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Sunday, September 21,2008

Sunday, September 21,2008

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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 2008-09-21 New York Mets  6 Atlanta Braves  7 box | pbp Turner Field Jorge Julio Scott Schoeneweis Mike Gonzalez 49,222 3:20
2008 reg season 2008-09-21 St. Louis Cardinals  1 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Ryan Dempster Braden Looper -- 40,551 2:26
2008 reg season 2008-09-21 Milwaukee Brewers  8 Cincinnati Reds  1 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Todd Coffey Bronson Arroyo -- 22,624 3:04
2008 reg season 2008-09-21 Arizona Diamondbacks  13 Colorado Rockies  4 box | pbp Coors Field Dan Haren Greg Reynolds -- 32,915 3:10
2008 reg season 2008-09-21 Philadelphia Phillies  5 Florida Marlins  2 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Jamie Moyer Chris Volstad Brad Lidge 28,173 3:08
2008 reg season 2008-09-21 San Francisco Giants  1 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Sergio Romo Takashi Saito Brian Wilson 55,294 3:27
2008 reg season 2008-09-21 Houston Astros  6 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 box | pbp PNC Park Roy Oswalt Ross Ohlendorf -- 20,311 3:07
2008 reg season 2008-09-21 San Diego Padres  6 Washington Nationals  2 box | pbp Nationals Park Cha-Seung Baek Odalis Perez -- 29,608 2:40
2008 reg season 2008-09-21 Detroit Tigers  5 Cleveland Indians  10 box | pbp Progressive Field Scott Lewis Dontrelle Willis -- 36,957 3:17
2008 reg season 2008-09-21 Chicago White Sox  3 Kansas City Royals  0 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium John Danks Brandon Duckworth Bobby Jenks 16,920 2:28
2008 reg season 2008-09-21 Baltimore Orioles  3 New York Yankees  7 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Andy Pettitte Chris Waters -- 54,610 3:05
2008 reg season 2008-09-21 Seattle Mariners  3 Oakland Athletics  5 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Brad Ziegler Miguel Batista Joey Devine 18,707 2:22
2008 reg season 2008-09-21 Minnesota Twins  4 Tampa Bay Rays  1 box | pbp Tropicana Field Francisco Liriano Andy Sonnanstine Joe Nathan 36,048 2:32
2008 reg season 2008-09-21 Los Angeles Angels  7 Texas Rangers  3 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington John Lackey Scott Feldman -- 28,390 2:34
2008 reg season 2008-09-21 Boston Red Sox  3 Toronto Blue Jays  0 box | pbp Rogers Centre Daisuke Matsuzaka Scott Richmond Jonathan Papelbon 38,814 2:43
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 154 92 62 .597 0.0 727 632 95 L1 57-24 35-38 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 155 91 64 .587 1.5 812 653 159 W1 52-22 39-42 2 3 4 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 156 85 71 .545 8.0 750 702 48 W5 48-33 37-38 3 5 8 Yes dnq
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 156 83 73 .532 10.0 689 596 93 L1 46-32 37-41 4 7 11 -- dnq
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 154 67 87 .435 25.0 764 828 -64 L5 36-37 31-50 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
2008 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 155 86 69 .555 0.0 772 684 88 W1 51-26 35-43 1 4 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 156 84 72 .538 2.5 801 721 80 W1 49-26 35-46 2 6 10 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 155 78 77 .503 8.0 768 723 45 W6 45-36 33-41 3 8 17 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 154 71 83 .461 14.5 789 808 -19 L3 37-37 34-46 4 11 21 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 156 70 86 .449 16.5 658 766 -108 L1 38-43 32-43 5 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 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 155 96 59 .619 0.0 733 658 75 W4 49-29 47-30 1 1 1 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 156 75 81 .481 21.5 858 943 -85 L4 38-40 37-41 2 9 18 -- dnq
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 155 74 81 .477 22.0 620 646 -26 W3 43-38 31-43 3 10 19 -- dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 155 57 98 .368 39.0 631 777 -146 L11 31-43 26-55 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 156 88 68 .564 0.0 767 655 112 W2 44-31 44-37 1 2 5 Yes Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 155 86 69 .555 1.5 770 679 91 L2 45-29 41-40 2 3 6 Yes dnq
2008 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 155 81 74 .523 6.5 742 742 0 L2 45-36 36-38 3 6 13 -- dnq
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 156 69 87 .442 19.0 722 753 -31 W2 43-38 26-49 4 13 25 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 156 58 98 .372 30.0 618 792 -174 L5 33-45 25-53 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
2008 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 154 94 60 .610 0.0 820 636 184 W2 55-26 39-34 1 1 2 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 156 85 71 .545 10.0 723 672 51 W1 44-31 41-40 2 4 9 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 155 82 73 .529 12.5 685 719 -34 W1 43-31 39-42 3 5 12 -- dnq
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 155 80 75 .516 14.5 728 697 31 L2 40-34 40-41 4 8 15 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 155 72 83 .465 22.5 674 755 -81 L1 42-38 30-45 5 10 20 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 156 65 91 .417 30.0 713 861 -148 L1 39-42 26-49 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 Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 156 81 75 .519 0.0 665 626 39 L1 46-32 35-43 1 7 14 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 155 78 77 .503 2.5 693 672 21 W2 45-33 33-44 2 9 16 -- dnq
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 156 71 85 .455 10.0 711 797 -86 L2 43-38 28-47 3 11 22 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 156 70 86 .449 11.0 619 724 -105 W1 35-40 35-46 4 12 23 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 156 61 95 .391 20.0 618 723 -105 W3 34-44 27-51 5 15 28 -- 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.
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  • 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
Roberto Ortiz Arizona Diamondbacks Minors Signed as undrafted free agent (Puerto Rico)
Mark Ellis Oakland Athletics Injury DL - right shoulder surgery
Joe Mather St. Louis Cardinals Hist Activated from Disabled List
3 record(s)