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Wednesday, May 31,2006

Wednesday, May 31,2006

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2006 reg season 2006-05-31 Minnesota Twins  7 Los Angeles Angels  1 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Francisco Liriano Ervin Santana -- 44,001 2:34
2006 reg season 2006-05-31 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  5 Baltimore Orioles  6 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Sendy Rleal Tyler Walker -- 16,134 3:20
2006 reg season 2006-05-31 Chicago White Sox  0 Cleveland Indians  5 box | pbp Progressive Field Jake Westbrook Freddy Garcia -- 21,671 2:46
2006 reg season 2006-05-31 New York Yankees  6 Detroit Tigers  1 box | pbp Comerica Park Mike Mussina Nate Robertson -- 23,757 2:28
2006 reg season 2006-05-31 Kansas City Royals  0 Oakland Athletics  7 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Joe Blanton Scott Elarton -- 25,181 2:07
2006 reg season 2006-05-31 Seattle Mariners  14 Texas Rangers  5 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Felix Hernandez John Koronka -- 19,131 3:10
2006 reg season 2006-05-31 Boston Red Sox  8 Toronto Blue Jays  6 box | pbp Rogers Centre Jermaine Van Buren Ted Lilly Jonathan Papelbon 24,526 3:36
2006 reg season 2006-05-31 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 Atlanta Braves  9 box | pbp Turner Field Tim Hudson Brett Tomko -- 28,880 2:38
2006 reg season 2006-05-31 Cincinnati Reds  3 Chicago Cubs  2 box | pbp Wrigley Field Eric Milton Carlos Zambrano Todd Coffey 39,810 2:31
2006 reg season 2006-05-31 San Francisco Giants  6 Florida Marlins  1 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Jason Schmidt Josh Johnson -- 8,017 2:41
2006 reg season 2006-05-31 Arizona Diamondbacks  0 New York Mets  1 box | pbp Shea Stadium Duaner Sanchez Jason Grimsley -- 37,735 3:19
2006 reg season 2006-05-31 Washington Nationals  3 Philadelphia Phillies  2 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Livan Hernandez Cory Lidle Chad Cordero 30,386 2:48
2006 reg season 2006-05-31 Milwaukee Brewers  1 Pittsburgh Pirates  6 box | pbp PNC Park Ian Snell Chris Capuano -- 15,434 2:29
2006 reg season 2006-05-31 Colorado Rockies  2 San Diego Padres  3 box | pbp PETCO Park Clay Hensley Jeff Francis Trevor Hoffman 24,607 2:39
2006 reg season 2006-05-31 Houston Astros  3 St. Louis Cardinals  4 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Braden Looper Mike Gallo -- 43,534 3:42
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
2006 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 51 31 20 .608 0.0 284 250 34 W1 15-12 16-8 1 4 5 Yes dnq
2006 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 51 31 20 .608 0.0 307 233 74 W5 15-11 16-9 2 3 6 Yes Lost ALDS (Tigers)
2006 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 52 29 23 .558 2.5 293 261 32 L1 10-12 19-11 3 5 9 -- dnq
2006 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 53 25 28 .472 7.0 268 304 -36 W3 9-16 16-12 4 8 20 -- dnq
2006 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 53 21 32 .396 11.0 220 289 -69 L6 9-21 12-11 5 13 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
2006 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 53 35 18 .660 0.0 263 199 64 L4 20-7 15-11 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Cardinals)
2006 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 52 34 18 .654 0.5 285 224 61 L2 14-13 19-6 2 2 2 Yes dnq
2006 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 52 26 26 .500 8.5 293 259 34 W2 11-15 15-11 3 7 18 -- dnq
2006 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 52 24 28 .462 10.5 246 277 -31 W1 8-19 16-9 4 9 21 -- Lost ALDS (Athletics)
2006 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 51 12 39 .235 22.0 200 331 -131 L1 5-23 8-15 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
2006 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 53 28 25 .528 0.0 271 262 9 L1 13-9 15-16 1 6 12 Yes dnq
2006 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 53 24 29 .453 4.0 241 249 -8 W1 12-15 12-14 2 10 22 -- Lost ALCS (Tigers)
2006 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 53 23 30 .434 5.0 232 270 -38 L1 11-16 12-14 3 11 23 -- dnq
2006 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 55 23 32 .418 6.0 252 275 -23 W1 9-17 14-15 4 12 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
2006 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 52 32 20 .615 0.0 257 225 32 W1 14-11 18-9 1 2 4 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
2006 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 53 28 25 .528 4.5 284 266 18 W1 15-17 13-8 2 6 13 -- dnq
2006 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 52 27 25 .519 5.0 259 254 5 L1 11-9 16-16 3 8 14 -- dnq
2006 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 54 22 32 .407 11.0 235 259 -24 W1 12-19 10-13 4 13 25 -- dnq
2006 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 51 17 34 .333 14.5 234 270 -36 L1 8-17 9-17 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
2006 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 53 34 19 .642 0.0 267 213 54 W1 14-11 20-8 1 1 3 Yes Won World Series (Tigers)
2006 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 53 29 24 .547 5.0 263 266 -3 W1 14-13 15-11 2 5 10 Yes dnq
2006 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 54 27 27 .500 7.5 248 270 -22 L1 9-18 18-9 3 11 17 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 53 26 27 .491 8.0 259 300 -41 L4 9-18 17-9 4 12 19 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 52 20 32 .385 13.5 202 263 -61 L1 8-18 12-14 5 14 27 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 53 19 34 .358 15.0 251 264 -13 W3 4-22 15-12 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
2006 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 52 30 22 .577 0.0 276 222 54 L1 13-13 17-9 1 3 7 Yes dnq
2006 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 53 30 23 .566 0.5 291 230 61 L1 14-13 16-10 2 4 8 Yes Lost NLDS (Mets)
2006 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 53 28 25 .528 2.5 242 230 12 W2 13-9 15-16 3 7 11 -- Lost NLDS (Cardinals)
2006 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 53 27 26 .509 3.5 222 238 -16 L2 14-16 13-10 4 9 15 -- dnq
2006 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 53 27 26 .509 3.5 258 250 8 W1 13-13 14-13 5 10 16 -- 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
Chris Truby -- Free Agt Released by Dodgers
Taylor Green Milwaukee Brewers Hist Signed out of draft (Cypress College)
Roger Clemens Houston Astros Hist Signed to 1-year contract for 2006-2006 ($22m) [Free Agent]
Prentice Redman Washington Nationals Hist Signed to minor league contract
Phil Nevin Chicago Cubs Hist Traded from Texas Rangers to Chicago Cubs for Jerry Hairston
Jerry Hairston Texas Rangers Hist Traded from Chicago Cubs to Texas Rangers for Phil Nevin
David Wells Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Right knee contusion
Joey Eischen Washington Nationals Injury DL - thickness tear of one of his left rotator cuff muscles
8 record(s)