The Baseball Cube

Thursday, May 15,2008

Thursday, May 15,2008

Baseball on this Date

MORE  
The TBC Data Store allows you to purchase some standard datasets available on the site or even request a custom extract of your own design!
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
*Reload page to restore grid
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.
year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2008 reg season 2008-05-15 Colorado Rockies  5 Arizona Diamondbacks  8 box | pbp Chase Field Brandon Webb Aaron Cook Brandon Lyon 21,447 3:03
2008 reg season 2008-05-15 San Diego Padres  0 Chicago Cubs  4 box | pbp Wrigley Field Ryan Dempster Greg Maddux Kerry Wood 40,629 2:20
2008 reg season 2008-05-15 Los Angeles Dodgers  7 Milwaukee Brewers  2 box | pbp Miller Park Chad Billingsley Ben Sheets -- 30,444 3:03
2008 reg season 2008-05-15 Washington Nationals  1 New York Mets  0 box | pbp Shea Stadium Jason Bergmann Mike Pelfrey Jon Rauch 51,769 2:22
2008 reg season 2008-05-15 Atlanta Braves  0 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Cole Hamels Chuck James -- 34,120 2:13
2008 reg season 2008-05-15 Houston Astros  8 San Francisco Giants  7 box | pbp AT&T Park Tim Byrdak Vinnie Chulk Jose Valverde 33,771 3:24
2008 reg season 2008-05-15 Pittsburgh Pirates  11 St. Louis Cardinals  5 box | pbp Busch Stadium III John Grabow Jason Isringhausen -- 41,244 3:32
2008 reg season 2008-05-15 Chicago White Sox  4 Los Angeles Angels  3 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Octavio Dotel Francisco Rodriguez Bobby Jenks 41,444 3:14
2008 reg season 2008-05-15 Oakland Athletics  2 Cleveland Indians  4 box | pbp Progressive Field Aaron Laffey Greg Smith Masahide Kobayashi 26,764 3:16
2008 reg season 2008-05-15 Detroit Tigers  4 Kansas City Royals  8 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Gil Meche Kenny Rogers -- 34,734 2:53
2008 reg season 2008-05-15 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Shawn Camp Jesse Crain B.J. Ryan 18,701 3:40
2008 reg season 2008-05-15 New York Yankees  2 Tampa Bay Rays  5 box | pbp Tropicana Field Scott Kazmir Ian Kennedy Troy Percival 19,976 2:44
12 record(s)
Standings on this date
*Reload page to restore grid
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.
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 41 24 17 .585 0.0 186 161 25 W1 16-8 8-9 1 1 3 Yes Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 43 24 19 .558 1.0 216 193 23 L4 14-5 10-14 2 3 8 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 41 22 19 .537 2.0 168 174 -6 W2 12-6 10-13 3 5 12 -- dnq
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 43 21 22 .488 4.0 162 163 -1 W4 10-9 11-13 4 8 17 -- dnq
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 42 20 22 .476 4.5 173 179 -6 L1 9-9 11-13 5 10 21 -- 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 Cleveland Indians franchise | log 41 22 19 .537 0.0 174 143 31 W3 14-12 8-7 1 6 11 Yes dnq
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 40 20 20 .500 1.5 175 180 -5 L3 14-10 6-10 2 7 15 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 41 20 21 .488 2.0 185 165 20 W2 9-8 11-13 3 9 20 -- Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 40 19 21 .475 2.5 146 169 -23 W4 10-12 9-9 4 12 23 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 41 16 25 .390 6.0 186 222 -36 L4 8-12 8-13 5 13 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 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 43 24 19 .558 0.0 194 195 -1 L2 12-10 12-9 1 2 6 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 42 23 19 .548 0.5 189 155 34 L3 12-9 11-10 2 4 9 Yes dnq
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 42 20 22 .476 3.5 200 229 -29 L1 10-10 10-12 3 11 22 -- dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 42 16 26 .381 7.5 171 197 -26 W1 9-12 7-14 4 14 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
2008 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 40 23 17 .575 0.0 197 187 10 L3 12-9 11-8 1 3 4 Yes dnq
2008 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 42 23 19 .548 1.0 201 187 14 W1 12-9 11-10 2 6 10 -- Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 39 20 19 .513 2.5 186 178 8 L2 12-9 8-10 3 8 14 -- dnq
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 40 20 20 .500 3.0 193 154 39 L1 14-4 6-16 4 9 16 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 42 18 24 .429 6.0 167 206 -39 W2 10-11 8-13 5 13 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
2008 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 41 25 16 .610 0.0 238 170 68 W2 17-7 8-9 1 2 2 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 42 24 18 .571 1.5 208 183 25 W2 11-6 13-12 2 4 5 Yes dnq
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 43 24 19 .558 2.0 194 182 12 L1 15-9 9-10 3 5 7 Yes dnq
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 41 20 21 .488 5.0 177 198 -21 L2 11-9 9-12 4 11 19 -- Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 41 20 21 .488 5.0 205 218 -13 W1 12-8 8-13 5 10 18 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 41 18 23 .439 7.0 182 207 -25 W3 11-9 7-14 6 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
2008 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 41 26 15 .634 0.0 228 176 52 W3 17-7 9-8 1 1 1 Yes dnq
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 40 21 19 .525 4.5 200 178 22 W2 11-9 10-10 2 7 13 -- Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 42 17 25 .405 9.5 150 200 -50 L2 11-12 6-13 3 14 26 -- dnq
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 41 15 26 .366 11.0 176 218 -42 L5 7-10 8-16 4 15 29 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 42 15 27 .357 11.5 140 200 -60 L2 8-10 7-17 5 16 30 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
*Reload page to restore grid
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
Chris Armstrong Los Angeles Angels Minors Assigned to Cedar Rapids (A)
Philip Barzilla -- Free Agt Released by Mariners
Evan Meek Tampa Bay Rays Hist Returned to Tampa Bay Rays
Nick Johnson Washington Nationals Injury DL - torn tendon sheath in his right wrist
David Riske Milwaukee Brewers Injury DL - hyper-extended right elbow
Merkin Valdez San Francisco Giants Injury DL - right elbow strain
Dmitri Young Washington Nationals Hist Activated from Disabled List
Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers Hist Signed to 8-year contract for 2008-2015 ($45m) [Extension]
8 record(s)