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Thursday, August 6,2009

Thursday, August 6,2009

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2009 reg season 2009-08-06 Atlanta Braves  4 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Scott Elbert Rafael Soriano -- 46,399 3:13
2009 reg season 2009-08-06 Colorado Rockies  1 Philadelphia Phillies  3 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Cliff Lee Aaron Cook Brad Lidge 45,316 2:22
2009 reg season 2009-08-06 Arizona Diamondbacks  11 Pittsburgh Pirates  6 box | pbp PNC Park Jon Rauch Steven Jackson -- 17,311 4:18
2009 reg season 2009-08-06 New York Mets  3 San Diego Padres  8 box | pbp PETCO Park Clayton Richard Livan Hernandez -- 18,880 2:33
2009 reg season 2009-08-06 Florida Marlins  8 Washington Nationals  12 box | pbp Nationals Park Jorge Sosa Luis Ayala -- 23,691 3:29
2009 reg season 2009-08-06 Los Angeles Angels  9 Chicago White Sox  5 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Ervin Santana John Danks -- 27,487 2:59
2009 reg season 2009-08-06 Minnesota Twins  1 Cleveland Indians  2 box | pbp Progressive Field Tony Sipp Nick Blackburn Kerry Wood 21,657 2:37
2009 reg season 2009-08-06 Baltimore Orioles  3 Detroit Tigers  7 box | pbp Comerica Park Rick Porcello David Hernandez Brandon Lyon 31,165 2:42
2009 reg season 2009-08-06 Seattle Mariners  2 Kansas City Royals  8 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Bruce Chen Jason Vargas -- 15,103 2:28
2009 reg season 2009-08-06 Boston Red Sox  6 New York Yankees  13 box | pbp Yankee Stadium II Joba Chamberlain John Smoltz -- 49,005 3:52
2009 reg season 2009-08-06 Texas Rangers  6 Oakland Athletics  4 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Tommy Hunter Trevor Cahill C.J. Wilson 17,214 2:33
11 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
2009 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 108 65 43 .602 0.0 607 523 84 L1 33-20 32-23 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Philadelphia)
2009 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 107 57 50 .533 7.5 560 475 85 W1 32-20 25-30 2 4 9 Yes Lost in ALDS (LA Angels)
2009 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 108 54 54 .500 11.0 564 479 85 W2 35-19 19-35 3 7 18 -- dnq
2009 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 107 52 55 .486 12.5 519 480 39 L2 28-26 24-29 4 9 21 -- dnq
2009 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 108 46 62 .426 19.0 500 572 -72 L2 26-28 20-34 5 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
2009 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 107 57 50 .533 0.0 495 473 22 W2 33-18 24-32 1 5 8 Yes dnq
2009 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 108 55 53 .509 2.5 523 522 1 L2 34-20 21-33 2 6 15 -- Lost in ALDS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 108 49 59 .454 8.5 425 545 -120 W2 30-28 19-31 3 11 24 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 109 49 60 .450 9.0 508 495 13 L1 29-28 20-32 4 12 25 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 108 48 60 .444 9.5 553 578 -25 W2 25-29 23-31 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
2009 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 107 60 47 .561 0.0 512 474 38 W1 35-23 25-24 1 2 3 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 108 59 49 .546 1.5 425 472 -47 L2 31-18 28-31 2 3 5 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 106 53 53 .500 6.5 605 528 77 W1 26-26 27-27 3 8 17 -- Lost in ALCS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 108 52 56 .481 8.5 485 525 -40 L1 28-26 24-30 4 10 22 -- 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
2009 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 106 56 50 .528 0.0 560 484 76 W2 27-28 29-22 1 5 10 Yes Lost World Series (NY Yankees)
2009 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 108 57 51 .528 0.0 470 499 -29 L1 33-22 24-29 2 6 12 -- dnq
2009 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 108 56 52 .519 1.0 493 508 -15 W1 32-23 24-29 3 8 13 -- dnq
2009 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 109 53 56 .486 4.5 478 452 26 L1 27-26 26-30 4 12 20 -- dnq
2009 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 109 42 67 .385 15.5 496 597 -101 L1 25-31 17-36 5 15 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
2009 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 108 59 49 .546 0.0 504 536 -32 W4 27-26 32-23 1 3 6 Yes dnq
2009 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 108 57 51 .528 2.0 445 504 -59 W1 32-24 25-27 2 7 11 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 106 54 52 .509 4.0 469 433 36 L1 34-18 20-34 3 9 14 -- dnq
2009 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 110 56 54 .509 4.0 485 454 31 L3 31-23 25-31 4 10 16 -- Lost in NLDS (LA Dodgers)
2009 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 107 50 57 .467 8.5 423 513 -90 W1 29-25 21-32 5 13 23 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 108 40 68 .370 19.0 447 486 -39 W1 25-27 15-41 6 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
2009 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 109 62 47 .569 0.0 544 426 118 W1 34-21 28-26 1 1 2 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 108 60 48 .556 1.5 437 393 44 L1 36-17 24-31 2 2 4 Yes dnq
2009 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 108 58 50 .537 3.5 529 477 52 L2 25-23 33-27 3 4 7 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 109 54 55 .495 8.0 496 514 -18 L1 32-25 22-30 4 11 19 -- dnq
2009 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 110 49 61 .445 13.5 412 552 -140 W1 28-29 21-32 5 14 26 -- 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
Dan Jennings Florida Marlins Minors Assigned to Jupiter (A+)
Jonathon Niese New York Mets DL-60 DL-60 Torn right hamstring
Sandy Rosario Florida Marlins Minors Assigned to Greensboro (A)
Mike Minor Atlanta Braves Hist Signed out of draft (Vanderbilt)
Winston Abreu Tampa Bay Rays Hist Signed to minor league contract
Norris Hopper Washington Nationals Hist Sold by Chicago White Sox to Washington Nationals
Jason Johnson -- Hist Released by Yankees
Paul McAnulty Colorado Rockies Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2009-2009 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Russ Ortiz New York Yankees Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2009-2009 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Ray Sadler Houston Astros Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Daryle Ward Washington Nationals Hist Sold by Chicago White Sox to Washington Nationals
Anderson Hernandez New York Mets Hist Traded from Washington Nationals to New York Mets for Greg Veloz
Rocco Baldelli Boston Red Sox Injury DL - left ankle contusion *Fouledball off his left ankle in batting practice*
Juan Cruz Kansas City Royals Injury DL - Strained right shoulder
Justin Upton Arizona Diamondbacks Injury DL - Strained right oblique
Doug Waechter Kansas City Royals Hist Activated from Disabled List
Jose Flores Seattle Mariners Minors Signed as undrafted free agent (Venezuela)
Caleb Graham Los Angeles Angels Minors Signed as undrafted free agent (Indy Leagues)
18 record(s)