 reg season 1998-04-03 Kansas City Royals  9 Minnesota Twins  5 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Chris Haney Brad Radke -- 43,848 3:15
1998 reg season 1998-04-03 Boston Red Sox  6 Seattle Mariners  11 box | pbp Kingdome Ken Cloude Derek Lowe -- 27,555 2:57
1998 reg season 1998-04-03 Chicago White Sox  10 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  4 box | pbp Tropicana Field James Baldwin Rick Gorecki -- 31,816 3:22
1998 reg season 1998-04-03 Texas Rangers  5 Toronto Blue Jays  0 box | pbp Rogers Centre Rick Helling Juan Guzman -- 25,509 2:44
1998 reg season 1998-04-03 San Francisco Giants  8 Arizona Diamondbacks  3 box | pbp Chase Field Mark Gardner Jeff Suppan -- 45,590 2:43
1998 reg season 1998-04-03 Philadelphia Phillies  1 Atlanta Braves  5 box | pbp Turner Field Denny Neagle Mike Grace -- 30,020 2:33
1998 reg season 1998-04-03 Montreal Expos  2 Chicago Cubs  6 box | pbp Wrigley Field Steve Trachsel Javier Vazquez Rod Beck 39,102 2:58
1998 reg season 1998-04-03 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 Cincinnati Reds  6 box | pbp Cinergy Field David Weathers Darren Hall Jeff Shaw 16,027 2:59
1998 reg season 1998-04-03 Milwaukee Brewers  7 Florida Marlins  1 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Steve Woodard Eric Ludwick -- 20,921 2:47
1998 reg season 1998-04-03 Colorado Rockies  2 Houston Astros  15 box | pbp Astrodome Jose Lima Jamey Wright -- 26,026 2:47
1998 reg season 1998-04-03 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 New York Mets  2 box | pbp Shea Stadium Gregory Winston McMichael Chris Peters -- 15,245 2:50
1998 reg season 1998-04-03 San Diego Padres  13 St. Louis Cardinals  5 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Mark Langston Manny Aybar -- 26,760 3:36
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
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.0 25 10 15 W3 0-0 3-1 1 2 4 Yes dnq
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.5 14 14 0 L1 2-1 0-0 2 4 14 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 28 30 -2 L1 0-0 2-2 3 8 18 -- dnq
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 3 1 2 .333 1.5 5 10 -5 L2 0-0 1-2 4 11 23 -- dnq
1998 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 2 0 2 .000 2.0 3 14 -11 L2 0-2 0-0 5 14 27 -- Won World Series (Padres)
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
1998 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 3 3 0 1.000 0.0 25 18 7 W3 3-0 0-0 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 1.0 23 26 -3 W1 2-1 0-0 2 5 15 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.5 17 20 -3 W1 2-2 0-0 3 7 17 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 3 1 2 .333 2.0 10 14 -4 L1 1-1 0-1 4 10 22 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 4 1 3 .250 2.5 22 34 -12 L3 1-3 0-0 5 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
1998 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.0 16 9 7 L1 0-0 2-1 1 3 9 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.0 27 13 14 W2 1-0 1-1 2 6 11 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 3 1 2 .333 1.0 27 25 2 W1 0-0 1-2 3 9 20 -- dnq
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 2 0 2 .000 1.5 3 8 -5 L2 0-0 0-2 4 13 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
1998 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.0 13 10 3 W1 0-0 2-1 1 9 13 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.0 8 7 1 W1 0-0 2-1 2 7 7 Yes dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 3 1 2 .333 1.0 7 11 -4 L1 1-2 0-0 3 12 21 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 4 1 3 .250 1.5 22 31 -9 L3 0-0 1-3 4 13 25 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 3 0 3 .000 2.0 5 14 -9 L3 0-1 0-2 5 15 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
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.0 30 23 7 W3 2-1 1-0 1 2 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.5 16 9 7 W2 2-1 0-0 2 8 12 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.5 9 5 4 L1 2-1 0-0 3 6 8 -- dnq
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.5 19 18 1 L1 0-0 2-1 4 5 10 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 22 24 -2 W2 0-0 2-2 5 11 19 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 28 26 2 W1 0-0 2-2 6 10 16 -- Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
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
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.0 23 21 2 L1 3-1 0-0 1 4 3 Yes dnq
1998 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.0 34 21 13 W1 3-1 0-0 2 3 2 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.0 32 16 16 W2 3-1 0-0 3 1 5 Yes dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 4 0 4 .000 3.0 9 29 -20 L4 0-0 0-4 4 16 30 -- dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 3 0 3 .000 2.5 8 20 -12 L3 0-3 0-0 5 14 29 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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.
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  • 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
Hector Carrasco Minnesota Twins Hist Claimed on waivers from Diamondbacks by Twins
Wilfredo Ledezma Boston Red Sox Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Venezuela)
Carl Sadler Cleveland Indians Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1998-1998 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Steve Schrenk -- Hist Released by Cardinals
Chili Davis New York Yankees Injury DL - Tendinitis in lower right leg *Wear and tear*
Steve Cooke Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Left elbow tendinitis
6 record(s)