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Tuesday, June 8,1976

Tuesday, June 8,1976

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1976 reg season 1976-06-08 Texas Rangers  6 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Fritz Peterson Doyle Alexander Steve Foucault 10,006 3:05
1976 reg season 1976-06-08 Oakland Athletics  6 Boston Red Sox  5 box | pbp Fenway Park Jim Todd Reggie Cleveland Rollie Fingers 26,704 2:57
1976 reg season 1976-06-08 Minnesota Twins  3 Cleveland Indians  1 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Bill Campbell Dennis Eckersley -- 6,581 2:32
1976 reg season 1976-06-08 Detroit Tigers  3 Kansas City Royals  1 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Dave Roberts Dennis Leonard -- 13,869 2:02
1976 reg season 1976-06-08 Chicago White Sox  0 Milwaukee Brewers  2 box | pbp County Stadium Bill Travers Bart Johnson -- 17,973 2:05
1976 reg season 1976-06-08 California Angels  2 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Dock Ellis Gary Ross -- 14,867 1:49
1976 reg season 1976-06-08 Atlanta Braves  7 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Phil Niekro Ray Burris Adrian Devine 10,893 2:32
1976 reg season 1976-06-08 St. Louis Cardinals  0 Houston Astros  2 box | pbp Astrodome Larry Dierker Bob Forsch -- 9,827 2:04
1976 reg season 1976-06-08 Philadelphia Phillies  14 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Larry Christenson Tommy John -- 27,950 2:27
1976 reg season 1976-06-08 Cincinnati Reds  10 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Santo Alcala Jim Rooker Will McEnaney 17,331 2:47
1976 reg season 1976-06-08 New York Mets  0 San Diego Padres  3 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Dave Freisleben Mickey Lolich -- 8,694 2:06
1976 reg season 1976-06-08 Montreal Expos  9 San Francisco Giants  4 box | pbp Candlestick Park Woodie Fryman Rob Dressler -- 2,424 2:26
12 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
1976 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 48 29 19 .604 0.0 233 182 51 W2 16-6 13-13 1 2 4 Yes Lost World Series (Reds)
1976 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 50 24 26 .480 6.0 178 197 -19 L4 12-10 12-16 2 6 12 -- dnq
1976 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 47 22 25 .468 6.5 208 206 2 L1 10-10 12-15 3 8 14 -- dnq
1976 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 49 22 27 .449 7.5 196 184 12 L4 13-13 9-14 4 10 16 -- dnq
1976 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 49 22 27 .449 7.5 198 232 -34 W1 10-12 12-15 5 9 17 -- dnq
1976 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 45 19 26 .422 8.5 171 196 -25 W2 11-16 8-10 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
1976 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 50 31 19 .620 0.0 252 187 65 L1 13-11 18-8 1 1 3 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1976 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 49 29 20 .592 1.5 240 202 38 W3 12-10 17-10 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1976 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 47 25 22 .532 4.5 172 190 -18 L1 11-15 14-7 3 4 9 Yes dnq
1976 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 50 26 24 .520 5.0 211 228 -17 W4 16-16 10-8 4 5 10 Yes dnq
1976 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 53 25 28 .472 7.5 228 234 -6 W1 11-16 14-12 5 7 13 -- dnq
1976 AL West California Angels franchise | log 55 22 33 .400 11.5 190 239 -49 L3 11-15 11-18 6 12 22 -- 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
1976 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 49 34 15 .694 0.0 286 180 106 W3 17-4 18-10 1 1 1 Yes Lost NLCS (Reds)
1976 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 52 29 23 .558 6.5 207 218 -11 L1 13-11 16-12 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1976 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 56 26 30 .464 11.5 223 203 20 L3 13-17 13-13 3 7 15 -- dnq
