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Wednesday, August 2,2006

Wednesday, August 2,2006

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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 2006-08-02 Oakland Athletics  3 Los Angeles Angels  2 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Kiko Calero Scot Shields Huston Street 44,149 2:56
2006 reg season 2006-08-02 Seattle Mariners  2 Baltimore Orioles  1 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Felix Hernandez Erik Bedard J.J. Putz 17,682 3:01
2006 reg season 2006-08-02 Cleveland Indians  5 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park Jonathan Papelbon Fausto Carmona -- 36,022 3:21
2006 reg season 2006-08-02 Chicago White Sox  3 Kansas City Royals  7 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Luke Hudson Freddy Garcia -- 10,901 2:43
2006 reg season 2006-08-02 Texas Rangers  10 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Kip Wells Boof Bonser -- 26,492 2:56
2006 reg season 2006-08-02 Toronto Blue Jays  2 New York Yankees  7 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Chien-Ming Wang Ted Lilly -- 54,414 3:01
2006 reg season 2006-08-02 Detroit Tigers  8 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  3 box | pbp Tropicana Field Jason Grilli Jon Switzer -- 13,126 3:09
2006 reg season 2006-08-02 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 Cincinnati Reds  3 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Brad Penny Elizardo Ramirez Takashi Saito 22,110 3:05
2006 reg season 2006-08-02 Milwaukee Brewers  2 Colorado Rockies  8 box | pbp Coors Field Byung-Hyun Kim Tomo Ohka -- 24,034 2:26
2006 reg season 2006-08-02 New York Mets  6 Florida Marlins  5 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Steve Trachsel Ricky Nolasco Billy Wagner 18,239 3:27
2006 reg season 2006-08-02 Atlanta Braves  3 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 box | pbp PNC Park Tyler Yates Salomon Torres Bob Wickman 21,064 2:18
2006 reg season 2006-08-02 Houston Astros  7 San Diego Padres  1 box | pbp PETCO Park Brandon Backe Woody Williams -- 30,757 2:40
2006 reg season 2006-08-02 Washington Nationals  6 San Francisco Giants  8 box | pbp AT&T Park Jason Schmidt Tony Armas Mike Stanton 38,283 3:01
2006 reg season 2006-08-02 Philadelphia Phillies  16 St. Louis Cardinals  8 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Brett Myers Jeff Weaver -- 42,598 3:35
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
2006 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 104 63 41 .606 0.0 582 493 89 W3 28-22 35-19 1 2 2 Yes Lost ALDS (Tigers)
2006 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 106 64 42 .604 0.0 586 523 63 W1 29-26 35-16 2 3 4 Yes dnq
2006 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 107 57 50 .533 7.5 568 524 44 L4 22-29 35-21 3 6 8 -- dnq
2006 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 109 49 60 .450 16.5 529 613 -84 L1 20-31 29-29 4 11 24 -- dnq
2006 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 108 44 64 .407 21.0 480 590 -110 L2 18-39 26-25 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
2006 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 107 72 35 .673 0.0 567 425 142 W2 39-18 33-17 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Cardinals)
2006 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 106 64 42 .604 7.5 606 519 87 L1 29-24 34-19 2 4 5 Yes dnq
2006 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 106 61 45 .575 10.5 533 483 50 L2 22-30 39-15 3 5 6 -- Lost ALDS (Athletics)
2006 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 106 46 60 .434 25.5 578 547 31 L1 20-31 26-29 4 12 26 -- dnq
2006 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 107 37 70 .346 35.0 491 631 -140 W1 15-40 23-29 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 Oakland Athletics franchise | log 108 57 51 .528 0.0 480 481 -1 W1 29-26 28-25 1 7 9 Yes Lost ALCS (Tigers)
2006 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 107 55 52 .514 1.5 518 498 20 L1 30-26 25-26 2 8 12 -- dnq
2006 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 108 54 54 .500 3.0 549 528 21 W2 28-24 26-30 3 9 14 -- dnq
2006 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 107 53 54 .495 3.5 506 497 9 W1 25-28 28-26 4 10 15 -- 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 106 64 42 .604 0.0 577 486 91 W1 34-21 30-21 1 1 3 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
2006 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 106 51 55 .481 13.0 547 561 -14 W2 24-24 27-31 2 9 19 -- dnq
2006 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 106 50 56 .472 14.0 556 544 12 W2 28-28 22-28 3 12 22 -- dnq
2006 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 107 50 57 .467 14.5 503 514 -11 L1 24-32 26-25 4 13 23 -- dnq
2006 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 108 48 60 .444 17.0 502 563 -61 L1 22-36 26-24 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
2006 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 106 58 48 .547 0.0 523 515 8 L6 27-27 31-21 1 2 7 Yes Won World Series (Tigers)
2006 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 107 55 52 .514 3.5 528 549 -21 L4 28-25 27-27 2 4 11 Yes dnq
2006 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 107 51 56 .477 7.5 484 505 -21 W2 21-30 30-26 3 10 20 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 108 51 57 .472 8.0 495 573 -78 L1 19-34 32-23 4 11 21 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 106 44 62 .415 14.0 446 543 -97 W1 22-33 22-29 5 15 27 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 108 40 68 .370 19.0 487 556 -69 L2 13-40 27-28 6 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 West San Diego Padres franchise | log 107 55 52 .514 0.0 488 485 3 L3 30-22 25-30 1 3 10 Yes Lost NLDS (Cardinals)
2006 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 106 54 52 .509 0.5 531 533 -2 L1 28-26 26-26 2 5 13 Yes dnq
2006 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 107 52 55 .486 3.0 495 476 19 W1 24-29 28-26 3 6 16 -- dnq
2006 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 107 52 55 .486 3.0 539 513 26 W5 21-31 31-24 4 7 17 -- Lost NLDS (Mets)
2006 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 108 52 56 .481 3.5 504 510 -6 W1 22-30 30-26 5 8 18 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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 Lee -- Hist Released by Marlins
Travis Harper Tampa Bay Rays Injury DL - right shoulder impingement
Mike O'Connor Washington Nationals Injury DL - mild elbow flexor strain
Paul Bako Kansas City Royals Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)