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Saturday, August 27,1988

Saturday, August 27,1988

Baseball on this Date

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Games on this date
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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 1988-08-27 New York Yankees  0 California Angels  12 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Terry Clark Charles Hudson -- 34,908 2:42
1988 reg season 1988-08-27 Cleveland Indians  1 Chicago White Sox  4 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Jerry Reuss John Farrell -- 18,056 2:17
1988 reg season 1988-08-27 Minnesota Twins  1 Kansas City Royals  4 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Mark Gubicza Bert Blyleven -- 38,326 2:37
1988 reg season 1988-08-27 Detroit Tigers  5 Milwaukee Brewers  6 box | pbp County Stadium Chuck Crim Paul Gibson -- 50,907 4:03
1988 reg season 1988-08-27 Baltimore Orioles  1 Oakland Athletics  5 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Todd Burns Oswaldo Peraza Greg Cadaret 33,660 2:26
1988 reg season 1988-08-27 Boston Red Sox  6 Seattle Mariners  8 box | pbp Kingdome Bill Wilkinson Tom Bolton Mike Schooler 19,706 3:03
1988 reg season 1988-08-27 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Texas Rangers  5 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Charlie Hough Jimmy Key Mitch Williams 21,578 3:01
1988 reg season 1988-08-27 Chicago Cubs  5 Atlanta Braves  0 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Jeff Pico Tom Glavine -- 20,256 2:24
1988 reg season 1988-08-27 St. Louis Cardinals  2 Cincinnati Reds  3 box | pbp Cinergy Field John Franco Larry McWilliams -- 35,894 4:10
1988 reg season 1988-08-27 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 Houston Astros  3 box | pbp Astrodome Dave Meads Bob Walk Juan Agosto 25,993 2:40
1988 reg season 1988-08-27 San Diego Padres  0 Montreal Expos  4 box | pbp Stade Olympique Bryn Smith Jimmy Jones Joe Hesketh 20,986 2:30
1988 reg season 1988-08-27 San Francisco Giants  1 New York Mets  2 box | pbp Shea Stadium Ron Darling Rick Reuschel Randy Myers 45,115 1:55
1988 reg season 1988-08-27 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 Philadelphia Phillies  2 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Tim Leary Don Carman Jay Howell 27,324 3:03
13 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
1988 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 128 74 54 .578 0.0 573 502 71 L1 32-31 42-23 1 2 3 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 128 72 56 .563 2.0 658 568 90 L1 27-33 45-23 2 4 5 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1988 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 127 68 59 .535 5.5 630 591 39 L3 31-29 37-30 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 132 66 66 .500 10.0 544 510 34 W1 28-37 38-29 4 8 16 -- dnq
1988 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 129 63 66 .488 11.5 596 560 36 L3 32-33 31-33 5 9 18 -- dnq
1988 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 129 62 67 .481 12.5 562 607 -45 L1 27-37 35-30 6 10 19 -- dnq
1988 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 128 44 84 .344 30.0 455 641 -186 L2 15-47 29-37 7 14 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
1988 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 130 81 49 .623 0.0 643 512 131 W2 41-27 40-22 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1988 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 128 72 56 .563 8.0 617 539 78 L2 35-29 37-27 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1988 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 128 67 61 .523 13.0 572 514 58 W2 32-33 35-28 3 6 11 -- dnq
1988 AL West California Angels franchise | log 129 65 64 .504 15.5 594 621 -27 W3 37-32 28-32 4 7 15 -- dnq
1988 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 127 59 68 .465 20.5 503 571 -68 W3 27-36 32-32 5 11 20 -- dnq
1988 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 129 56 73 .434 24.5 521 643 -122 W1 24-40 32-33 6 12 22 -- dnq
1988 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 130 52 78 .400 29.0 543 632 -89 W1 25-44 27-34 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 128 76 52 .594 0.0 537 433 104 W5 36-31 40-21 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1988 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 129 69 60 .535 7.5 520 493 27 L3 32-29 37-31 2 4 9 Yes dnq
1988 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 129 66 63 .512 10.5 496 471 25 W1 33-36 33-27 3 7 13 -- dnq
1988 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 128 65 63 .508 11.0 515 512 3 W1 31-32 33-32 4 8 14 -- dnq
1988 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 129 58 71 .450 18.5 462 498 -36 L1 25-36 33-35 5 10 21 -- dnq
1988 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 129 53 76 .411 23.5 485 589 -104 L4 22-45 30-32 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 129 74 55 .574 0.0 532 464 68 W2 38-24 36-31 1 2 4 Yes Won World Series (Athletics)
1988 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 129 70 59 .543 4.0 525 507 18 W2 32-35 38-24 2 3 7 Yes dnq
1988 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 129 68 61 .527 6.0 561 504 57 L4 28-33 40-28 3 5 10 Yes dnq
1988 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 128 66 62 .516 7.5 510 492 18 W1 32-33 34-29 4 6 12 -- dnq
1988 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 128 63 65 .492 10.5 448 472 -24 L1 24-37 39-28 5 9 17 -- dnq
1988 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 129 44 85 .341 30.0 468 624 -156 L1 23-45 21-40 6 12 26 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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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.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Wally Backman New York Mets Injury DL - Strained right hamstring
Oil Can Boyd Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Blood clot in right shoulder
Jeff Sellers Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Bone spur in right foot
Dennis Lamp Boston Red Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)