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Thursday, May 1,2008

Thursday, May 1,2008

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Based on data sourced from Retrosheet.org.

PREMIUM Subscribers can view the rest-of-season records for each team as well as batting/pitching stats on this date.
Games on this date
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  • 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
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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.
year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2008 reg season 2008-05-01 Milwaukee Brewers  4 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Brian Shouse Kerry Wood Eric Gagne 40,849 2:56
2008 reg season 2008-05-01 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 Florida Marlins  3 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Joe Beimel Kevin Gregg Takashi Saito 15,556 2:55
2008 reg season 2008-05-01 San Diego Padres  2 Philadelphia Phillies  3 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Tom Gordon Joe Thatcher Brad Lidge 33,001 2:38
2008 reg season 2008-05-01 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 Washington Nationals  3 box | pbp Nationals Park Luis Ayala John Grabow Jon Rauch 24,723 2:04
2008 reg season 2008-05-01 Oakland Athletics  15 Los Angeles Angels  8 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Justin Duchscherer Dustin Moseley -- 37,396 3:12
2008 reg season 2008-05-01 Tampa Bay Rays  4 Baltimore Orioles  2 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Matt Garza Brian Burres Troy Percival 16,456 3:08
2008 reg season 2008-05-01 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Boston Red Sox  0 box | pbp Fenway Park A.J. Burnett Tim Wakefield B.J. Ryan 37,821 2:44
2008 reg season 2008-05-01 Seattle Mariners  2 Cleveland Indians  3 box | pbp Progressive Field Masahide Kobayashi Mark Lowe -- 15,722 3:34
2008 reg season 2008-05-01 Detroit Tigers  8 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Nate Robertson Jonathan Albaladejo -- 50,993 3:30
2008 reg season 2008-05-01 Kansas City Royals  1 Texas Rangers  2 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Sidney Ponson Zack Greinke C.J. Wilson 14,563 2:10
10 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • 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.
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
2008 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 28 16 12 .571 0.0 134 111 23 W2 10-7 6-5 1 3 6 Yes Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 30 17 13 .567 0.0 136 133 3 L1 11-5 6-8 2 4 8 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 29 16 13 .552 0.5 122 129 -7 L2 10-6 6-7 3 5 9 -- dnq
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 3.0 129 141 -12 L3 5-7 9-9 4 10 18 -- dnq
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 29 12 17 .414 4.5 119 112 7 W1 5-7 7-10 5 13 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
2008 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 27 14 13 .519 0.0 134 109 25 L3 7-7 7-6 1 6 14 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 29 14 15 .483 1.0 130 122 8 W2 8-9 6-6 2 7 16 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 29 14 15 .483 1.0 150 152 -2 W3 6-8 8-7 3 8 15 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 27 13 14 .481 1.0 102 122 -20 W2 8-6 5-8 4 9 17 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 28 12 16 .429 2.5 101 131 -30 L2 5-7 7-9 5 12 23 -- 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
2008 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 30 18 12 .600 0.0 148 144 4 L1 8-7 10-5 1 1 4 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 30 18 12 .600 0.0 150 110 40 W1 8-7 10-5 2 2 5 Yes dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 4.5 129 122 7 L2 7-7 6-9 3 11 20 -- dnq
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 29 11 18 .379 6.5 132 178 -46 W2 6-8 5-10 4 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
2008 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 29 16 13 .552 0.0 136 124 12 W1 8-7 8-6 1 5 10 Yes Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 26 14 12 .538 0.5 119 118 1 L1 9-5 5-7 2 6 11 -- dnq
2008 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 28 15 13 .536 0.5 124 142 -18 L3 7-8 8-5 3 7 12 -- dnq
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 27 12 15 .444 3.0 129 107 22 L4 8-4 4-11 4 11 22 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 29 12 17 .414 4.0 107 136 -29 W4 8-7 4-10 5 12 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
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 29 18 11 .621 0.0 135 104 31 W2 12-6 6-5 1 2 2 Yes dnq
2008 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 28 17 11 .607 0.5 174 124 50 L1 11-6 6-5 2 3 3 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 28 16 12 .571 1.5 130 131 -1 W1 7-6 9-6 3 4 7 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 5.0 131 132 -1 L1 6-5 7-11 4 9 21 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 29 12 17 .414 6.0 124 139 -15 L2 6-8 6-9 5 13 25 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 28 11 17 .393 6.5 130 163 -33 L1 6-7 5-10 6 14 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
2008 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 28 20 8 .714 0.0 165 109 56 W1 11-3 9-5 1 1 1 Yes dnq
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 28 15 13 .536 5.0 142 110 32 W6 9-5 6-8 2 8 13 -- Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 7.5 93 131 -38 W1 8-8 5-8 3 10 19 -- dnq
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 28 11 17 .393 9.0 114 144 -30 L1 4-6 7-11 4 15 28 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 29 11 18 .379 9.5 94 133 -39 L1 6-9 5-9 5 16 29 -- 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
Tony Batista -- Hist Released by Nationals
JD Closser New York Yankees Hist Signed to minor league contract
Vic Darensbourg -- Hist Released by Phillies
Chris Woodward -- Hist Released by Phillies
Maicer Izturis Los Angeles Angels Injury DL - strained lower back
Alfonso Soriano Chicago Cubs Hist Activated from Disabled List
6 record(s)