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Friday, May 21,2004

Friday, May 21,2004

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Based on data sourced from Retrosheet.org.

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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
2004 reg season 2004-05-21 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 Atlanta Braves  2 box | pbp Turner Field Russ Ortiz Odalis Perez John Smoltz 27,194 2:50
2004 reg season 2004-05-21 St. Louis Cardinals  7 Chicago Cubs  6 box | pbp Wrigley Field Chris Carpenter Sergio Mitre Jason Isringhausen 39,298 2:44
2004 reg season 2004-05-21 Houston Astros  4 Cincinnati Reds  7 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Ryan Wagner Dan Miceli Danny Graves 31,832 2:59
2004 reg season 2004-05-21 Arizona Diamondbacks  5 Florida Marlins  6 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Armando Benitez Brian Bruney -- 17,368 3:34
2004 reg season 2004-05-21 San Francisco Giants  6 Montreal Expos  5 box | pbp Estadio Hiram Bithorn Wayne Franklin Livan Hernandez Matt Herges 14,325 3:02
2004 reg season 2004-05-21 Colorado Rockies  7 New York Mets  9 box | pbp Shea Stadium Matt Ginter Jason Young -- 20,148 3:21
2004 reg season 2004-05-21 San Diego Padres  4 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Ryan Madson Akinori Otsuka Tim Worrell 40,555 2:50
2004 reg season 2004-05-21 Baltimore Orioles  3 Anaheim Angels  5 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Scot Shields Mike DeJean Troy Percival 43,557 2:37
2004 reg season 2004-05-21 Toronto Blue Jays  5 Boston Red Sox  11 box | pbp Fenway Park Mike Timlin Micheal Nakamura -- 35,287 2:45
2004 reg season 2004-05-21 Chicago White Sox  8 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Mark Buehrle Carlos Silva -- 30,116 2:20
2004 reg season 2004-05-21 Kansas City Royals  0 Oakland Athletics  7 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Mark Mulder Brian Anderson -- 27,080 2:09
2004 reg season 2004-05-21 Detroit Tigers  5 Seattle Mariners  0 box | pbp Safeco Field Nate Robertson Gil Meche -- 39,102 2:57
2004 reg season 2004-05-21 Cleveland Indians  3 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  5 box | pbp Tropicana Field Trever Miller CC Sabathia Danys Baez 10,213 2:36
2004 reg season 2004-05-21 New York Yankees  7 Texas Rangers  9 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Joaquin Benoit Kevin Brown Francisco Cordero 49,195 3:07
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
2004 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 42 25 17 .595 0.0 216 176 40 W1 13-11 12-6 1 2 2 Yes Won World Series (Cardinals)
2004 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 41 24 17 .585 0.5 205 197 8 L1 11-10 13-7 2 4 3 -- Lost ALCS (Red Sox)
2004 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 38 20 18 .526 3.0 204 203 1 L2 8-8 12-10 3 8 16 -- dnq
2004 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 42 17 25 .405 8.0 197 212 -15 L2 8-12 9-13 4 11 25 -- dnq
2004 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 40 12 28 .300 12.0 150 215 -65 W2 3-17 9-11 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
2004 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 41 24 17 .585 0.0 223 178 45 W4 11-9 13-8 1 6 6 Yes dnq
2004 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 41 24 17 .585 0.0 201 209 -8 L2 11-10 13-7 2 5 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
2004 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 41 20 21 .488 4.0 220 219 1 W1 10-10 10-11 3 9 18 -- dnq
2004 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 40 18 22 .450 5.5 221 240 -19 L3 6-13 12-9 4 10 22 -- dnq
2004 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 39 13 26 .333 10.0 176 225 -49 L2 5-16 8-10 5 13 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
2004 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 42 27 15 .643 0.0 234 194 40 W1 14-8 13-7 1 1 1 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Red Sox)
2004 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 41 24 17 .585 2.5 235 194 41 W2 9-9 15-8 2 3 7 Yes dnq
2004 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 41 23 18 .561 3.5 187 175 12 W3 13-9 10-9 3 7 11 -- dnq
2004 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 41 14 27 .341 12.5 169 201 -32 L1 6-15 8-12 4 12 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
2004 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 40 23 17 .575 0.0 208 166 42 W4 12-10 11-7 1 2 8 Yes dnq
2004 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 41 23 18 .561 0.5 177 179 -2 W2 12-10 11-8 2 5 10 -- dnq
2004 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 42 20 22 .476 4.0 181 184 -3 W1 10-12 10-10 3 10 19 -- dnq
2004 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 40 19 21 .475 4.0 181 179 2 W2 9-12 10-9 4 11 20 -- Lost in 1st Round (Astros)
2004 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 42 14 28 .333 10.0 116 161 -45 L3 7-16 7-12 5 16 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
2004 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 41 24 17 .585 0.0 226 164 62 L2 12-6 12-11 1 1 4 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
2004 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 41 23 18 .561 1.0 199 159 40 L2 12-9 11-9 2 3 9 Yes dnq
2004 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 41 23 18 .561 1.0 189 199 -10 W3 11-11 12-7 3 4 12 Yes dnq
2004 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 42 23 19 .548 1.5 210 186 24 W3 13-6 10-13 4 7 14 -- Lost World Series (Red Sox)
2004 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 40 21 19 .525 2.5 204 205 -1 W2 10-10 11-9 5 9 17 -- dnq
2004 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 38 18 20 .474 4.5 178 182 -4 W1 13-8 5-12 6 12 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
2004 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 40 22 18 .550 0.0 177 173 4 L8 11-8 11-10 1 6 13 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
2004 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 42 23 19 .548 0.0 189 173 16 L2 10-10 13-9 2 8 15 -- dnq
2004 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 42 18 24 .429 5.0 171 226 -55 W2 9-10 9-14 3 13 23 -- dnq
2004 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 41 17 24 .415 5.5 226 267 -41 L3 6-13 11-11 4 14 24 -- dnq
2004 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 41 16 25 .390 6.5 195 224 -29 L2 8-11 8-14 5 15 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
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • 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
David Ortiz Boston Red Sox Active Signed to 2-year contract for 2005-2006 ($12.5m) [Extension] 5.25--6.5 Club option for 2007 at $7.75m
Justin Berg New York Yankees Hist Signed out of draft (Indian Hills CC-Centerville)
Bobby Estalella Toronto Blue Jays Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2004-2004 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Raul Mondesi -- Hist Released by Pirates
Zach Sorensen -- Hist Released by Indians
Zach Sorensen Anaheim Angels Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2004-2004 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Craig Wilson New York Yankees Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Gerald Laird Texas Rangers Injury DL - Torn ligaments in left thumb *On a tag play*
Scott Williamson Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Right elbow inflammation
Wes Helms Milwaukee Brewers Injury DL - Torn meniscus and strained right knee
Ramon Vazquez San Diego Padres Injury DL - Strained right oblique
Richie Sexson Arizona Diamondbacks Hist Activated from Disabled List
Willie Bloomquist Seattle Mariners Hist Activated from Disabled List
Luis Sierra Cincinnati Reds Minors Signed as undrafted free agent (Colombia)
14 record(s)