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Saturday, May 8,1999

Saturday, May 8,1999

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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
1999 reg season 1999-05-08 Anaheim Angels  1 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park Juan Pena Tim Belcher Derek Lowe 29,385 2:19
1999 reg season 1999-05-08 Oakland Athletics  3 Chicago White Sox  5 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field John Snyder Jimmy Haynes Bob Howry 15,489 2:29
1999 reg season 1999-05-08 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  7 Cleveland Indians  6 box | pbp Progressive Field Bryan Rekar Charles Nagy Roberto Hernandez 40,590 3:24
1999 reg season 1999-05-08 Baltimore Orioles  6 Detroit Tigers  7 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Willie Blair Scott Kamieniecki Todd Jones 18,068 2:47
1999 reg season 1999-05-08 Kansas City Royals  6 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Jose Rosado Dan Perkins Jose Santiago 17,052 2:43
1999 reg season 1999-05-08 Seattle Mariners  14 New York Yankees  5 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Freddy Garcia Orlando Hernandez -- 41,786 3:48
1999 reg season 1999-05-08 Texas Rangers  4 Toronto Blue Jays  3 box | pbp Rogers Centre Mike Morgan David Wells John Wetteland 24,642 2:37
1999 reg season 1999-05-08 New York Mets  4 Arizona Diamondbacks  2 box | pbp Chase Field Masato Yoshii Andy Benes Armando Benitez 37,593 2:42
1999 reg season 1999-05-08 Chicago Cubs  7 Cincinnati Reds  4 box | pbp Cinergy Field Jon Lieber Denny Neagle Rod Beck 28,993 2:36
1999 reg season 1999-05-08 Philadelphia Phillies  7 Colorado Rockies  2 box | pbp Coors Field Joel Bennett Brian Bohanon -- 43,340 2:58
1999 reg season 1999-05-08 Montreal Expos  6 Houston Astros  5 box | pbp Astrodome Dustin Hermanson Shane Reynolds Ugueth Urbina 33,216 3:07
1999 reg season 1999-05-08 Florida Marlins  1 Los Angeles Dodgers  8 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Kevin Brown Livan Hernandez -- 36,595 2:46
1999 reg season 1999-05-08 Atlanta Braves  11 San Diego Padres  1 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Tom Glavine Andy Ashby -- 52,973 2:45
1999 reg season 1999-05-08 Milwaukee Brewers  4 San Francisco Giants  6 box | pbp Candlestick Park Kirk Rueter Steve Woodard Robb Nen 20,144 2:39
1999 reg season 1999-05-08 Pittsburgh Pirates  7 St. Louis Cardinals  0 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Kris Benson Jose Jimenez -- 45,790 2:37
15 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
1999 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 29 18 11 .621 0.0 170 142 28 W4 9-4 9-7 1 1 3 Yes Won World Series (Braves)
1999 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 32 19 13 .594 0.5 192 178 14 L1 11-4 8-9 2 4 9 Yes dnq
1999 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 29 16 13 .552 2.0 133 121 12 W3 7-6 9-7 3 6 13 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1999 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 32 16 16 .500 3.5 172 189 -17 W1 6-10 10-6 4 8 14 -- dnq
1999 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 5.0 151 175 -24 L1 9-9 4-7 5 9 19 -- 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
1999 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 31 19 12 .613 0.0 139 155 -16 W1 9-5 10-7 1 2 5 Yes dnq
1999 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 29 17 12 .586 1.0 204 140 64 L1 8-4 9-8 2 5 11 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Red Sox)
1999 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 28 14 14 .500 3.5 127 121 6 W2 8-5 6-9 3 7 15 -- dnq
1999 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 28 12 16 .429 5.5 157 141 16 W2 4-11 8-5 4 11 23 -- dnq
1999 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 30 11 19 .367 7.5 136 179 -43 L4 6-12 5-7 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
1999 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 30 18 12 .600 0.0 162 171 -9 W1 8-6 10-6 1 3 8 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1999 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 30 13 17 .433 5.0 175 196 -21 L3 8-10 5-7 2 10 21 -- dnq
1999 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 31 12 19 .387 6.5 152 151 1 L3 7-7 5-12 3 12 26 -- dnq
1999 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 32 12 20 .375 7.0 165 176 -11 L2 6-11 6-9 4 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
1999 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 29 18 11 .621 0.0 153 135 18 W4 8-6 10-5 1 3 4 Yes dnq
1999 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 30 18 12 .600 0.5 140 123 17 W2 10-5 8-7 2 5 7 Yes Lost NLCS (Braves)
1999 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 29 14 15 .483 4.0 178 113 65 W1 9-7 5-8 3 8 17 -- Lost World Series (Yankees)
1999 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 28 11 17 .393 6.5 124 157 -33 W1 6-13 5-4 4 14 25 -- dnq
1999 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 30 8 22 .267 10.5 99 158 -59 L1 5-14 3-8 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
1999 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 27 17 10 .630 0.0 122 139 -17 W1 10-3 7-7 1 2 2 Yes dnq
1999 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 29 17 12 .586 1.0 151 116 35 L1 9-6 8-6 2 6 10 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1999 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 29 17 12 .586 1.0 154 143 11 L1 7-5 10-7 3 7 12 -- dnq
1999 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 29 14 15 .483 4.0 140 131 9 W1 8-9 6-6 4 9 16 -- dnq
1999 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 5.0 126 138 -12 L2 4-8 9-8 5 11 20 -- dnq
1999 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 28 12 16 .429 5.5 119 127 -8 L1 8-9 4-7 6 12 22 -- 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
1999 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 30 20 10 .667 0.0 151 143 8 W1 11-3 9-7 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1999 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 31 19 12 .613 1.5 166 166 0 W2 10-6 9-6 2 4 6 Yes dnq
1999 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 6.5 112 145 -33 L1 8-6 5-10 3 10 18 -- dnq
1999 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 26 11 15 .423 7.0 143 164 -21 L4 4-3 7-12 4 13 24 -- dnq
1999 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 31 10 21 .323 10.5 164 144 20 L2 5-7 5-14 5 15 29 -- Lost in 1st Round (Mets)
30 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
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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
Rich Loiselle Pittsburgh Pirates Injury DL - Tommy John Surgery
Glenallen Hill Chicago Cubs Injury DL - Strained right hamstring
Eric Gunderson Texas Rangers Injury DL - Left shoulder surgery
Jon Lieber Chicago Cubs Hist Activated from Disabled List
Terry Adams Chicago Cubs Hist Activated from Disabled List
Amaury Telemaco Arizona Diamondbacks Hist Activated from Disabled List
Scott Kamieniecki Baltimore Orioles Hist Activated from Disabled List
7 record(s)