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Monday, December 2,1968

Monday, December 2,1968

Baseball on this Date

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1968 Final Standings
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  • 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
1968 AL -- Detroit Tigers franchise | log 164 103 61 .628 0.0 671 492 179 L3 47-36 56-25 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Cardinals)
1968 AL -- Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 162 91 71 .562 11.0 579 497 82 L1 44-38 47-33 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1968 AL -- Cleveland Indians franchise | log 162 87 75 .537 15.0 516 504 12 W1 43-38 43-38 3 3 5 Yes dnq
1968 AL -- Boston Red Sox franchise | log 162 86 76 .531 16.0 614 611 3 L2 40-41 46-35 4 4 6 Yes dnq
1968 AL -- New York Yankees franchise | log 164 84 80 .512 19.0 536 531 5 W2 44-38 39-43 5 5 9 Yes dnq
1968 AL -- Oakland Athletics franchise | log 163 83 80 .509 19.5 569 544 25 L1 38-42 44-39 6 6 10 -- dnq
1968 AL -- Minnesota Twins franchise | log 162 79 83 .488 23.0 562 546 16 W1 38-43 41-40 7 7 11 -- dnq
1968 AL -- Chicago White Sox franchise | log 162 67 95 .414 35.0 463 527 -64 W1 31-50 36-45 8 8 18 -- dnq
1968 AL -- California Angels franchise | log 162 67 95 .414 35.0 498 615 -117 L1 35-46 32-49 9 9 19 -- dnq
1968 AL -- Washington Senators II franchise | log 161 65 96 .404 36.5 524 665 -141 W3 31-49 34-47 10 10 20 -- dnq
1968 NL -- St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 162 97 65 .599 0.0 583 472 111 W1 50-31 47-34 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Tigers)
1968 NL -- San Francisco Giants franchise | log 163 88 75 .540 9.5 599 529 70 L1 46-36 42-39 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1968 NL -- Chicago Cubs franchise | log 163 85 78 .521 12.5 612 611 1 W5 37-44 47-35 3 3 7 Yes dnq
1968 NL -- Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 163 84 79 .515 13.5 690 673 17 W1 43-38 40-42 4 4 8 Yes dnq
1968 NL -- Atlanta Braves franchise | log 144 69 75 .479 19.0 437 489 -52 W1 32-39 37-36 5 5 12 Yes dnq
1968 NL -- Houston Astros franchise | log 140 67 73 .479 19.0 450 481 -31 L1 29-41 38-32 6 6 13 -- dnq
1968 NL -- Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 159 75 84 .472 20.5 457 494 -37 L1 34-44 41-40 7 7 14 -- dnq
1968 NL -- Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 162 76 86 .469 21.0 543 615 -72 W1 38-43 38-43 8 8 15 -- dnq
1968 NL -- Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 143 66 77 .462 21.5 480 461 19 L4 35-40 31-37 9 9 16 -- dnq
1968 NL -- New York Mets franchise | log 163 74 89 .454 23.5 473 499 -26 L1 41-40 32-50 10 10 17 -- dnq
20 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
Bo Belinsky St. Louis Cardinals Hist Selected from Houston Astros by St. Louis Cardinals in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Pedro Borbon California Angels Hist Selected from St. Louis Cardinals by California Angels in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Don Bryant Houston Astros Hist Selected from San Francisco Giants by Houston Astros in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Larry Burchart Cleveland Indians Hist Selected from Los Angeles Dodgers by Cleveland Indians in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Bob Chance California Angels Hist Selected from Washington Senators II by California Angels in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Billy Cowan New York Yankees Hist Selected from Philadelphia Phillies by New York Yankees in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Bobby Darwin Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Selected from Baltimore Orioles by Los Angeles Dodgers in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Brock Davis Chicago Cubs Hist Selected from Houston Astros by Chicago Cubs in Minor League Draft
Darrell Evans Atlanta Braves Hist Selected from Oakland Athletics by Atlanta Braves in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Greg Garrett California Angels Hist Selected from San Francisco Giants by California Angels in Minor League Draft
Wayne Garrett New York Mets Hist Selected from Atlanta Braves by New York Mets in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Gary Geiger Houston Astros Hist Selected from St. Louis Cardinals by Houston Astros in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Cesar Geronimo Houston Astros Hist Selected from New York Yankees by Houston Astros in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Don Hahn -- Hist Selected from San Francisco Giants by Montreal Expos in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Bobby Klaus -- Hist Selected from Philadelphia Phillies by San Diego Padres in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Ron Law Cleveland Indians Hist Selected from Chicago Cubs by Cleveland Indians in Minor League Draft
Buck Martinez Houston Astros Hist Selected from Philadelphia Phillies by Houston Astros in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Bobby Mitchell New York Yankees Hist Selected from Boston Red Sox by New York Yankees in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Jose Morales Oakland Athletics Hist Selected from San Francisco Giants by Oakland Athletics in Minor League Draft
Russ Nixon Chicago White Sox Hist Selected from Boston Red Sox by Chicago White Sox in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Tommie Reynolds Oakland Athletics Hist Selected from New York Mets by Oakland Athletics in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Fred Rico -- Hist Selected from Baltimore Orioles by Kansas City Royals in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Juan Rios -- Hist Selected from New York Mets by Montreal Expos in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Dave Sells California Angels Hist Selected from San Francisco Giants by California Angels in Minor League Draft
Carroll Sembera -- Hist Selected from Houston Astros by Montreal Expos in MLB Rule 5 Draft
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Rich Severson -- Hist Selected from Chicago White Sox by Kansas City Royals in Minor League Draft
Bill Short Cincinnati Reds Hist Selected from New York Mets by Cincinnati Reds in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Roe Skidmore Chicago Cubs Hist Selected from San Francisco Giants by Chicago Cubs in Minor League Draft
Jimmy Stewart Cincinnati Reds Hist Selected from Chicago White Sox by Cincinnati Reds in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Hawk Taylor -- Hist Selected from California Angels by Kansas City Royals in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Ron Tompkins Atlanta Braves Hist Selected from Cincinnati Reds by Atlanta Braves in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Freddie Velazquez Seattle Pilots Hist Selected from San Diego Padres by Seattle Pilots in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Floyd Wicker -- Hist Selected from St. Louis Cardinals by Montreal Expos in MLB Rule 5 Draft
Zoilo Versalles Cleveland Indians Hist Traded from San Diego Padres to Cleveland Indians for Bill Davis (10/21/1968)
34 record(s)