1976 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 53 23 30 .434 13.0 191 220 -29 L1 14-13 9-17 4 8 18 -- dnq
1976 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 52 22 30 .423 13.5 209 276 -67 L5 13-15 9-15 5 9 19 -- dnq
1976 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 46 18 28 .391 14.5 178 212 -34 W1 10-13 8-15 6 11 23 -- 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
1976 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 53 33 20 .623 0.0 326 203 123 W1 18-12 15-8 1 2 2 Yes Won World Series (Yankees)
1976 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 55 31 24 .564 3.0 231 229 2 L2 13-14 18-10 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1976 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 51 28 23 .549 4.0 219 213 6 W4 14-10 14-13 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1976 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 57 29 28 .509 6.0 223 251 -28 W1 10-15 18-14 4 6 11 -- dnq
1976 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 51 21 30 .412 11.0 201 225 -24 W5 14-14 7-16 5 10 21 -- dnq
1976 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 55 21 34 .382 13.0 199 263 -64 L2 9-19 12-15 6 12 24 -- dnq
24 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Brian Allard Texas Rangers Hist Signed out of draft (Illinois HS)
Gary Allenson Boston Red Sox Hist Signed out of draft (Arizona State)
Neil Allen New York Mets Hist Signed out of draft (Kansas HS)
Reggie Baldwin Houston Astros Hist Signed out of draft (Grambling State)
Floyd Bannister Houston Astros Hist Signed out of draft (Arizona State)
Bruce Benedict Atlanta Braves Hist Signed out of draft (Nebraska at Omaha)
Bruce Berenyi Cincinnati Reds Hist Signed out of draft (Truman State)
Jim Beswick San Diego Padres Hist Signed out of draft (Pennsylvania HS)
Mike Bishop California Angels Hist Signed out of draft (California HS)
Danny Boone California Angels Hist Signed out of draft (Cal State Fullerton)
Doe Boyland Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Signed out of draft (UW Oshkosh)
Ernie Camacho Oakland Athletics Hist Signed out of draft (Hartnell College)
John Castino Minnesota Twins Hist Signed out of draft (Rollins)
Mike Colbern Chicago White Sox Hist Signed out of draft (Arizona State)
Joe Coleman Chicago Cubs Hist Sold by Detroit Tigers to Chicago Cubs
Steve Davis Chicago Cubs Hist Signed out of draft (Stanford)
Bill Dawley Cincinnati Reds Hist Signed out of draft (Connecticut HS)
Terry Felton Minnesota Twins Hist Signed out of draft (Louisiana HS)
Bob Ferris California Angels Hist Signed out of draft (Maryland)
George Frazier Milwaukee Brewers Hist Signed out of draft (Oklahoma)
John Fulgham St. Louis Cardinals Hist Signed out of draft (Yavapai College)
Mark Funderburk Minnesota Twins Hist Signed out of draft (Louisburg College)
Jim Gaudet Kansas City Royals Hist Signed out of draft (Tulane)
Lorenzo Gray Chicago White Sox Hist Signed out of draft (California HS)
Mike Griffin Texas Rangers Hist Signed out of draft (California HS)
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Glenn Gulliver Detroit Tigers Hist Signed out of draft (Eastern Michigan)
John Harris California Angels Hist Signed out of draft (Lubbock Christian)
Ron Hassey Cleveland Indians Hist Signed out of draft (Arizona)
Glenn Hoffman Boston Red Sox Hist Signed out of draft (California HS)
Gary Holle Milwaukee Brewers Hist Signed out of draft (Siena College)
Paul Householder Cincinnati Reds Hist Signed out of draft (Connecticut HS)
Mike Howard Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Signed out of draft (California HS)
Bruce Hurst Boston Red Sox Hist Signed out of draft (Utah HS)
Bob James Montreal Expos Hist Signed out of draft (California HS)
Greg Keatley Chicago Cubs Hist Signed out of draft (South Carolina)
Ken Landreaux California Angels Hist Signed out of draft (Arizona State)
Mark Lee San Diego Padres Hist Signed out of draft (Pepperdine)
