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Tuesday, August 3,1976

Tuesday, August 3,1976

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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 1976-08-03 Oakland Athletics  7 Chicago White Sox  3 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Dick Bosman Blue Moon Odom Rollie Fingers 10,063 2:42
1976 reg season 1976-08-03 Boston Red Sox  0 Cleveland Indians  1 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Dennis Eckersley Tom Murphy -- 10,187 2:15
1976 reg season 1976-08-03 Minnesota Twins  1 Kansas City Royals  7 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Marty Pattin Eddie Bane -- 16,939 2:28
1976 reg season 1976-08-03 Baltimore Orioles  2 Milwaukee Brewers  4 box | pbp County Stadium Eduardo Rodriguez Ross Grimsley -- 9,282 2:29
1976 reg season 1976-08-03 Detroit Tigers  3 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Grant Jackson Mark Fidrych -- 44,909 2:21
1976 reg season 1976-08-03 California Angels  4 Texas Rangers  0 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Paul Hartzell Jim Umbarger -- 10,301 2:12
1976 reg season 1976-08-03 San Diego Padres  3 Atlanta Braves  7 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Andy Messersmith Rich Folkers -- 3,819 2:04
1976 reg season 1976-08-03 Philadelphia Phillies  0 Chicago Cubs  4 box | pbp Wrigley Field Rick Reuschel Jim Kaat -- 0 1:32
1976 reg season 1976-08-03 Philadelphia Phillies  8 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Steve Carlton Steve Stone Ron Reed 27,636 2:19
1976 reg season 1976-08-03 Houston Astros  0 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Burt Hooton Dan Larson -- 18,684 2:11
1976 reg season 1976-08-03 Montreal Expos  8 New York Mets  9 box | pbp Shea Stadium Bob Apodaca Joe Kerrigan -- 12,245 3:07
1976 reg season 1976-08-03 St. Louis Cardinals  1 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Jim Rooker Bill Greif -- 0 2:18
1976 reg season 1976-08-03 St. Louis Cardinals  4 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Al Hrabosky Dave Giusti Mike Wallace 14,781 2:39
1976 reg season 1976-08-03 Cincinnati Reds  9 San Francisco Giants  0 box | pbp Candlestick Park Jack Billingham Mike Caldwell -- 6,994 2:10
14 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 102 63 39 .618 0.0 467 352 115 W2 32-16 31-23 1 1 3 Yes Lost World Series (Reds)
1976 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 103 52 51 .505 11.5 375 390 -15 L2 29-23 23-28 2 5 10 Yes dnq
1976 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 102 51 51 .500 12.0 421 406 15 W1 27-27 24-24 3 6 11 -- dnq
1976 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 102 48 54 .471 15.0 398 452 -54 L3 27-29 21-25 4 8 14 -- dnq
1976 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 103 48 55 .466 15.5 429 439 -10 L1 22-30 26-25 5 9 16 -- dnq
1976 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 100 45 55 .450 17.0 372 405 -33 W2 19-30 26-25 6 10 17 -- 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 102 62 40 .608 0.0 473 376 97 W1 26-22 36-18 1 2 4 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1976 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 105 54 51 .514 9.5 465 466 -1 L1 24-26 30-25 2 3 7 Yes dnq
1976 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 106 54 52 .509 10.0 459 422 37 W1 23-33 31-19 3 4 9 Yes dnq
1976 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 102 49 53 .480 13.0 415 431 -16 L1 21-26 28-27 4 7 13 -- dnq
1976 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 103 46 57 .447 16.5 381 449 -68 L1 23-31 23-26 5 11 18 -- dnq
1976 AL West California Angels franchise | log 106 46 60 .434 18.0 359 426 -67 W1 22-30 24-30 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
1976 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 104 69 35 .663 0.0 525 360 165 W1 34-15 36-19 1 1 1 Yes Lost NLCS (Reds)
1976 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 104 57 47 .548 12.0 463 451 12 L1 28-22 29-25 2 4 6 Yes dnq
1976 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 108 53 55 .491 18.0 411 362 49 W1 27-29 26-26 3 6 12 -- dnq
1976 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 106 46 60 .434 24.0 410 514 -104 L1 20-35 26-25 4 9 20 -- dnq
1976 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 102 44 58 .431 24.0 391 425 -34 W1 23-29 21-29 5 10 22 -- dnq
1976 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 98 36 62 .367 30.0 334 456 -122 L1 21-34 15-28 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
1976 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 107 69 38 .645 0.0 622 422 200 W7 35-17 34-21 1 2 2 Yes Won World Series (Yankees)
1976 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 105 59 46 .562 9.0 419 401 18 W4 25-28 34-18 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1976 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 109 56 53 .514 14.0 431 459 -28 L2 22-29 33-25 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1976 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 109 51 58 .468 19.0 397 461 -64 L1 21-32 30-26 4 7 15 -- dnq
1976 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 106 47 59 .443 21.5 444 460 -16 W1 26-29 21-30 5 8 19 -- dnq
1976 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 108 46 62 .426 23.5 400 476 -76 L4 20-32 26-30 6 11 23 -- 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
Tom Griffin San Diego Padres Hist Claimed on waivers from Astros by Padres
Dan Spillner Baltimore Orioles Injury DL - Lowr back surgery
Clay Carroll St. Louis Cardinals Hist Activated from Disabled List
3 record(s)