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Thursday, August 18,1988

Thursday, August 18,1988

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1988 reg season 1988-08-18 Oakland Athletics  1 Baltimore Orioles  10 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Jeff Ballard Bob Welch -- 27,723 2:52
1988 reg season 1988-08-18 Seattle Mariners  6 Boston Red Sox  1 box | pbp Fenway Park Mark Langston Mike Boddicker -- 33,944 3:00
1988 reg season 1988-08-18 Milwaukee Brewers  3 Cleveland Indians  4 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Rich Yett Bill Wegman Doug Jones 6,732 2:12
1988 reg season 1988-08-18 Chicago White Sox  4 Detroit Tigers  6 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Mike Henneman Bobby Thigpen -- 25,279 3:43
1988 reg season 1988-08-18 Texas Rangers  4 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Jeff Russell Charlie Lea -- 40,656 2:35
1988 reg season 1988-08-18 California Angels  7 New York Yankees  1 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Chuck Finley Tommy John Greg Minton 26,044 2:51
1988 reg season 1988-08-18 Chicago Cubs  1 Cincinnati Reds  9 box | pbp Cinergy Field Danny Jackson Jamie Moyer -- 27,163 2:17
1988 reg season 1988-08-18 Philadelphia Phillies  1 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Jay Howell Kevin Gross Jesse Orosco 34,467 3:23
1988 reg season 1988-08-18 Montreal Expos  4 San Diego Padres  5 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Lance McCullers Tim Burke -- 15,648 2:34
1988 reg season 1988-08-18 New York Mets  1 San Francisco Giants  4 box | pbp Candlestick Park Mike Krukow Bob Ojeda Scott Garrelts 32,132 2:47
1988 reg season 1988-08-18 Houston Astros  1 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Bob Forsch Mike Scott Todd Worrell 27,355 2:16
11 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)
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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
1988 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 120 70 50 .583 0.0 546 467 79 W1 31-27 39-23 1 2 3 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 120 67 53 .558 3.0 610 533 77 L1 26-32 41-21 2 4 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1988 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 117 65 52 .556 3.5 596 527 69 L1 31-26 34-26 3 5 7 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 123 61 62 .496 10.5 502 472 30 L3 26-36 35-26 4 8 15 -- dnq
1988 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 121 60 61 .496 10.5 562 520 42 L3 32-31 28-30 5 9 16 -- dnq
1988 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 121 58 63 .479 12.5 531 577 -46 W4 24-35 34-28 6 10 19 -- dnq
1988 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 120 40 80 .333 30.0 430 609 -179 W1 15-45 25-35 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 122 77 45 .631 0.0 595 474 121 L1 39-23 38-22 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1988 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 120 68 52 .567 8.0 577 514 63 L1 35-27 33-25 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1988 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 120 62 58 .517 14.0 535 480 55 W1 29-30 33-28 3 6 12 -- dnq
1988 AL West California Angels franchise | log 121 61 60 .504 15.5 561 588 -27 W1 35-28 26-32 4 7 14 -- dnq
1988 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 121 54 67 .446 22.5 495 606 -111 L1 23-35 31-32 5 11 20 -- dnq
1988 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 119 53 66 .445 22.5 460 533 -73 W1 25-35 28-31 6 12 21 -- dnq
1988 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 121 47 74 .388 29.5 497 597 -100 W1 21-41 26-33 7 13 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
1988 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 121 71 50 .587 0.0 516 425 91 L2 33-29 38-21 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1988 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 121 67 54 .554 4.0 511 472 39 W2 32-27 35-27 2 3 8 Yes dnq
1988 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 121 63 58 .521 8.0 475 448 27 L5 31-32 32-26 3 6 11 -- dnq
1988 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 119 59 60 .496 11.0 472 481 -9 L1 29-31 29-30 4 8 17 -- dnq
1988 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 120 53 67 .442 17.5 421 470 -49 W1 24-34 29-33 5 10 22 -- dnq
1988 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 121 52 69 .430 19.0 464 543 -79 L5 21-40 30-30 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
1988 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 121 69 52 .570 0.0 508 443 65 W4 36-24 33-28 1 2 4 Yes Won World Series (Athletics)
1988 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 121 65 56 .537 4.0 498 483 15 L1 29-32 36-24 2 4 9 Yes dnq
1988 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 121 64 57 .529 5.0 535 480 55 W2 28-31 36-26 3 5 10 Yes dnq
1988 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 119 61 58 .513 7.0 482 462 20 W1 29-30 32-28 4 7 13 -- dnq
1988 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 121 58 63 .479 11.0 421 454 -33 W3 23-36 35-27 5 9 18 -- dnq
1988 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 120 41 79 .342 27.5 443 585 -142 L2 21-41 20-38 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
Bob Wells Philadelphia Phillies Hist Signed as amateur free agent
Stan Javier Oakland Athletics Injury DL - Unknown
Jose Rijo Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Right elbow tendinitis
3 record(s)