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Monday, May 9,1988

Monday, May 9,1988

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Based on data sourced from Retrosheet.org.

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Games 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 gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1988 reg season 1988-05-09 Chicago White Sox  3 Baltimore Orioles  0 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Jerry Reuss Mike Boddicker Bobby Thigpen 12,757 2:24
1988 reg season 1988-05-09 Cleveland Indians  1 California Angels  2 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Dan Petry John Farrell Bryan Harvey 22,123 2:11
1988 reg season 1988-05-09 Boston Red Sox  2 Kansas City Royals  0 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Roger Clemens Mark Gubicza -- 24,806 2:49
1988 reg season 1988-05-09 Milwaukee Brewers  9 Minnesota Twins  6 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Odell Jones Jeff Reardon Chuck Crim 21,541 3:28
1988 reg season 1988-05-09 Detroit Tigers  1 Oakland Athletics  3 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Bob Welch Jack Morris Dennis Eckersley 35,300 2:27
1988 reg season 1988-05-09 Montreal Expos  8 Atlanta Braves  9 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Rick Mahler Dennis Martinez Bruce Sutter 4,274 2:53
1988 reg season 1988-05-09 New York Mets  2 Houston Astros  6 box | pbp Astrodome Danny Darwin Sid Fernandez -- 18,388 2:32
1988 reg season 1988-05-09 Cincinnati Reds  2 Philadelphia Phillies  0 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Danny Jackson David Palmer -- 19,303 2:19
1988 reg season 1988-05-09 San Francisco Giants  8 Pittsburgh Pirates  6 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Don Robinson Jeff Robinson Craig Lefferts 6,388 3:05
1988 reg season 1988-05-09 San Diego Padres  1 St. Louis Cardinals  7 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Larry McWilliams Ed Whitson -- 27,289 2:32
10 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • 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
1988 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 31 20 11 .645 0.0 180 136 44 L3 11-6 9-5 1 2 4 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 29 18 11 .621 1.0 138 104 34 W10 7-7 11-4 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 30 18 12 .600 1.5 140 125 15 L1 9-6 9-6 3 4 7 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 29 17 12 .586 2.0 131 99 32 W2 8-4 9-8 4 5 9 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1988 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 30 17 13 .567 2.5 137 124 13 L6 7-7 10-6 5 6 10 -- dnq
1988 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 30 13 17 .433 6.5 142 144 -2 L1 8-8 5-9 6 11 20 -- dnq
1988 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 30 4 26 .133 15.5 85 170 -85 L1 1-15 3-11 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
1988 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 31 24 7 .774 0.0 188 120 68 W14 14-3 10-4 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1988 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 29 15 14 .517 8.0 132 132 0 W1 8-5 7-9 2 7 11 -- dnq
1988 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 31 14 17 .452 10.0 129 130 -1 L6 8-8 6-9 3 8 16 -- dnq
1988 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 10.0 90 126 -36 W3 6-9 7-7 4 9 17 -- dnq
1988 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 32 14 18 .438 10.5 144 177 -33 L1 7-9 7-9 5 10 18 -- dnq
1988 AL West California Angels franchise | log 32 13 19 .406 11.5 151 157 -6 W2 7-10 6-9 6 12 21 -- dnq
1988 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 29 11 18 .379 12.0 121 164 -43 L2 3-10 8-8 7 13 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
1988 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 29 21 8 .724 0.0 148 104 44 L1 10-5 11-3 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1988 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 30 19 11 .633 2.5 134 112 22 L1 9-8 10-3 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1988 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 29 15 14 .517 6.0 144 132 12 W1 11-9 4-5 3 5 12 Yes dnq
1988 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 7.5 121 121 0 L2 5-9 9-7 4 8 15 -- dnq
1988 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 30 13 17 .433 8.5 109 126 -17 W1 7-10 6-7 5 9 19 -- dnq
1988 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 29 11 18 .379 10.0 108 118 -10 L1 4-12 6-7 6 10 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
1988 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 27 18 9 .667 0.0 136 90 46 W1 9-3 9-6 1 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Athletics)
1988 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 29 17 12 .586 2.0 123 94 29 W2 6-8 11-4 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1988 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 31 15 16 .484 5.0 120 123 -3 W1 7-8 8-8 3 6 14 -- dnq
1988 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 31 15 16 .484 5.0 113 123 -10 W1 7-6 8-10 4 7 13 -- dnq
1988 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 29 10 19 .345 9.0 74 124 -50 L2 2-9 8-10 5 11 24 -- dnq
1988 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 28 8 20 .286 10.5 89 152 -63 W1 5-7 3-13 6 12 25 -- 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
Bill Buckner -- Hist Released by Angels
Rich Monteleone -- Hist Released by Mariners
Jim Acker Atlanta Braves Injury DL - Strained right elbow
Mark Bailey Houston Astros Injury DL - Sprained right shoulder
Joe Price San Francisco Giants Injury DL - Left shoulder inflammation
Ken Hill St. Louis Cardinals Hist Activated from Disabled List
Ken Dayley St. Louis Cardinals Hist Activated from Disabled List
7 record(s)