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Thursday, April 9,1970

Thursday, April 9,1970

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1970 reg season 1970-04-09 Minnesota Twins  6 Chicago White Sox  4 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Stan Williams Joe Horlen Steve Barber 1,474 2:59
1970 reg season 1970-04-09 Baltimore Orioles  13 Cleveland Indians  1 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Tom Phoebus Rich Hand -- 2,440 2:26
1970 reg season 1970-04-09 Oakland Athletics  1 Kansas City Royals  3 box | pbp Municipal Stadium Bill Butler Chuck Dobson Dave Morehead 7,529 2:25
1970 reg season 1970-04-09 Boston Red Sox  3 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Fritz Peterson Ray Culp Jack Aker 7,039 2:04
1970 reg season 1970-04-09 Cincinnati Reds  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Wayne Simpson Don Sutton -- 12,862 1:58
1970 reg season 1970-04-09 St. Louis Cardinals  7 Montreal Expos  3 box | pbp Parc Jarry Mike Torrez Steve Renko Tom Hilgendorf 5,688 2:22
1970 reg season 1970-04-09 Chicago Cubs  3 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Shibe Park Bill Wilson Ken Holtzman Joe Hoerner 5,075 2:30
1970 reg season 1970-04-09 New York Mets  1 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 box | pbp Forbes Field Dock Ellis Jerry Koosman -- 9,884 2:04
1970 reg season 1970-04-09 Atlanta Braves  6 San Diego Padres  1 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Jim Nash Clay Kirby -- 5,818 2:24
1970 reg season 1970-04-09 Houston Astros  4 San Francisco Giants  7 box | pbp Candlestick Park Ron Bryant Jack DiLauro Don McMahon 2,810 2:30
10 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
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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
1970 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 3 3 0 1.000 0.0 24 5 19 W3 3-0 0-0 1 1 2 Yes Won World Series (Reds)
1970 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 1.0 12 14 -2 W1 2-1 0-0 2 4 10 Yes dnq
1970 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 1.5 7 7 0 L1 1-1 0-0 3 6 11 -- dnq
1970 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 1.5 7 7 0 W1 0-0 1-1 4 7 14 -- dnq
1970 AL East Washington Senators II franchise | log 3 1 2 .333 2.0 14 12 2 L1 0-0 1-2 5 9 18 -- dnq
1970 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 3 0 3 .000 3.0 5 24 -19 L3 0-0 0-3 6 10 19 -- 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
1970 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 2 2 0 1.000 0.0 18 4 14 W2 2-0 0-0 1 3 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1970 AL West California Angels franchise | log 2 2 0 1.000 0.0 18 1 17 W2 2-0 0-0 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1970 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.5 9 7 2 W2 0-0 2-1 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1970 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 3 1 2 .333 1.5 7 9 -2 L2 1-2 0-0 4 8 17 -- dnq
1970 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 2 0 2 .000 2.0 4 18 -14 L2 0-0 0-2 5 11 22 -- dnq
1970 AL West Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 2 0 2 .000 2.0 1 18 -17 L2 0-0 0-2 6 12 21 -- 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
1970 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 2 2 0 1.000 0.0 7 3 4 W2 0-0 2-0 1 3 6 Yes dnq
1970 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 2 2 0 1.000 0.0 14 5 9 W2 2-0 0-0 2 1 4 Yes dnq
1970 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 1.0 6 5 1 L1 1-1 0-0 3 7 13 -- dnq
1970 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 1.0 5 6 -1 W1 0-0 1-1 4 6 12 -- Lost NLCS (Reds)
1970 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 2 0 2 .000 2.0 3 7 -4 L2 0-2 0-0 5 12 23 -- dnq
1970 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 3 0 3 .000 2.5 6 19 -13 L3 0-1 0-2 6 10 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
1970 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 4 4 0 1.000 0.0 17 3 14 W4 3-0 1-0 1 2 5 Yes Lost World Series (Orioles)
1970 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 1.5 15 10 5 W2 2-1 0-0 2 5 8 Yes dnq
1970 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 1.5 17 16 1 W2 0-0 2-1 3 4 7 Yes dnq
1970 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 3 1 2 .333 2.5 16 17 -1 L2 1-2 0-0 4 8 15 -- dnq
1970 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 3 1 2 .333 2.5 10 15 -5 L2 0-0 1-2 5 9 16 -- dnq
1970 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 3 0 3 .000 3.5 2 12 -10 L3 0-0 0-3 6 11 24 -- dnq
24 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.
  • 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
Jimmie Schaffer Baltimore Orioles Hist Sold by Los Angeles Dodgers to Baltimore Orioles
Cecil Upshaw Atlanta Braves Injury DL - Right ring finger surgery (nearly severed)
2 record(s)