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Thursday, August 26,1976

Thursday, August 26,1976

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Games on this date
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  • 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
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  • 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.
year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1976 reg season 1976-08-26 Kansas City Royals  7 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park Tom Bruno Jim Willoughby -- 24,199 4:46
1976 reg season 1976-08-26 Houston Astros  5 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field J.R. Richard Rick Reuschel Ken Forsch 6,653 2:11
1976 reg season 1976-08-26 Philadelphia Phillies  5 Cincinnati Reds  4 box | pbp Cinergy Field Tug McGraw Rawly Eastwick -- 38,094 2:56
3 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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.
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 123 75 48 .610 0.0 580 455 125 W3 38-20 37-28 1 2 4 Yes Lost World Series (Reds)
1976 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 124 64 60 .516 11.5 478 475 3 W1 36-28 28-32 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1976 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 125 62 63 .496 14.0 488 488 0 L1 30-35 32-28 3 5 10 Yes dnq
1976 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 125 60 65 .480 16.0 491 562 -71 W1 28-31 32-34 4 7 14 -- dnq
1976 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 125 59 66 .472 17.0 526 524 2 L1 27-38 32-28 5 8 15 -- dnq
1976 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 121 56 65 .463 18.0 443 475 -32 W3 25-35 31-30 6 9 16 -- 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 126 77 49 .611 0.0 592 449 143 W2 34-27 43-22 1 1 3 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1976 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 126 68 58 .540 9.0 558 492 66 L1 28-38 40-20 2 3 7 Yes dnq
1976 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 127 62 65 .488 15.5 553 581 -28 L3 29-35 33-30 3 6 11 -- dnq
1976 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 126 58 68 .460 19.0 492 517 -25 L4 25-34 33-34 4 10 17 -- dnq
1976 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 127 55 72 .433 22.5 481 578 -97 L1 25-38 30-34 5 11 22 -- dnq
1976 AL West California Angels franchise | log 127 55 72 .433 22.5 441 527 -86 L1 29-38 26-34 6 12 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 East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 125 82 43 .656 0.0 631 435 196 W1 40-18 43-24 1 1 1 Yes Lost NLCS (Reds)
1976 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 125 68 57 .544 14.0 551 529 22 W1 36-27 32-30 2 4 6 Yes dnq
1976 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 126 64 62 .508 18.5 472 421 51 L1 33-34 31-28 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1976 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 121 55 66 .455 25.0 483 498 -15 W3 27-31 28-35 4 8 18 -- dnq
1976 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 128 57 71 .445 26.5 498 608 -110 L1 27-39 30-32 5 10 20 -- dnq
1976 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 120 41 79 .342 38.5 400 553 -153 L11 21-43 20-36 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 128 80 48 .625 0.0 704 497 207 L3 42-21 38-27 1 2 2 Yes Won World Series (Yankees)
1976 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 126 71 55 .563 8.0 490 458 32 W3 29-31 42-24 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1976 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 130 63 67 .485 18.0 515 555 -40 W1 28-38 34-30 3 6 12 -- dnq
1976 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 129 62 67 .481 18.5 474 531 -57 L1 26-38 36-29 4 7 13 -- dnq
1976 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 128 58 70 .453 22.0 500 539 -39 W1 31-34 27-36 5 9 19 -- dnq
1976 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 128 56 72 .438 24.0 464 558 -94 W1 24-39 32-33 6 11 21 -- dnq
24 record(s)
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