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Monday, August 29,1988

Monday, August 29,1988

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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 1988-08-29 Baltimore Orioles  2 California Angels  4 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Mike Witt Jeff Ballard -- 21,974 2:10
1988 reg season 1988-08-29 Detroit Tigers  2 Chicago White Sox  3 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Bill Long Steve Searcy Bobby Thigpen 14,916 2:46
1988 reg season 1988-08-29 Cleveland Indians  3 Kansas City Royals  6 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Bret Saberhagen Scott Bailes Steve Farr 29,002 2:38
1988 reg season 1988-08-29 Toronto Blue Jays  6 Milwaukee Brewers  1 box | pbp County Stadium Jim Clancy Tom Filer -- 10,207 2:27
1988 reg season 1988-08-29 Boston Red Sox  1 Oakland Athletics  3 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Bob Welch Mike Boddicker Dennis Eckersley 40,423 2:39
1988 reg season 1988-08-29 New York Yankees  6 Seattle Mariners  9 box | pbp Kingdome Mark Langston Scott Nielsen -- 14,963 3:07
1988 reg season 1988-08-29 Minnesota Twins  3 Texas Rangers  2 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Freddie Toliver Jeff Russell Jeff Reardon 15,095 2:29
1988 reg season 1988-08-29 St. Louis Cardinals  3 Atlanta Braves  2 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Jose DeLeon Rick Mahler John Costello 6,668 2:29
1988 reg season 1988-08-29 Pittsburgh Pirates  8 Cincinnati Reds  1 box | pbp Cinergy Field Dave LaPoint Keith Brown -- 19,519 2:21
1988 reg season 1988-08-29 Chicago Cubs  2 Houston Astros  1 box | pbp Astrodome Scott Sanderson Larry Andersen Drew Hall 23,142 3:18
1988 reg season 1988-08-29 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 Montreal Expos  1 box | pbp Stade Olympique Ramon Martinez Dennis Martinez Jay Howell 16,002 2:37
1988 reg season 1988-08-29 San Diego Padres  0 New York Mets  6 box | pbp Shea Stadium David Cone Eric Show -- 16,444 2:31
1988 reg season 1988-08-29 San Francisco Giants  0 Philadelphia Phillies  3 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Shane Rawley Atlee Hammaker Steve Bedrosian 16,854 2:30
13 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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 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 130 74 56 .569 0.0 585 517 68 L3 32-33 42-23 1 2 4 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 130 73 57 .562 1.0 666 573 93 L1 28-34 45-23 2 4 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1988 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 129 68 61 .527 5.5 638 613 25 L5 31-31 37-30 3 6 10 -- dnq
1988 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 134 67 67 .500 9.0 557 526 31 L1 28-37 39-30 4 8 16 -- dnq
1988 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 131 65 66 .496 9.5 608 566 42 W2 34-33 31-33 5 9 17 -- dnq
1988 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 131 63 68 .481 11.5 570 617 -47 L1 28-38 35-30 6 10 19 -- dnq
1988 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 130 45 85 .346 29.0 459 646 -187 L1 16-48 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 132 82 50 .621 0.0 647 515 132 W1 41-27 41-23 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1988 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 130 73 57 .562 8.0 623 553 70 W1 36-30 37-27 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1988 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 130 69 61 .531 12.0 590 520 70 W4 32-33 37-28 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1988 AL West California Angels franchise | log 131 67 64 .511 14.5 611 625 -14 W5 37-32 30-32 4 7 12 -- dnq
1988 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 129 59 70 .457 21.5 510 580 -70 L2 27-36 32-34 5 11 21 -- dnq
1988 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 131 57 74 .435 24.5 528 650 -122 W1 24-40 33-34 6 12 22 -- dnq
1988 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 132 53 79 .402 29.0 554 645 -91 W1 25-44 28-35 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 130 77 53 .592 0.0 547 440 107 W1 36-31 41-22 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1988 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 131 71 60 .542 6.5 532 497 35 W2 34-29 37-31 2 3 7 Yes dnq
1988 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 130 66 64 .508 11.0 519 517 2 W1 32-33 33-32 3 6 13 -- dnq
1988 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 131 66 65 .504 11.5 500 478 22 L2 33-36 33-29 4 8 15 -- dnq
1988 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 131 60 71 .458 17.5 470 503 -33 W2 27-36 33-35 5 10 20 -- dnq
1988 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 131 54 77 .412 23.5 488 594 -106 W1 22-45 31-33 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 131 76 55 .580 0.0 539 465 74 W4 40-24 36-31 1 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Athletics)
1988 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 131 70 61 .534 6.0 529 513 16 L2 32-35 38-26 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1988 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 131 69 62 .527 7.0 568 511 57 L1 29-34 40-28 3 5 11 Yes dnq
1988 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 130 66 64 .508 9.5 514 505 9 L2 32-33 34-31 4 7 14 -- dnq
1988 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 130 64 66 .492 11.5 453 481 -28 L1 25-38 39-28 5 9 18 -- dnq
1988 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 131 45 86 .344 31.0 474 629 -155 L1 23-45 22-41 6 12 26 -- 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
Jim Dwyer Minnesota Twins Hist Traded from Baltimore Orioles to Minnesota Twins for Doug Kline (8/31/1988)
1 record(s)