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Wednesday, August 27,2008

Wednesday, August 27,2008

Baseball on this Date

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2008 reg season 2008-08-27 Florida Marlins  4 Atlanta Braves  1 box | pbp Turner Field Josh Johnson Mike Hampton -- 19,755 2:16
2008 reg season 2008-08-27 Cincinnati Reds  1 Houston Astros  4 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Roy Oswalt Josh Fogg Jose Valverde 30,741 2:29
2008 reg season 2008-08-27 New York Mets  6 Philadelphia Phillies  3 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Brian Stokes Rudy Seanez Luis Ayala 45,138 3:17
2008 reg season 2008-08-27 Chicago Cubs  2 Pittsburgh Pirates  0 box | pbp PNC Park Jason Marquis Zach Duke Kerry Wood 15,260 2:17
2008 reg season 2008-08-27 Arizona Diamondbacks  4 San Diego Padres  5 box | pbp PETCO Park Mike Adams Chad Qualls Trevor Hoffman 24,563 2:49
2008 reg season 2008-08-27 Colorado Rockies  1 San Francisco Giants  4 box | pbp AT&T Park Tim Lincecum Livan Hernandez Brian Wilson 31,627 2:23
2008 reg season 2008-08-27 Milwaukee Brewers  3 St. Louis Cardinals  5 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Ryan Franklin David Riske Chris Perez 41,433 3:05
2008 reg season 2008-08-27 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 Washington Nationals  5 box | pbp Nationals Park Tim Redding Greg Maddux Joel Hanrahan 22,907 2:57
2008 reg season 2008-08-27 Oakland Athletics  6 Los Angeles Angels  5 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Huston Street Joe Saunders Brad Ziegler 38,587 3:33
2008 reg season 2008-08-27 Chicago White Sox  3 Baltimore Orioles  11 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Radhames Liz John Danks -- 15,736 2:49
2008 reg season 2008-08-27 Cleveland Indians  9 Detroit Tigers  7 box | pbp Comerica Park Fausto Carmona Justin Verlander -- 38,519 3:20
2008 reg season 2008-08-27 Texas Rangers  3 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Matt Harrison Brian Bannister Frank Francisco 12,662 2:29
2008 reg season 2008-08-27 Boston Red Sox  11 New York Yankees  3 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Paul Byrd Sidney Ponson -- 55,027 3:16
2008 reg season 2008-08-27 Minnesota Twins  6 Seattle Mariners  5 box | pbp Safeco Field Glen Perkins Sean Green Joe Nathan 23,581 2:40
2008 reg season 2008-08-27 Toronto Blue Jays  0 Tampa Bay Rays  1 box | pbp Tropicana Field Matt Garza David Purcey Dan Wheeler 12,678 2:30
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
2008 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 131 80 51 .611 0.0 600 521 79 W1 48-19 32-32 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 132 77 55 .583 3.5 688 565 123 W3 43-18 34-37 2 3 4 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 132 70 62 .530 10.5 638 603 35 L2 38-29 32-33 3 6 11 -- dnq
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 132 68 64 .515 12.5 580 513 67 L1 37-29 31-35 4 7 12 -- dnq
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 133 63 70 .474 18.0 682 684 -2 W1 33-31 30-39 5 11 20 -- 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 133 76 57 .571 0.0 687 579 108 L1 46-22 30-35 1 4 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 133 75 58 .564 1.0 670 604 66 W1 46-23 29-35 2 5 7 Yes dnq
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 132 65 67 .492 10.5 646 613 33 W10 36-29 29-38 3 9 17 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 133 64 69 .481 12.0 669 667 2 L4 33-31 31-38 4 10 19 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 133 56 77 .421 20.0 539 671 -132 L3 29-39 27-38 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 132 80 52 .606 0.0 611 556 55 L1 40-27 40-25 1 2 3 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 134 66 68 .493 15.0 743 803 -60 W3 33-33 33-35 2 8 16 -- dnq
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 133 61 72 .459 19.5 519 541 -22 W1 34-33 27-39 3 12 22 -- dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 133 50 83 .376 30.5 552 669 -117 L1 28-41 22-42 4 14 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
2008 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 134 74 60 .552 0.0 660 587 73 W1 41-25 33-35 1 4 9 Yes dnq
2008 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 133 73 60 .549 0.5 645 555 90 L1 39-29 34-31 2 5 10 -- Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 133 68 65 .511 5.5 617 644 -27 W1 35-31 33-34 3 7 13 -- dnq
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 133 58 75 .436 15.5 601 625 -24 L1 35-32 23-43 4 13 25 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 133 48 85 .361 25.5 493 661 -168 W2 25-39 23-46 5 16 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 Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 133 83 50 .624 0.0 729 538 191 W5 49-19 34-31 1 1 1 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 133 77 56 .579 6.0 635 563 72 L1 41-24 36-32 2 2 5 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 134 74 60 .552 9.5 652 597 55 W1 37-31 37-29 3 3 8 Yes dnq
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 133 67 66 .504 16.0 595 637 -42 W1 35-29 32-37 4 8 15 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 133 58 75 .436 25.0 557 664 -107 L1 32-33 26-42 5 12 24 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 133 57 76 .429 26.0 611 731 -120 L7 34-34 23-42 6 14 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 West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 133 68 65 .511 0.0 612 578 34 L4 37-28 31-37 1 6 14 Yes dnq
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 133 65 68 .489 3.0 546 539 7 L6 39-30 26-38 2 9 18 -- Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 135 63 72 .467 6.0 632 688 -56 L1 36-30 27-42 3 10 21 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 133 59 74 .444 9.0 509 612 -103 W1 30-39 29-35 4 11 23 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 133 51 82 .383 17.0 512 622 -110 W3 30-38 21-44 5 15 28 -- 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.
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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
Elmer Dessens Atlanta Braves Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Mark Kotsay Boston Red Sox Hist Traded from Atlanta Braves to Boston Red Sox for Luis Sumoza
Ramon Castro New York Mets Injury DL - strained right quad
Jaime Garcia St. Louis Cardinals Injury DL - Tommy John Surgery
Reggie Willits Los Angeles Angels Hist Activated from Disabled List
Greg Aquino Baltimore Orioles Hist Activated from Disabled List
Bryan Corey San Diego Padres Hist Activated from Disabled List
7 record(s)