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Sunday, August 23,2009

Sunday, August 23,2009

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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 2009-08-23 Florida Marlins  5 Atlanta Braves  7 box | pbp Turner Field Peter Moylan Kiko Calero Rafael Soriano 30,478 3:04
2009 reg season 2009-08-23 San Francisco Giants  2 Colorado Rockies  4 box | pbp Coors Field Ubaldo Jimenez Tim Lincecum Huston Street 48,704 2:46
2009 reg season 2009-08-23 Arizona Diamondbacks  7 Houston Astros  5 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Jon Garland Bud Norris Chad Qualls 30,612 3:20
2009 reg season 2009-08-23 Chicago Cubs  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Ryan Dempster Chad Billingsley Carlos Marmol 49,711 2:46
2009 reg season 2009-08-23 Philadelphia Phillies  9 New York Mets  7 box | pbp Citi Field Pedro Martinez Oliver Perez Brad Lidge 39,038 3:00
2009 reg season 2009-08-23 Cincinnati Reds  4 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 box | pbp PNC Park Homer Bailey Kevin Hart Francisco Cordero 21,209 3:30
2009 reg season 2009-08-23 St. Louis Cardinals  5 San Diego Padres  2 box | pbp PETCO Park John Smoltz Cesar Carrillo Ryan Franklin 27,435 3:20
2009 reg season 2009-08-23 Milwaukee Brewers  3 Washington Nationals  8 box | pbp Nationals Park Craig Stammen Manny Parra -- 21,484 2:51
2009 reg season 2009-08-23 New York Yankees  8 Boston Red Sox  4 box | pbp Fenway Park CC Sabathia Josh Beckett -- 38,008 3:13
2009 reg season 2009-08-23 Baltimore Orioles  5 Chicago White Sox  4 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Jason Berken Mark Buehrle Jim Johnson 32,742 2:51
2009 reg season 2009-08-23 Seattle Mariners  1 Cleveland Indians  6 box | pbp Progressive Field Fausto Carmona Felix Hernandez -- 23,086 2:37
2009 reg season 2009-08-23 Minnesota Twins  10 Kansas City Royals  3 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Carl Pavano Brian Bannister -- 18,680 2:55
2009 reg season 2009-08-23 Detroit Tigers  4 Oakland Athletics  9 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Brett Tomko Rick Porcello -- 17,690 2:51
2009 reg season 2009-08-23 Texas Rangers  4 Tampa Bay Rays  0 box | pbp Tropicana Field Scott Feldman David Price -- 29,101 2:51
2009 reg season 2009-08-23 Los Angeles Angels  3 Toronto Blue Jays  8 box | pbp Rogers Centre Ricky Romero Trevor Bell -- 23,935 3:17
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
2009 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 124 78 46 .629 0.0 696 589 107 W1 38-21 40-25 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Philadelphia)
2009 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 123 64 59 .520 13.5 649 556 93 L1 36-23 28-36 2 5 12 -- Lost in ALDS (LA Angels)
2009 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 123 62 61 .504 15.5 634 559 75 L1 41-22 21-39 3 8 17 -- dnq
2009 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 122 59 63 .484 18.0 584 560 24 W1 33-30 26-33 4 10 21 -- dnq
2009 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 124 52 72 .419 26.0 573 664 -91 W1 28-33 24-39 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 Minnesota Twins franchise | log 124 64 60 .516 0.0 627 617 10 L1 37-23 27-37 1 6 14 Yes Lost in ALDS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 123 63 60 .512 0.5 562 552 10 L2 37-23 26-37 2 7 15 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 124 56 68 .452 8.0 572 558 14 L1 33-33 23-35 3 11 24 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 123 55 68 .447 8.5 621 643 -22 W2 28-35 27-33 4 12 25 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 123 54 69 .439 9.5 498 635 -137 W1 31-33 23-36 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 123 68 55 .553 0.0 596 532 64 W1 39-26 29-29 1 2 2 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 122 64 58 .525 3.5 699 621 78 L1 30-28 34-30 2 3 9 Yes Lost in ALCS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 124 65 59 .524 3.5 495 547 -52 L2 35-24 30-35 3 4 10 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 123 61 62 .496 7.0 555 588 -33 W2 32-31 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 Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 121 65 56 .537 0.0 641 538 103 W2 30-31 35-25 1 5 7 Yes Lost World Series (NY Yankees)
2009 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 124 65 59 .524 1.5 588 588 0 L2 37-25 28-34 2 7 11 -- dnq
2009 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 124 64 60 .516 2.5 526 580 -54 L2 38-27 26-33 3 8 13 -- dnq
2009 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 124 63 61 .508 3.5 563 503 60 W2 33-29 30-32 4 9 16 -- dnq
2009 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 124 49 75 .395 17.5 565 672 -107 W2 30-35 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 126 69 57 .548 0.0 565 501 64 W2 36-24 33-33 1 4 6 Yes Lost in NLDS (LA Dodgers)
2009 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 124 66 58 .532 2.0 522 592 -70 L1 39-26 27-32 2 6 8 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 123 62 61 .504 5.5 593 626 -33 L2 29-30 33-31 3 10 18 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 122 61 61 .500 6.0 533 514 19 W1 36-21 25-40 4 11 19 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 123 57 66 .463 10.5 480 582 -102 W2 32-29 25-37 5 13 23 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 122 46 76 .377 21.0 503 561 -58 L2 29-32 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 Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 125 69 56 .552 0.0 603 478 125 L1 38-27 31-29 1 1 3 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 124 68 56 .548 0.5 632 549 83 W2 30-28 38-28 2 3 5 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 124 68 56 .548 0.5 501 464 37 L2 39-20 29-36 3 2 4 Yes dnq
2009 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 125 60 65 .480 9.0 552 604 -52 W1 36-27 24-38 4 12 22 -- dnq
2009 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 126 56 70 .444 13.5 479 634 -155 L2 33-34 23-36 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
Max Stassi Oakland Athletics Minors Assigned to Vancouver (A-)
Felix Ramirez Houston Astros Minors Reinstated to active roster
Xander Bogaerts Boston Red Sox Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Aruba)
Aaron Harang Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Appendectomy *Non-baseball procedure*
Brendan Donnelly Florida Marlins Injury DL - strained right calf
Greg Dobbs Philadelphia Phillies Injury DL - strained right calf
Scott Rolen Cincinnati Reds Hist Activated from Disabled List
7 record(s)