Baseball on this Date - Tuesday December 21,2004

Standings at end of 2004 season.

Record in remaining games at far right

Rk	Lg	MLB	AL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2004 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	2	New York Yankees	162	101	61	.623	--	897	808	89	44-37	57-24	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Torre	Brian Cashman	Yankee Stadium I	0	0	0
2	2	3	Boston Red Sox	162	98	64	.605	3.0	949	768	181	43-38	55-26	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Francona	Theo Epstein	Fenway Park	0	0	0
3	9	18	Baltimore Orioles	162	78	84	.481	23.0	842	830	12	40-41	38-43	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Lee Mazzilli	Mike Flanagan	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	0	0	0
4	11	23	Tampa Bay Rays	161	70	91	.435	30.5	714	842	-128	29-52	41-39	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Lou Piniella	Chuck Lamar	Tropicana Field	0	0	0
5	12	26	Toronto Blue Jays	161	67	94	.416	33.5	719	823	-104	27-53	40-41	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	John Gibbons	JP Ricciardi	SkyDome	0	0	0
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2004 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	4	7	Minnesota Twins	162	92	70	.568	--	780	715	65	43-38	49-32	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ron Gardenhire	Terry Ryan	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	0	0	0
2	7	16	Chicago White Sox	162	83	79	.512	9.0	865	831	34	37-44	46-35	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ozzie Guillen	Kenny Williams	U.S. Cellular Field	0	0	0
3	8	17	Cleveland Indians	162	80	82	.494	12.0	858	857	1	36-45	44-37	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Eric Wedge	Mark Shapiro	Jacobs Field	0	0	0
4	10	21	Detroit Tigers	162	72	90	.444	20.0	827	844	-17	34-47	38-43	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Alan Trammell	Dave Dombrowski	Comerica Park	0	0	0
5	14	29	Kansas City Royals	162	58	104	.358	34.0	720	905	-185	25-57	33-47	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Tony Pena	Allard Baird	Kauffman Stadium	0	0	0
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2004 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	3	6	Anaheim Angels	162	92	70	.568	--	836	734	102	47-34	45-36	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Bill Stoneman	Angel Stadium of Anaheim	0	0	0
2	5	9	Oakland Athletics	162	91	71	.562	1.0	793	742	51	39-42	52-29	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ken Macha	Billy Beane	Network Associates Coliseum	0	0	0
3	6	11	Texas Rangers	162	89	73	.549	3.0	860	794	66	38-43	51-30	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Buck Showalter	John Hart	Ameriquest Field	0	0	0
4	13	28	Seattle Mariners	162	63	99	.389	29.0	698	823	-125	25-55	38-44	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Bill Bavasi	Safeco Field	0	0	0
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2004 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	2	4	Atlanta Braves	162	96	66	.593	--	803	668	135	47-34	49-32	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bobby Cox	John Schuerholz	Turner Field	0	0	0
2	8	14	Philadelphia Phillies	162	86	76	.531	10.0	840	781	59	44-37	42-39	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Charlie Manuel	Ed Wade	Citizens Bank Park	0	0	0
3	9	15	Florida Marlins	162	83	79	.512	13.0	718	700	18	41-41	42-38	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Larry Beinfest	Pro Player Stadium	0	0	0
4	12	22	New York Mets	162	71	91	.438	25.0	684	731	-47	33-48	38-43	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Willie Randolph	Omar Minaya	Shea Stadium	0	0	0
5	15	27	Montreal Expos	162	67	95	.414	29.0	635	769	-134	32-50	35-45	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D			Olympic Stadium,Hiram Bithorn Stadium	0	0	0
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2004 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	1	St. Louis Cardinals	162	105	57	.648	--	855	659	196	52-29	53-28	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Tony La Russa	Walt Jocketty	Busch Stadium II	0	0	0
2	4	8	Houston Astros	162	92	70	.568	13.0	803	698	105	44-37	48-33	W7	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Tim Purpura	Minute Maid Park	0	0	0
3	6	12	Chicago Cubs	162	89	73	.549	16.0	789	665	124	44-36	45-37	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dusty Baker	Jim Hendry	Wrigley Field	0	0	0
4	10	19	Cincinnati Reds	162	76	86	.469	29.0	750	907	-157	36-45	40-41	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dave Miley	Dan O'Brien	Great American Ballpark	0	0	0
5	11	20	Pittsburgh Pirates	161	72	89	.447	32.5	680	744	-64	33-48	39-41	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Lloyd McClendon	Dave Littlefield	PNC Park	0	0	0
6	14	25	Milwaukee Brewers	161	67	94	.416	37.5	634	757	-123	31-49	36-45	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ned Yost	Douglas Melvin	Miller Park	0	0	0
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2004 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	3	5	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	93	69	.574	--	761	684	77	44-37	49-32	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jim Tracy	Paul DePodesta	Dodger Stadium	0	0	0
2	5	10	San Francisco Giants	162	91	71	.562	2.0	850	770	80	44-36	47-35	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Felipe Alou	Brian Sabean	SBC Park	0	0	0
3	7	13	San Diego Padres	162	87	75	.537	6.0	768	705	63	45-36	42-39	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bruce Bochy	Kevin Towers	Petco Park	0	0	0
4	13	24	Colorado Rockies	162	68	94	.420	25.0	833	923	-90	30-51	38-43	L4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Clint Hurdle	Daniel O'Dowd	Coors Field	0	0	0
5	16	30	Arizona Diamondbacks	162	51	111	.315	42.0	615	899	-284	22-59	29-52	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bob Melvin	Joe Garagiola	Bank One Ballpark	0	0	0

