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Tuesday, April 30,1996

Tuesday, April 30,1996

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Based on data sourced from Retrosheet.org.

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1996 reg season 1996-04-30 New York Yankees  13 Baltimore Orioles  10 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Jeff Nelson Keith Shepherd John Wetteland 43,117 4:21
1996 reg season 1996-04-30 Detroit Tigers  4 Boston Red Sox  13 box | pbp Fenway Park Tim Wakefield Jose Lima -- 18,504 2:47
1996 reg season 1996-04-30 Chicago White Sox  3 Cleveland Indians  5 box | pbp Progressive Field Dennis Martinez Kevin Tapani Jose Mesa 40,268 2:44
1996 reg season 1996-04-30 Kansas City Royals  7 Minnesota Twins  16 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Dan Naulty Mike Magnante -- 10,503 3:08
1996 reg season 1996-04-30 California Angels  7 Oakland Athletics  3 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Mark Langston Ariel Prieto -- 7,154 2:53
1996 reg season 1996-04-30 Seattle Mariners  8 Texas Rangers  0 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Chris Bosio Kevin Gross -- 27,272 2:57
1996 reg season 1996-04-30 Milwaukee Brewers  8 Toronto Blue Jays  9 box | pbp Rogers Centre Tim Crabtree Marshall Boze -- 25,467 3:22
1996 reg season 1996-04-30 St. Louis Cardinals  6 Chicago Cubs  7 box | pbp Wrigley Field Turk Wendell Dennis Eckersley -- 20,771 3:18
1996 reg season 1996-04-30 Pittsburgh Pirates  10 Cincinnati Reds  7 box | pbp Cinergy Field Denny Neagle John Smiley Francisco Cordova 16,243 2:57
1996 reg season 1996-04-30 Philadelphia Phillies  2 Florida Marlins  7 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Pat Rapp Mike Williams Robb Nen 15,252 2:40
1996 reg season 1996-04-30 Atlanta Braves  7 Houston Astros  5 box | pbp Astrodome John Smoltz Todd Jones Greg McMichael 17,795 3:10
1996 reg season 1996-04-30 Colorado Rockies  4 Los Angeles Dodgers  7 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Hideo Nomo Kevin Ritz Todd Worrell 31,037 3:15
1996 reg season 1996-04-30 San Francisco Giants  9 San Diego Padres  4 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Allen Watson Bob Tewksbury -- 14,170 2:23
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
1996 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 23 13 10 .565 0.0 126 115 11 W2 6-7 7-3 1 5 8 Yes Won World Series (Braves)
1996 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 26 14 12 .538 0.5 141 153 -12 L1 4-6 10-6 2 6 11 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1996 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 25 11 14 .440 3.0 150 160 -10 W1 6-5 5-9 3 11 22 -- dnq
1996 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 27 9 18 .333 6.0 152 211 -59 L3 4-12 5-6 4 13 26 -- dnq
1996 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 26 7 19 .269 7.5 120 166 -46 W1 3-11 4-8 5 14 28 -- 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
1996 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 24 16 8 .667 0.0 152 118 34 W2 8-5 8-3 1 1 1 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1996 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 25 15 10 .600 1.5 129 107 22 L1 8-7 7-3 2 4 6 Yes dnq
1996 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 25 13 12 .520 3.5 175 141 34 W2 5-5 8-7 3 8 13 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 24 12 12 .500 4.0 149 126 23 L1 6-6 6-6 4 10 15 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 27 9 18 .333 8.5 116 157 -41 L2 5-8 4-10 5 12 27 -- 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
1996 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 26 16 10 .615 0.0 167 140 27 W1 7-5 9-5 1 3 5 Yes dnq
1996 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 26 16 10 .615 0.0 169 135 34 L2 5-6 11-4 2 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1996 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 25 13 12 .520 2.5 145 145 0 L1 8-5 5-7 3 7 12 -- dnq
1996 AL West California Angels franchise | log 25 13 12 .520 2.5 115 132 -17 W1 4-10 9-2 4 9 14 -- 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
1996 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 26 17 9 .654 0.0 176 121 55 L1 7-6 10-3 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1996 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 27 16 11 .593 1.5 126 91 35 W4 8-5 8-6 2 3 7 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1996 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 24 13 11 .542 3.0 107 100 7 L1 9-5 4-6 3 4 9 -- dnq
1996 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 24 11 13 .458 5.0 139 140 -1 W3 5-6 6-7 4 10 20 -- dnq
1996 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 27 11 16 .407 6.5 83 117 -34 W1 5-10 6-6 5 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
1996 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 27 13 14 .481 0.0 136 128 8 W1 4-7 9-7 1 8 18 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 27 13 14 .481 0.0 143 151 -8 L2 8-6 5-8 2 7 17 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 26 12 14 .462 0.5 131 131 0 W1 8-7 4-7 3 9 19 -- dnq
1996 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 27 12 15 .444 1.0 108 140 -32 L5 5-7 7-8 4 11 21 -- Lost NLCS (Braves)
1996 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 25 9 16 .360 3.0 125 163 -38 L8 4-8 5-8 5 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
1996 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 27 17 10 .630 0.0 145 108 37 L1 9-4 8-6 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
1996 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 26 14 12 .538 2.5 145 138 7 W3 8-6 6-6 2 5 10 -- dnq
1996 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 28 14 14 .500 3.5 106 100 6 W2 4-10 10-4 3 6 16 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1996 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 25 11 14 .440 5.0 128 170 -42 L2 6-6 5-8 4 12 23 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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.
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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
Erik Plantenberg Cleveland Indians Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1996-1996 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Trevor Wilson -- Hist Released by Reds
Denny Hocking Minnesota Twins Hist Activated from Disabled List
3 record(s)