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Friday, August 8,2003

Friday, August 8,2003

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 Baltimore Orioles  10 Boston Red Sox  4 box | pbp Fenway Park Rick Helling Derek Lowe -- 35,099 2:42
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 Baltimore Orioles  4 Boston Red Sox  2 box | pbp Fenway Park Eric DuBose Casey Fossum Jorge Julio 34,595 2:57
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 Oakland Athletics  2 Chicago White Sox  3 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Mark Buehrle Mark Mulder -- 24,118 1:53
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 Anaheim Angels  5 Cleveland Indians  2 box | pbp Progressive Field Jarrod Washburn Jason Davis -- 26,175 2:28
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 Minnesota Twins  4 Detroit Tigers  3 box | pbp Comerica Park Johan Santana Mike Maroth Eddie Guardado 23,740 2:26
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 Seattle Mariners  7 New York Yankees  9 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Sterling Hitchcock Ryan Franklin Mariano Rivera 52,793 3:02
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 Kansas City Royals  0 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  4 box | pbp Tropicana Field Geremi Gonzalez Kevin Appier -- 9,381 2:32
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 Texas Rangers  5 Toronto Blue Jays  3 box | pbp Rogers Centre R.A. Dickey Corey Thurman Francisco Cordero 24,392 2:48
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 New York Mets  3 Arizona Diamondbacks  1 box | pbp Chase Field Tom Glavine Brandon Webb Mike Stanton 36,335 2:56
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 Pittsburgh Pirates  6 Colorado Rockies  13 box | pbp Coors Field Jose Jimenez Pat Mahomes -- 28,362 2:43
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 Montreal Expos  1 Houston Astros  5 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Jeriome Robertson Javier Vazquez -- 30,037 2:38
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 Chicago Cubs  1 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Andy Ashby Shawn Estes Eric Gagne 52,911 2:27
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 Florida Marlins  5 Milwaukee Brewers  3 box | pbp Miller Park Carl Pavano Ben Sheets Braden Looper 25,022 2:40
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 Cincinnati Reds  0 San Diego Padres  1 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Rod Beck Brian Reith -- 24,543 3:33
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 Philadelphia Phillies  1 San Francisco Giants  9 box | pbp AT&T Park Jesse Foppert Randy Wolf -- 42,595 2:50
2003 reg season 2003-08-08 Atlanta Braves  7 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Russ Ortiz Jeff Fassero -- 45,796 2:39
16 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
2003 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 112 69 43 .616 0.0 608 492 116 W2 37-21 33-22 1 1 3 Yes Lost World Series (Marlins)
2003 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 115 67 48 .583 3.5 702 600 102 L2 29-30 38-18 2 3 5 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
2003 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 115 57 58 .496 13.5 649 604 45 L1 32-27 25-31 3 8 19 -- dnq
2003 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 114 56 58 .491 14.0 578 562 16 W3 25-31 31-27 4 9 20 -- dnq
2003 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 114 45 69 .395 25.0 512 625 -113 W2 19-37 26-32 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
2003 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 115 61 54 .530 0.0 534 509 25 W3 25-33 36-21 1 5 10 Yes dnq
2003 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 114 60 54 .526 0.5 587 599 -12 L4 29-27 31-27 2 6 11 -- dnq
2003 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 115 58 57 .504 3.0 545 567 -22 W1 26-30 32-27 3 7 17 -- Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
2003 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 115 47 68 .409 14.0 487 562 -75 L1 20-39 27-29 4 12 26 -- dnq
2003 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 113 30 83 .265 30.0 375 605 -230 L1 16-43 14-40 5 14 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
2003 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 115 69 46 .600 0.0 583 453 130 L3 34-22 35-24 1 2 4 Yes dnq
2003 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 115 66 49 .574 3.0 524 438 86 L2 26-31 40-18 2 4 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Red Sox)
2003 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 114 54 60 .474 14.5 524 505 19 W1 23-32 31-28 3 10 21 -- dnq
2003 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 115 50 65 .435 19.0 600 718 -118 W1 21-36 29-29 4 11 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
2003 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 115 76 39 .661 0.0 659 541 118 W3 36-22 40-17 1 1 1 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cubs)
2003 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 115 63 52 .548 13.0 539 497 42 W1 28-29 35-23 2 4 7 Yes Won World Series (Yankees)
2003 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 115 63 52 .548 13.0 547 454 93 L3 29-27 34-25 3 3 8 Yes dnq
2003 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 116 58 58 .500 18.5 519 531 -12 L4 22-36 36-22 4 11 18 -- dnq
2003 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 114 48 66 .421 27.5 489 595 -106 W2 25-32 23-35 5 14 25 -- 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
2003 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 115 62 53 .539 0.0 558 481 77 W1 27-31 35-22 1 5 9 Yes dnq
2003 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 114 59 55 .518 2.5 510 493 17 L1 31-26 28-29 2 7 14 -- Lost NLCS (Marlins)
2003 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 115 59 56 .513 3.0 636 578 58 L1 27-31 32-25 3 9 15 -- dnq
2003 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 113 52 61 .460 9.0 516 566 -50 L2 27-29 25-32 4 12 22 -- dnq
2003 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 115 51 64 .443 11.0 530 647 -117 L5 24-33 27-31 5 13 23 -- dnq
2003 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 115 45 70 .391 17.0 497 624 -127 L3 25-32 20-38 6 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
2003 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 115 72 43 .626 0.0 547 461 86 W2 32-26 40-17 1 2 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
2003 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 115 60 55 .522 12.0 509 468 41 L1 27-32 33-23 2 6 12 -- dnq
2003 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 114 59 55 .518 12.5 393 374 19 W5 26-30 33-25 3 8 13 -- dnq
2003 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 118 60 58 .508 13.5 648 621 27 W3 19-41 41-17 4 10 16 -- dnq
2003 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 117 45 72 .385 28.0 473 608 -135 W1 22-37 23-35 5 16 29 -- dnq
30 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
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
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  • 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
Chad Fox Florida Marlins Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2003-2003 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Jose Silva -- Hist Released by Cubs
Paul Abbott Kansas City Royals Hist Traded from Arizona Diamondbacks to Kansas City Royals for Aric LeClair
Ramiro Mendoza Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Right knee tendinitis
Ray Durham San Francisco Giants Injury DL - Strained right hamstring
Claudio Vargas Montreal Expos Injury DL - Right rotator cuff tendinitis
Marvin Benard San Francisco Giants Hist Activated from Disabled List
Mike Sweeney Kansas City Royals Hist Activated from Disabled List
8 record(s)