Transactions

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Player Name	Pos	Age	Transaction Description	Roster for Current Team
Wilson Alvarez	P	34.272	Signed as Free Agent by Dodgers.
Miguel Asencio	P	24.083	Granted free agency
Lou Collier	SS-LF	31.122	Granted Free Agency.
Alex Cora	3B-SS	29.064	Granted Free Agency.
Steve Correa	P	24.211	On restricted list
Craig Counsell	2B-SS	34.122	Signed as Free Agent by Diamondbacks.
Ben Davis	C	27.286	Granted Free Agency.
Ben Davis	C	27.286	Signed as Free Agent by White Sox.
Mark DeRosa	2B-3B	29.322	Granted Free Agency.
Lenny DiNardo	P	25.103	Signed as Free Agent by Red Sox.
Lenny DiNardo	P	25.103	Granted Free Agency.
David Eckstein	SS	29.335	Granted Free Agency.
Iker Franco	C	23.230	Signed by Braves
Wayne Franklin	P	30.287	Signed as Free Agent by Giants.
Wayne Franklin	P	30.287	Granted Free Agency.
Kevin Frederick	P	28.047	Granted Free Agency.
Geoff Geary	P	28.117	Signed as Free Agent by Phillies.
Geoff Geary	P	28.117	Granted Free Agency.
Taylor George	P	22.129	On restricted list
Mariano Gomez	P	22.100	Signed by Indians
Mariano Gomez	P	22.100	Granted free agency
Franklyn Gracesqui	P	25.123	Granted Free Agency.
Todd Greene	C	33.227	Signed as Free Agent by Rockies.
Michel Hernandez	C	26.131	Granted Free Agency.
Mike Hessman	1B	26.291	Granted Free Agency.
Angel Martinez	P	22.328	Granted free agency
Sandy Martinez	C	32.079	Granted Free Agency.
David Mattox	P	24.211	Granted free agency
Ryan Meaux	P	26.077	Granted free agency
Brandon Medders	P	24.330	Granted free agency
Wade Miller	P	28.099	Granted Free Agency.
Dustan Mohr	RF-LF	28.185	Granted free agency
Orber Moreno	P	27.238	Granted Free Agency.
Eric Munson	3B	27.079	Granted Free Agency.
Shane Nance	P	27.105	Granted Free Agency.
Greg Norton	3B-1B	32.168	Signed as Free Agent by Rockies.
Phil Norton	P	28.324	Granted Free Agency.
Adam Olow	DH	27.263	Signed by Devil Rays
Jorge Padilla	LF-RF	25.132	Granted free agency
Chad Paronto	P	29.146	Signed as Free Agent by Brewers.
Matt Perisho	P	29.196	Granted Free Agency.
Josh Phelps	1B-C	26.233	Granted Free Agency.
Joe Randa	3B	35.003	Signed as Free Agent by Reds.
Cody Ransom	3B	28.308	Granted Free Agency.
John Riedling	P	29.114	Granted Free Agency.
Chris Saenz	P	23.129	Granted Free Agency.
Scott Schoeneweis	P	31.080	Granted Free Agency.
Scott Stewart	P	29.129	Granted Free Agency.
Pat Strange	P	24.120	Signed as Free Agent by Twins.
Scott Strickland	P	28.239	Granted Free Agency.
Jarret Sues	P	23.308	Released by Devil Rays
Brian Sweeney	P	30.191	Granted Free Agency.
So Taguchi	LF-CF	35.172	Granted Free Agency.
Amaury Telemaco	P	30.336	Signed as Free Agent by Phillies.
Amaury Telemaco	P	30.336	Granted Free Agency.
Billy Traber	P	25.094	Granted free agency
Luis Ugueto	2B-SS	25.309	Granted Free Agency.
Jose Valentin	SS	35.070	Signed as Free Agent by Dodgers.
Eduardo Villacis	P	25.114	Granted Free Agency.
Brian West	P	24.139	Released by White Sox
Tom Wilson	C	34.002	Granted Free Agency.
Joe Yarbrough	P	24.249	Released by Devil Rays

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