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Sunday, August 20,1989

Sunday, August 20,1989

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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
1989 reg season 1989-08-20 Toronto Blue Jays  2 Baltimore Orioles  7 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Pete Harnisch Dave Stieb Mark Thurmond 37,242 3:19
1989 reg season 1989-08-20 Cleveland Indians  0 California Angels  1 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Kirk McCaskill Buddy Black -- 32,640 2:10
1989 reg season 1989-08-20 Texas Rangers  7 Chicago White Sox  1 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Charlie Hough Steve Rosenberg -- 27,158 2:49
1989 reg season 1989-08-20 New York Yankees  6 Detroit Tigers  7 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Ed Nunez Eric Plunk Mike Henneman 33,499 2:59
1989 reg season 1989-08-20 Boston Red Sox  3 Milwaukee Brewers  6 box | pbp County Stadium Jaime Navarro Mike Smithson Tony Fossas 45,579 2:38
1989 reg season 1989-08-20 Minnesota Twins  0 Oakland Athletics  5 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Mike Moore Allan Anderson -- 43,875 2:22
1989 reg season 1989-08-20 Kansas City Royals  5 Seattle Mariners  4 box | pbp Kingdome Steve Crawford Brian Holman Jeff Montgomery 38,729 2:34
1989 reg season 1989-08-20 Pittsburgh Pirates  7 Atlanta Braves  6 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Rick Reed Pete Smith Bill Landrum 9,222 2:52
1989 reg season 1989-08-20 St. Louis Cardinals  8 Cincinnati Reds  1 box | pbp Cinergy Field Jose DeLeon Tim Leary -- 21,512 2:55
1989 reg season 1989-08-20 Chicago Cubs  4 Houston Astros  8 box | pbp Astrodome Danny Darwin Les Lancaster -- 38,624 3:18
1989 reg season 1989-08-20 San Diego Padres  5 Montreal Expos  2 box | pbp Stade Olympique Ed Whitson Bryn Smith Mark Davis 39,377 2:19
1989 reg season 1989-08-20 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 New York Mets  4 box | pbp Shea Stadium Alejandro Pena Don Aase Jay Howell 45,031 3:03
1989 reg season 1989-08-20 San Francisco Giants  5 Philadelphia Phillies  2 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Jeff Brantley Roger McDowell -- 36,530 3:14
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
1989 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 123 64 59 .520 0.0 554 532 22 W1 28-31 36-28 1 5 11 Yes dnq
1989 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 126 65 61 .516 0.5 549 526 23 W1 27-33 38-28 2 6 12 -- dnq
1989 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 124 63 61 .508 1.5 560 518 42 L1 34-31 29-30 3 7 13 -- Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1989 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 122 58 64 .475 5.5 566 575 -9 L1 29-34 29-30 4 9 16 -- dnq
1989 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 124 58 66 .468 6.5 471 498 -27 L4 29-37 29-29 5 10 19 -- dnq
1989 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 124 56 68 .452 8.5 547 616 -69 L3 26-40 30-28 6 12 21 -- dnq
1989 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 124 47 77 .379 17.5 471 604 -133 W3 18-41 29-36 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
1989 AL West California Angels franchise | log 122 74 48 .607 0.0 531 418 113 W5 30-25 44-23 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1989 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 124 75 49 .605 0.0 519 442 77 W2 31-27 44-22 2 2 2 Yes Won World Series (Giants)
1989 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 123 70 53 .569 4.5 531 489 42 W6 31-35 39-18 3 3 5 Yes dnq
1989 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 122 65 57 .533 9.0 538 540 -2 W3 32-33 33-24 4 4 10 Yes dnq
1989 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 123 60 63 .488 14.5 576 558 18 L2 29-36 31-27 5 8 15 -- dnq
1989 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 123 57 66 .463 17.5 562 571 -9 L5 24-33 33-33 6 11 20 -- dnq
1989 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 124 52 72 .419 23.0 528 616 -88 L3 24-36 28-36 7 13 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
1989 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 124 71 53 .573 0.0 522 464 58 L3 37-28 34-25 1 1 4 Yes Lost NLCS (Giants)
1989 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 123 68 55 .553 2.5 519 444 75 L1 24-34 44-21 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1989 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 124 68 56 .548 3.0 504 474 30 L1 30-29 38-27 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1989 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 124 67 57 .540 4.0 488 457 31 W2 30-31 36-27 4 6 9 -- dnq
1989 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 124 52 72 .419 19.0 478 527 -49 W1 27-39 25-33 5 10 23 -- dnq
1989 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 124 51 73 .411 20.0 493 570 -77 L1 21-39 29-35 6 11 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
1989 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 124 71 53 .573 0.0 544 448 96 W1 32-33 39-20 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Athletics)
1989 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 124 69 55 .556 2.0 512 514 -2 W4 31-27 38-28 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1989 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 124 61 63 .492 10.0 448 493 -45 W1 31-34 30-29 3 7 14 -- dnq
1989 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 124 58 66 .468 13.0 479 525 -46 L2 27-32 31-34 4 9 17 -- dnq
1989 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 124 58 66 .468 13.0 431 426 5 W1 27-38 31-28 5 8 18 -- dnq
1989 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 125 50 75 .400 21.5 442 518 -76 L1 23-40 27-35 6 12 25 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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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.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Larry Andersen Houston Astros Injury DL - Right elbow inflammation
Franklin Stubbs Los Angeles Dodgers Injury DL - Left knee surgery
Ken Griffey Seattle Mariners Hist Activated from Disabled List
Craig McMurtry Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)