John Littlefield St. Louis Cardinals Hist Signed out of draft (Azusa Pacific)
Bob Long Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Signed out of draft (California HS)
Gary Lucas San Diego Padres Hist Signed out of draft (Chapman)
Keith MacWhorter Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Signed out of draft (Bryant University)
Rick Matula Atlanta Braves Hist Signed out of draft (Sam Houston State)
Eddie Milner Cincinnati Reds Hist Signed out of draft (Central State)
Bobby Moore Oakland Athletics Hist Signed out of draft (California HS)
Dan Morogiello Atlanta Braves Hist Signed out of draft (Seton Hall)
Jack Morris Detroit Tigers Hist Signed out of draft (Brigham Young)
Steve Mura San Diego Padres Hist Signed out of draft (Tulane)
Reid Nichols Boston Red Sox Hist Signed out of draft (Florida HS)
Jack O'Connor Montreal Expos Hist Signed out of draft (California HS)
Bob Owchinko San Diego Padres Hist Signed out of draft (Eastern Michigan)
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
David Palmer Montreal Expos Hist Signed out of draft (New York HS)
Jim Pankovits Houston Astros Hist Signed out of draft (South Carolina)
Bob Pate Montreal Expos Hist Signed out of draft (Arizona State)
Jack Perconte Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Signed out of draft (Murray State)
Broderick Perkins San Diego Padres Hist Signed out of draft (St. Mary`s (CA))
Dan Petry Detroit Tigers Hist Signed out of draft (California HS)
Ken Phelps Kansas City Royals Hist Signed out of draft (Arizona State)
Chuck Porter California Angels Hist Signed out of draft (Clemson)
Ted Power Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Signed out of draft (Kansas State)
Gary Rajsich Houston Astros Hist Signed out of draft (Arizona State)
Bert Roberge Houston Astros Hist Signed out of draft (Maine)
Gene Roof St. Louis Cardinals Hist Signed out of draft (Kentucky HS)
Billy Sample Texas Rangers Hist Signed out of draft (James Madison)
Ken Schrom California Angels Hist Signed out of draft (Idaho)
Mike Scioscia Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Signed out of draft (Pennsylvania HS)
Mike Scott New York Mets Hist Signed out of draft (Pepperdine)
Ray Searage St. Louis Cardinals Hist Signed out of draft (West Liberty University)
Kurt Seibert Chicago Cubs Hist Signed out of draft (Clemson)
Roger Slagle New York Yankees Hist Signed out of draft (Kansas)
Dave Smith Houston Astros Hist Signed out of draft (San Diego State)
Jim Smith Baltimore Orioles Hist Signed out of draft (Long Beach State)
Ken Smith Atlanta Braves Hist Signed out of draft (Ohio HS)
Mike Smithson Boston Red Sox Hist Signed out of draft (Tennessee)
Lary Sorensen Milwaukee Brewers Hist Signed out of draft (Michigan)
Dave Stegman Detroit Tigers Hist Signed out of draft (Arizona)
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Jeff Stember San Francisco Giants Hist Signed out of draft (New Jersey HS)
Craig Stimac San Diego Padres Hist Signed out of draft (Denver)
Pat Tabler New York Yankees Hist Signed out of draft (Ohio HS)
Tom Tellmann San Diego Padres Hist Signed out of draft (Grand Canyon)
Alan Trammell Detroit Tigers Hist Signed out of draft (California HS)
Steve Trout Chicago White Sox Hist Signed out of draft (Illinois HS)
Pat Underwood Detroit Tigers Hist Signed out of draft (Indiana HS)
Max Venable Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Signed out of draft (California HS)
Dave Vonohlen New York Mets Hist Signed out of draft (New York HS)
Chico Walker Boston Red Sox Hist Signed out of draft (Illinois HS)
Roger Weaver Detroit Tigers Hist Signed out of draft (SUNY-Oneonta)
Jim Wessinger Atlanta Braves Hist Signed out of draft (Le Moyne)
Tom Wiedenbauer Houston Astros Hist Signed out of draft (Arizona HS)
Ted Wilborn New York Yankees Hist Signed out of draft (California HS)
Dallas Williams Baltimore Orioles Hist Signed out of draft (New York HS)
Kip Young Detroit Tigers Hist Signed out of draft (Bowling Green State)
91 record(s)