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Thursday, August 20,1970

Thursday, August 20,1970

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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 1970-08-20 New York Yankees  4 Minnesota Twins  3 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Mel Stottlemyre Bill Zepp Lindy McDaniel 24,794 2:33
1970 reg season 1970-08-20 Philadelphia Phillies  2 Atlanta Braves  6 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Ron Reed Barry Lersch -- 9,868 2:05
2 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
1970 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 122 78 44 .639 0.0 598 460 138 W5 40-26 38-18 1 1 2 Yes Won World Series (Reds)
1970 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 122 67 55 .549 11.0 531 493 38 W1 30-33 37-22 2 5 7 Yes dnq
1970 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 122 65 57 .533 13.0 534 524 10 L1 31-32 34-25 3 6 9 -- dnq
1970 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 120 62 58 .517 15.0 568 551 17 L1 20-35 42-23 4 7 11 -- dnq
1970 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 122 58 64 .475 20.0 480 514 -34 W1 28-37 30-27 5 9 16 -- dnq
1970 AL East Washington Senators II franchise | log 122 58 64 .475 20.0 490 516 -26 L2 23-34 35-30 6 8 15 -- 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 120 72 48 .600 0.0 570 461 109 L1 35-27 37-21 1 2 3 Yes Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1970 AL West California Angels franchise | log 122 68 54 .557 5.0 495 459 36 L1 33-24 35-30 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1970 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 123 68 55 .553 5.5 518 442 76 W1 30-27 38-28 3 4 6 Yes dnq
1970 AL West Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 124 47 77 .379 27.0 473 601 -128 L3 16-41 30-37 4 10 22 -- dnq
1970 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 122 46 76 .377 27.0 468 557 -89 W2 24-40 22-36 5 11 23 -- dnq
1970 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 125 44 81 .352 30.5 486 633 -147 W1 23-44 21-37 6 12 24 -- 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 Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 124 68 56 .548 0.0 570 528 42 L1 28-29 40-27 1 3 8 Yes Lost NLCS (Reds)
1970 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 121 64 57 .529 2.5 520 467 53 L1 32-31 32-26 2 4 10 Yes dnq
1970 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 124 64 60 .516 4.0 629 543 86 W1 24-32 40-28 3 5 12 Yes dnq
1970 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 123 57 66 .463 10.5 576 576 0 L2 28-30 29-36 4 8 17 -- dnq
1970 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 123 54 69 .439 13.5 537 638 -101 W3 27-40 26-30 5 10 19 -- dnq
1970 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 122 53 69 .434 14.0 437 558 -121 L6 28-38 26-30 6 11 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 125 82 43 .656 0.0 616 522 94 L2 35-23 47-20 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Orioles)
1970 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 121 69 52 .570 11.0 595 495 100 W2 41-23 28-29 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1970 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 123 62 61 .504 19.0 578 584 -6 W3 26-32 36-29 3 6 13 -- dnq
1970 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 122 61 61 .500 19.5 649 670 -21 W1 31-34 30-27 4 7 14 -- dnq
1970 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 122 55 67 .451 25.5 549 596 -47 W1 24-35 31-32 5 9 18 -- dnq
1970 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 124 48 76 .387 33.5 536 615 -79 L1 25-41 23-35 6 12 21 -- 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
Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs Hist Activated from Disabled List
1 record(s)
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