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Tuesday, August 17,2004

Tuesday, August 17,2004

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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 2004-08-17 Pittsburgh Pirates  7 Arizona Diamondbacks  1 box | pbp Chase Field Ryan Vogelsong Steve Randolph -- 30,030 2:38
2004 reg season 2004-08-17 New York Mets  4 Colorado Rockies  6 box | pbp Coors Field Jason Jennings Dan Wheeler Shawn Chacon 34,387 3:05
2004 reg season 2004-08-17 Florida Marlins  1 Los Angeles Dodgers  6 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Wilson Alvarez A.J. Burnett -- 45,731 2:26
2004 reg season 2004-08-17 Chicago Cubs  1 Milwaukee Brewers  3 box | pbp Miller Park Victor Santos Carlos Zambrano Danny Kolb 41,174 2:38
2004 reg season 2004-08-17 Houston Astros  5 Philadelphia Phillies  0 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Roy Oswalt Randy Wolf -- 43,716 2:25
2004 reg season 2004-08-17 Atlanta Braves  6 San Diego Padres  11 box | pbp PETCO Park Jake Peavy Jaret Wright -- 36,184 2:44
2004 reg season 2004-08-17 Montreal Expos  4 San Francisco Giants  5 box | pbp AT&T Park Dustin Hermanson Luis Ayala -- 39,511 2:44
2004 reg season 2004-08-17 Cincinnati Reds  2 St. Louis Cardinals  7 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Cal Eldred Danny Graves -- 33,466 3:00
2004 reg season 2004-08-17 Oakland Athletics  11 Baltimore Orioles  0 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Tim Hudson Rodrigo Lopez -- 32,243 2:46
2004 reg season 2004-08-17 Toronto Blue Jays  4 Boston Red Sox  5 box | pbp Fenway Park Keith Foulke Kevin Frederick -- 35,105 2:41
2004 reg season 2004-08-17 Detroit Tigers  11 Chicago White Sox  8 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Mike Maroth Freddy Garcia Ugueth Urbina 19,856 3:00
2004 reg season 2004-08-17 Seattle Mariners  16 Kansas City Royals  3 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Bobby Madritsch Darrell May -- 20,341 3:11
2004 reg season 2004-08-17 New York Yankees  2 Minnesota Twins  8 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Brad Radke Javier Vazquez -- 38,766 2:48
2004 reg season 2004-08-17 Anaheim Angels  3 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  8 box | pbp Tropicana Field Dewon Brazelton Kelvim Escobar -- 9,537 2:55
2004 reg season 2004-08-17 Cleveland Indians  4 Texas Rangers  16 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Scott Erickson Cliff Lee Doug Brocail 24,864 2:56
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
2004 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 118 75 43 .636 0.0 652 574 78 L2 32-28 43-15 1 1 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Red Sox)
2004 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 118 66 52 .559 9.0 671 566 105 W2 27-31 39-21 2 4 7 Yes Won World Series (Cardinals)
2004 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 118 57 61 .483 18.0 610 623 -13 L2 28-30 29-31 3 9 19 -- dnq
2004 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 119 55 64 .462 20.5 514 579 -65 W1 20-38 35-26 4 11 24 -- dnq
2004 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 120 49 71 .408 27.0 512 593 -81 L3 19-42 30-29 5 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 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 118 65 53 .551 0.0 547 529 18 W2 31-26 34-27 1 5 8 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
2004 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 121 63 58 .521 3.5 669 658 11 L3 26-34 37-24 2 7 13 -- dnq
2004 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 116 59 57 .509 5.0 619 563 56 L1 26-31 33-26 3 8 14 -- dnq
2004 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 118 55 63 .466 10.0 623 609 14 W1 27-33 28-30 4 10 23 -- dnq
2004 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 117 42 75 .359 22.5 499 654 -155 L1 16-41 26-34 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
2004 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 119 67 52 .563 0.0 599 532 67 W2 29-33 38-19 1 2 5 Yes dnq
2004 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 118 66 52 .559 0.5 634 573 61 W5 29-33 37-19 2 3 6 Yes dnq
2004 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 119 65 54 .546 2.0 595 555 40 L1 32-27 33-27 3 6 9 -- Lost in 1st Round (Red Sox)
2004 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 118 45 73 .381 21.5 501 596 -95 W2 17-43 28-30 4 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 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 118 67 51 .568 0.0 571 488 83 L1 34-26 33-25 1 3 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Astros)
2004 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 118 59 59 .500 8.0 517 511 6 L1 28-32 31-27 2 7 15 -- dnq
2004 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 119 59 60 .496 8.5 583 587 -4 L5 29-29 30-31 3 8 16 -- dnq
2004 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 117 56 61 .479 10.5 523 513 10 L2 25-36 31-25 4 11 20 -- dnq
2004 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 118 49 69 .415 18.0 450 542 -92 L3 21-39 28-30 5 15 26 -- 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 St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 118 78 40 .661 0.0 632 479 153 W3 40-19 38-21 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Red Sox)
2004 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 118 63 55 .534 15.0 547 466 81 L2 30-30 33-25 2 6 12 -- dnq
2004 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 118 58 60 .492 20.0 539 503 36 W2 29-29 29-31 3 9 17 -- Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
2004 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 117 57 60 .487 20.5 518 525 -7 W4 27-32 30-28 4 10 18 -- dnq
2004 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 119 56 63 .471 22.5 563 683 -120 L3 25-36 31-27 5 12 21 -- dnq
2004 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 117 55 62 .470 22.5 465 537 -72 W1 25-33 30-29 6 13 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
2004 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 118 70 48 .593 0.0 551 464 87 W1 33-26 37-22 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
2004 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 121 66 55 .545 5.5 626 602 24 W6 31-28 35-27 2 4 10 Yes dnq
2004 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 119 64 55 .538 6.5 548 504 44 W1 32-25 32-30 3 5 11 Yes dnq
2004 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 119 54 65 .454 16.5 638 691 -53 W1 24-34 30-31 4 14 25 -- dnq
2004 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 121 36 85 .298 35.5 483 700 -217 L2 18-42 18-43 5 16 30 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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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
Rafael Soriano Seattle Mariners Minors Tommy John surgery
Robert Coello Cincinnati Reds Hist Signed out of draft (NW Florida State)
Dexter Fowler Colorado Rockies Hist Signed out of draft (Georgia HS)
Emil Brown Houston Astros Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2004-2004 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Paul Hoover Tampa Bay Devil Rays Hist Signed to minor league contract
Pascual Matos Colorado Rockies Hist Sold by Nashua (Atlantic) to Colorado Rockies
Damian Moss Cincinnati Reds Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2004-2004 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Danny Patterson St. Louis Cardinals Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2004-2004 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Neifi Perez -- Hist Released by Giants
Shane Spencer New York Yankees Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2004-2004 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Steve Woodard St. Louis Cardinals Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Tom Wilson Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Traded from New York Mets to Los Angeles Dodgers for Tony Socarras
Kevin Youkilis Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Bone bruise in right ankle *Collision with Snady Alomar Jr. at home plate*
Dave McCarty Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Ganglion cyst in right wrist
Alex Escobar Chicago White Sox Injury DL - Fracture in right foot
Sandy Alomar Chicago White Sox Injury DL - Pulled left groin
Robb Quinlan Anaheim Angels Injury DL - Strained left oblique muscle
Bengie Molina Anaheim Angels Hist Activated from Disabled List
Curtis Leskanic Boston Red Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
Grant Balfour Minnesota Twins Hist Activated from Disabled List
Frank Viola Chicago White Sox Minors Signed out of draft (FSC Jacksonville)
21 record(s)