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Tuesday, September 15,1998

Tuesday, September 15,1998

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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
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 Texas Rangers  6 Baltimore Orioles  5 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Tim Crabtree Armando Benitez John Wetteland 41,363 3:10
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 Toronto Blue Jays  5 Cleveland Indians  7 box | pbp Progressive Field Chad Ogea Dave Stieb Paul Assenmacher 43,323 3:03
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 Chicago White Sox  0 Detroit Tigers  2 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Seth Greisinger Mike Sirotka Todd Jones 10,177 2:38
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 Oakland Athletics  3 Kansas City Royals  6 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Pat Rapp Kenny Rogers Jeff Montgomery 11,524 2:33
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 Seattle Mariners  12 Minnesota Twins  7 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Paul Abbott Frankie Rodriguez -- 8,024 3:13
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 Boston Red Sox  9 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Tim Wakefield Mike Jerzembeck -- 43,218 2:56
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 Anaheim Angels  1 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  8 box | pbp Tropicana Field Rolando Arrojo Jeff Juden -- 24,347 2:36
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 San Francisco Giants  6 Arizona Diamondbacks  7 box | pbp Chase Field Gregg Olson Jose Mesa -- 41,619 3:38
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 Philadelphia Phillies  0 Atlanta Braves  3 box | pbp Turner Field Kevin Millwood Tyler Green Norm Charlton 35,478 2:32
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 Milwaukee Brewers  1 Cincinnati Reds  5 box | pbp Cinergy Field Mike Remlinger Scott Karl Danny Graves 13,785 2:26
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 New York Mets  5 Houston Astros  6 box | pbp Astrodome Jay Powell Jeff Tam -- 0 3:53
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 New York Mets  8 Houston Astros  4 box | pbp Astrodome Al Leiter Jay Powell Turk Wendell 40,835 3:19
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 Colorado Rockies  5 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Darryl Kile Chan Ho Park Jerry DiPoto 29,702 2:38
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 Florida Marlins  7 Montreal Expos  4 box | pbp Stade Olympique Rafael Medina Mike Thurman -- 6,795 3:01
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 Chicago Cubs  4 San Diego Padres  2 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Kevin Tapani Kevin Brown Rod Beck 37,995 2:32
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 Pittsburgh Pirates  8 St. Louis Cardinals  6 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Sean Lawrence Donovan Osborne Rich Loiselle 0 2:55
1998 reg season 1998-09-15 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 St. Louis Cardinals  9 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Manny Aybar Jose Silva Juan Acevedo 41,271 3:02
17 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 149 104 45 .698 0.0 892 615 277 L1 49-27 55-18 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 149 84 65 .564 20.0 805 667 138 W1 39-37 45-28 2 2 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 152 81 71 .533 24.5 769 723 46 L2 35-42 46-29 3 6 11 -- dnq
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 150 77 73 .513 27.5 773 714 59 L1 36-38 41-35 4 7 13 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 149 59 90 .396 45.0 571 688 -117 W1 29-44 30-46 5 13 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
1998 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 149 83 66 .557 0.0 790 719 71 W3 41-32 42-34 1 3 7 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 151 72 79 .477 12.0 782 873 -91 L1 31-43 40-37 2 8 17 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 149 69 80 .463 14.0 659 818 -159 W4 41-35 28-45 3 9 20 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 150 65 85 .433 18.5 686 756 -70 L6 34-42 31-43 4 12 25 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 151 58 93 .384 26.0 663 821 -158 W1 29-46 29-47 5 14 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 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 150 81 69 .540 0.0 745 718 27 L1 41-34 40-35 1 4 9 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 150 80 70 .533 1.0 866 815 51 W1 35-39 45-31 2 5 10 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 149 69 80 .463 11.5 794 800 -6 W2 31-44 38-36 3 10 21 -- dnq
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 150 69 81 .460 12.0 753 810 -57 L2 32-43 37-38 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 152 97 55 .638 0.0 773 567 206 W2 45-30 52-25 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 153 85 68 .556 12.5 677 607 70 W1 40-37 45-31 2 5 8 Yes dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 151 70 81 .464 26.5 664 754 -90 L2 32-41 38-40 3 11 19 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 152 60 92 .395 37.0 598 740 -142 L1 22-50 38-42 4 15 28 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 152 50 102 .329 47.0 640 875 -235 W1 22-55 28-47 5 16 30 -- 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 153 97 56 .634 0.0 844 594 250 L1 44-32 53-24 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 152 85 67 .559 11.5 787 741 46 W1 35-39 50-28 2 4 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 153 75 78 .490 22.0 754 745 9 W1 32-46 43-32 3 8 15 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 152 71 81 .467 25.5 673 767 -94 L1 34-42 37-39 4 10 18 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 152 70 82 .461 26.5 698 726 -28 W1 35-43 35-39 5 12 22 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 152 69 83 .454 27.5 631 660 -29 L1 29-45 39-39 6 13 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 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 152 95 57 .625 0.0 725 603 122 L1 42-34 53-23 1 3 4 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 151 80 71 .530 14.5 758 696 62 L2 37-40 43-31 2 6 12 -- dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 152 77 75 .507 18.0 644 641 3 L1 34-44 43-31 3 7 14 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 153 73 80 .477 22.5 781 805 -24 W1 33-44 40-36 4 9 16 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 152 61 91 .401 34.0 625 762 -137 W3 30-49 31-42 5 14 26 -- dnq
30 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
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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.
  • 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
Melvin Dorta Boston Red Sox Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Venezuela)
Felix Sanchez Chicago Cubs Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Jon Lieber Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Activated from Disabled List
3 record(s)