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Friday, August 21,2009

Friday, August 21,2009

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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
2009 reg season 2009-08-21 Florida Marlins  5 Atlanta Braves  3 box | pbp Turner Field Anibal Sanchez Javier Vazquez Leo Nunez 22,608 2:48
2009 reg season 2009-08-21 San Francisco Giants  6 Colorado Rockies  3 box | pbp Coors Field Jonathan Sanchez Aaron Cook -- 43,666 3:18
2009 reg season 2009-08-21 Arizona Diamondbacks  0 Houston Astros  1 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Roy Oswalt Yusmeiro Petit Jose Valverde 30,032 2:20
2009 reg season 2009-08-21 Chicago Cubs  1 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Randy Wolf Randy Wells Jonathan Broxton 51,579 2:33
2009 reg season 2009-08-21 Philadelphia Phillies  2 New York Mets  4 box | pbp Citi Field Mike Pelfrey Cole Hamels Francisco Rodriguez 38,243 2:49
2009 reg season 2009-08-21 Cincinnati Reds  2 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp PNC Park Charlie Morton Micah Owings Matt Capps 22,725 2:47
2009 reg season 2009-08-21 St. Louis Cardinals  0 San Diego Padres  4 box | pbp PETCO Park Clayton Richard Kyle Lohse -- 27,282 2:20
2009 reg season 2009-08-21 Milwaukee Brewers  7 Washington Nationals  3 box | pbp Nationals Park Braden Looper J.D. Martin -- 26,307 2:28
2009 reg season 2009-08-21 New York Yankees  20 Boston Red Sox  11 box | pbp Fenway Park Andy Pettitte Brad Penny -- 37,869 3:57
2009 reg season 2009-08-21 Baltimore Orioles  5 Chicago White Sox  1 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Jeremy Guthrie Gavin Floyd -- 34,125 2:23
2009 reg season 2009-08-21 Seattle Mariners  9 Cleveland Indians  4 box | pbp Progressive Field Lucas French David Huff -- 28,503 2:51
2009 reg season 2009-08-21 Minnesota Twins  5 Kansas City Royals  4 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Joe Nathan Joakim Soria -- 22,283 3:11
2009 reg season 2009-08-21 Detroit Tigers  3 Oakland Athletics  2 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Edwin Jackson Gio Gonzalez Fernando Rodney 15,927 2:54
2009 reg season 2009-08-21 Texas Rangers  3 Tampa Bay Rays  5 box | pbp Tropicana Field Scott Kazmir Dustin Nippert J.P. Howell 20,639 2:53
2009 reg season 2009-08-21 Los Angeles Angels  4 Toronto Blue Jays  5 box | pbp Rogers Centre Marc Rzepczynski Sean O'Sullivan Casey Janssen 15,993 2:56
15 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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 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 122 77 45 .631 0.0 687 571 116 W3 38-21 39-24 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Philadelphia)
2009 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 121 63 58 .521 13.5 631 547 84 L1 35-22 28-36 2 5 14 -- Lost in ALDS (LA Angels)
2009 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 121 61 60 .504 15.5 629 551 78 W1 40-21 21-39 3 8 17 -- dnq
2009 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 120 58 62 .483 18.0 573 550 23 W1 32-29 26-33 4 10 21 -- dnq
2009 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 122 51 71 .418 26.0 567 656 -89 W2 28-33 23-38 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 121 63 58 .521 0.0 556 540 16 W2 37-23 26-35 1 6 13 Yes dnq
2009 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 122 63 59 .516 0.5 609 607 2 W1 37-23 26-36 2 7 15 -- Lost in ALDS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 122 55 67 .451 8.5 564 552 12 L1 32-32 23-35 3 11 25 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 121 53 68 .438 10.0 611 639 -28 L4 26-35 27-33 4 13 27 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 121 53 68 .438 10.0 488 617 -129 L2 30-32 23-36 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
2009 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 121 67 54 .554 0.0 588 527 61 L1 39-26 28-28 1 2 3 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 122 65 57 .533 2.5 491 537 -46 W1 35-24 30-33 2 3 9 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 120 63 57 .525 3.5 689 610 79 L1 30-28 33-29 3 4 11 Yes Lost in ALCS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 121 59 62 .488 8.0 543 582 -39 L3 30-31 29-31 4 9 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
2009 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 122 65 57 .533 0.0 580 577 3 W1 37-25 28-32 1 5 8 Yes dnq
2009 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 119 63 56 .529 0.5 628 530 98 L2 30-31 33-25 2 7 10 -- Lost World Series (NY Yankees)
2009 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 122 64 58 .525 1.0 518 567 -49 W1 38-25 26-33 3 8 12 -- dnq
2009 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 122 61 61 .500 4.0 552 495 57 L1 31-29 30-32 4 11 19 -- dnq
2009 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 122 47 75 .385 18.0 548 658 -110 L4 28-35 19-40 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 St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 124 67 57 .540 0.0 553 499 54 L1 36-24 31-33 1 4 6 Yes Lost in NLDS (LA Dodgers)
2009 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 122 65 57 .533 1.0 513 583 -70 W3 38-25 27-32 2 6 7 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 121 62 59 .512 3.5 579 609 -30 W1 29-30 33-29 3 9 16 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 120 60 60 .500 5.0 530 511 19 L2 36-21 24-39 4 10 18 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 121 55 66 .455 10.5 474 569 -95 L1 32-29 23-37 5 13 23 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 120 46 74 .383 19.0 490 555 -65 W4 29-30 17-44 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 San Francisco Giants franchise | log 122 68 54 .557 0.0 488 446 42 W1 39-20 29-34 1 1 2 Yes dnq
2009 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 123 68 55 .553 0.5 600 475 125 W2 37-26 31-29 2 2 4 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 122 66 56 .541 2.0 614 536 78 L1 28-28 38-28 3 3 5 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 123 59 64 .480 9.5 543 595 -52 L1 36-27 23-37 4 12 22 -- dnq
2009 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 124 56 68 .452 13.0 477 622 -145 W1 33-32 23-36 5 14 24 -- 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
L.J. Gagnier Detroit Tigers Restr Placed on temporarily inactive list
Chris Duncan -- Hist Released by Red Sox
Jesus Colome Milwaukee Brewers Injury DL - right forearm strain
Bobby Crosby Oakland Athletics Injury DL - strained left calf
Rocco Baldelli Boston Red Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
Damaso Marte New York Yankees Hist Activated from Disabled List
Phillip Dumatrait Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Activated from Disabled List
Daric Barton Oakland Athletics Hist Activated from Disabled List
Anibal Sanchez Florida Marlins Hist Activated from Disabled List
Jose Brito Chicago White Sox Minors Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Mike Ohlman Baltimore Orioles Minors Signed out of draft (Florida HS)
11 record(s)