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Thursday, May 21,1998

Thursday, May 21,1998

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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 1998-05-21 Oakland Athletics  2 Anaheim Angels  12 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Jason Dickson Blake Stein -- 20,075 2:39
1998 reg season 1998-05-21 Cleveland Indians  6 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Jaret Wright Jose Rosado -- 17,243 3:02
1998 reg season 1998-05-21 Detroit Tigers  6 Minnesota Twins  3 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Doug Brocail Mike Trombley Todd Jones 12,347 3:16
1998 reg season 1998-05-21 Baltimore Orioles  1 New York Yankees  3 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Andy Pettitte Scott Erickson Mariano Rivera 34,588 2:49
1998 reg season 1998-05-21 Seattle Mariners  8 Texas Rangers  9 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Scott Bailes Bobby Ayala -- 34,613 3:11
1998 reg season 1998-05-21 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  1 Toronto Blue Jays  6 box | pbp Rogers Centre Juan Guzman Rolando Arrojo -- 30,108 2:47
1998 reg season 1998-05-21 Colorado Rockies  0 Atlanta Braves  2 box | pbp Turner Field Denny Neagle Darryl Kile Kerry Ligtenberg 34,611 2:56
1998 reg season 1998-05-21 Los Angeles Dodgers  7 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Ismael Valdez Terry Adams Antonio Osuna 22,616 3:10
1998 reg season 1998-05-21 Arizona Diamondbacks  6 Florida Marlins  4 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Amaury Telemaco Vic Darensbourg Gregg Olson 15,116 2:51
1998 reg season 1998-05-21 San Francisco Giants  8 Milwaukee Brewers  1 box | pbp County Stadium Kirk Rueter Scott Karl -- 21,641 2:31
1998 reg season 1998-05-21 Houston Astros  6 Montreal Expos  0 box | pbp Stade Olympique Shane Reynolds Shayne Bennett -- 7,601 2:55
1998 reg season 1998-05-21 Cincinnati Reds  1 New York Mets  6 box | pbp Shea Stadium Masato Yoshii Mark Hutton -- 13,766 2:20
1998 reg season 1998-05-21 St. Louis Cardinals  3 Philadelphia Phillies  4 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Mike Grace Todd Stottlemyre Mark Leiter 22,706 2:13
1998 reg season 1998-05-21 San Diego Padres  2 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Jason Schmidt Kevin Brown Ricardo Rincon 10,222 2:12
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 New York Yankees franchise | log 40 31 9 .775 0.0 246 175 71 W5 15-6 16-3 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 44 28 16 .636 5.0 221 190 31 W1 10-10 18-6 2 3 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 47 23 24 .489 11.5 199 218 -19 W3 11-13 12-11 3 6 14 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 45 20 25 .444 13.5 180 211 -31 L3 12-13 8-12 4 8 20 -- dnq
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 46 20 26 .435 14.0 219 232 -13 L8 10-13 10-13 5 9 21 -- 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 Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 45 26 19 .578 0.0 263 223 40 W3 13-11 13-8 1 4 8 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 44 19 25 .432 6.5 216 266 -50 L1 10-15 8-11 2 10 22 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 45 19 26 .422 7.0 214 204 10 L2 10-11 9-15 3 12 24 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 42 17 25 .405 7.5 208 236 -28 W2 8-16 9-9 4 13 25 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 45 16 29 .356 10.0 186 261 -75 L6 10-11 6-18 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
1998 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 45 29 16 .644 0.0 288 224 64 W4 11-9 18-7 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 45 24 21 .533 5.0 214 215 -1 W3 9-9 15-12 2 5 11 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 46 21 25 .457 8.5 262 263 -1 L3 9-14 12-11 3 7 19 -- dnq
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 45 19 26 .422 10.0 236 234 2 L3 10-13 9-13 4 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
1998 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 47 34 13 .723 0.0 256 161 95 W3 14-7 20-6 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 43 23 20 .535 9.0 179 145 34 W1 7-10 16-10 2 6 10 -- dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 44 21 23 .477 11.5 199 217 -18 W1 6-14 15-9 3 11 17 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 45 16 29 .356 17.0 142 221 -79 L2 4-14 12-15 4 14 27 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 47 15 32 .319 19.0 228 287 -59 L2 5-15 10-17 5 15 29 -- 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 Houston Astros franchise | log 46 29 17 .630 0.0 238 165 73 W2 16-10 13-7 1 3 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 46 27 19 .587 2.0 219 194 25 L1 11-10 16-9 2 4 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 45 23 22 .511 5.5 199 210 -11 L2 12-10 11-12 3 8 13 -- dnq
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 45 23 22 .511 5.5 253 251 2 L1 9-15 14-7 4 7 12 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 48 23 25 .479 7.0 188 203 -15 W1 7-13 16-12 5 9 15 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 47 22 25 .468 7.5 217 230 -13 L1 12-14 10-11 6 12 18 -- 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 West San Diego Padres franchise | log 47 30 17 .638 0.0 226 179 47 L1 15-13 15-4 1 2 4 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 47 27 20 .574 3.0 215 182 33 W2 13-13 14-7 2 5 9 Yes dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 46 22 24 .478 7.5 201 200 1 W1 10-17 12-7 3 10 16 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 47 19 28 .404 11.0 233 281 -48 L2 13-13 6-15 4 13 26 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 46 14 32 .304 15.5 180 247 -67 W4 6-20 8-12 5 16 30 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Tim Redding Houston Astros Hist Signed out of draft (Monroe CC)
Scott Cassidy Toronto Blue Jays Hist Signed as amateur free agent
Mike Gulan Florida Marlins Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Wilson Alvarez Tampa Bay Rays Injury DL - Rotator cuff irritation
Archi Cianfrocco San Diego Padres Injury DL - Lower back soreness
Eddie Gaillard Tampa Bay Rays Injury DL - Strained right elbow
Jimmy Key Baltimore Orioles Injury DL - Left shoulder inflammation
Brian Johnson San Francisco Giants Hist Activated from Disabled List
Jack McDowell Anaheim Angels Hist Activated from Disabled List
9 record(s)