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Saturday, August 16,1980

Saturday, August 16,1980

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1980 reg season 1980-08-16 New York Yankees  4 Baltimore Orioles  1 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Gaylord Perry Dennis Martinez Rich Gossage 51,649 3:05
1980 reg season 1980-08-16 Milwaukee Brewers  10 Cleveland Indians  5 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Jerry Augustine Dan Spillner -- 17,883 2:55
1980 reg season 1980-08-16 Texas Rangers  12 Detroit Tigers  5 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Ken Clay Jack Morris Danny Darwin 33,868 2:58
1980 reg season 1980-08-16 Toronto Blue Jays  5 Kansas City Royals  11 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Larry Gura Jack Kucek -- 39,631 2:45
1980 reg season 1980-08-16 Oakland Athletics  8 Seattle Mariners  3 box | pbp Kingdome Steve McCatty Byron McLaughlin -- 17,111 2:19
1980 reg season 1980-08-16 Cincinnati Reds  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Tom Hume Steve Howe -- 42,743 2:19
1980 reg season 1980-08-16 Philadelphia Phillies  11 New York Mets  6 box | pbp Shea Stadium Bob Walk Craig Swan -- 23,514 2:52
1980 reg season 1980-08-16 Montreal Expos  0 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Bert Blyleven Scott Sanderson -- 32,390 2:09
1980 reg season 1980-08-16 Atlanta Braves  1 San Francisco Giants  2 box | pbp Candlestick Park Vida Blue Rick Matula -- 14,634 1:50
1980 reg season 1980-08-16 Chicago Cubs  9 St. Louis Cardinals  4 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Mike Krukow Bob Sykes Bruce Sutter 38,710 2:45
10 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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.
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
1980 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 115 71 44 .617 0.0 595 484 111 W2 38-21 33-23 1 2 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Royals)
1980 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 114 66 48 .579 4.5 542 443 99 L2 33-25 33-23 2 3 3 Yes dnq
1980 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 117 63 54 .538 9.0 580 468 112 W4 31-25 32-29 3 4 8 Yes dnq
1980 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 113 60 53 .531 10.0 574 508 66 L3 28-29 31-25 4 5 10 Yes dnq
1980 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 114 60 54 .526 10.5 546 566 -20 W2 34-25 26-29 5 6 12 -- dnq
1980 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 112 58 54 .518 11.5 534 553 -19 L2 25-32 33-22 6 8 14 -- dnq
1980 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 115 48 67 .417 23.0 442 535 -93 L4 22-36 26-31 7 13 25 -- 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
1980 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 116 74 42 .638 0.0 593 482 111 W4 38-21 36-21 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Phillies)
1980 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 118 62 56 .525 13.0 493 460 33 W4 27-30 35-26 2 7 13 -- dnq
1980 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 116 55 61 .474 19.0 539 532 7 W2 26-32 29-29 3 9 17 -- dnq
1980 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 115 50 65 .435 23.5 401 512 -111 L1 23-33 25-34 4 10 20 -- dnq
1980 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 115 49 66 .426 24.5 469 549 -80 L3 21-38 28-28 5 11 21 -- dnq
1980 AL West California Angels franchise | log 113 48 65 .425 24.5 506 570 -64 W4 26-27 22-38 6 12 22 -- dnq
1980 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 117 41 76 .350 33.5 434 586 -152 L6 17-42 24-34 7 14 26 -- 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
1980 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 116 66 50 .569 0.0 494 436 58 W2 29-30 37-20 1 1 4 Yes dnq
1980 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 116 64 52 .552 2.0 506 485 21 L3 26-30 38-22 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1980 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 113 60 53 .531 4.5 519 458 61 W3 26-30 34-23 3 6 11 -- Won World Series (Royals)
1980 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 116 56 60 .483 10.0 455 491 -36 L3 26-32 30-28 4 8 16 -- dnq
1980 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 114 51 63 .447 14.0 524 499 25 L2 22-34 29-29 5 10 19 -- dnq
1980 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 115 48 67 .417 17.5 444 506 -62 W2 22-36 26-31 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
1980 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 118 64 54 .542 0.0 530 513 17 W1 27-29 36-26 1 3 6 Yes dnq
1980 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 115 62 53 .539 0.5 424 422 2 W2 25-32 37-21 2 4 7 Yes Lost NLCS (Phillies)
1980 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 116 62 54 .534 1.0 480 425 55 L1 24-35 38-19 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1980 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 117 58 59 .496 5.5 437 443 -6 W1 23-38 35-21 4 7 15 -- dnq
1980 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 116 54 62 .466 9.0 441 499 -58 L1 19-38 35-24 5 9 18 -- dnq
1980 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 118 50 68 .424 14.0 391 468 -77 L5 20-42 30-26 6 11 23 -- dnq
26 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
Roger Metzger -- Hist Released by Giants
Ed Glynn New York Mets Injury DL - Dermatological issue
Milt May San Francisco Giants Hist Activated from Disabled List
Craig Swan New York Mets Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)