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Saturday, May 11,1996

Saturday, May 11,1996

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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 1996-05-11 Cleveland Indians  6 California Angels  5 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Jack McDowell Scott Sanderson Jose Mesa 32,102 3:11
1996 reg season 1996-05-11 New York Yankees  5 Chicago White Sox  7 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Kirk McCaskill John Wetteland -- 25,722 3:10
1996 reg season 1996-05-11 Baltimore Orioles  5 Milwaukee Brewers  3 box | pbp County Stadium Arthur Rhodes Mike Potts Randy Myers 21,081 3:29
1996 reg season 1996-05-11 Minnesota Twins  5 Oakland Athletics  12 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Ariel Prieto Brad Radke -- 15,791 2:49
1996 reg season 1996-05-11 Kansas City Royals  1 Seattle Mariners  11 box | pbp Kingdome Bob Wolcott Tim Belcher Rafael Carmona 43,297 2:49
1996 reg season 1996-05-11 Detroit Tigers  7 Texas Rangers  11 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Kevin Gross Scott Aldred -- 42,732 3:12
1996 reg season 1996-05-11 Boston Red Sox  8 Toronto Blue Jays  9 box | pbp Rogers Centre Paul Quantrill Brent Knackert -- 33,163 3:48
1996 reg season 1996-05-11 San Diego Padres  0 Cincinnati Reds  1 box | pbp Cinergy Field John Smiley Joey Hamilton Jeff Brantley 24,983 2:06
1996 reg season 1996-05-11 Colorado Rockies  0 Florida Marlins  11 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Al Leiter Mark Thompson -- 31,549 2:22
1996 reg season 1996-05-11 Houston Astros  9 Montreal Expos  10 box | pbp Stade Olympique Mike Dyer Jim Dougherty -- 26,084 4:29
1996 reg season 1996-05-11 Chicago Cubs  6 New York Mets  7 box | pbp Shea Stadium Doug Henry Doug Jones -- 23,237 3:24
1996 reg season 1996-05-11 Atlanta Braves  11 Philadelphia Phillies  3 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Steve Avery Mike Mimbs -- 22,823 2:46
1996 reg season 1996-05-11 San Francisco Giants  12 Pittsburgh Pirates  7 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium William VanLandingham John Hope -- 16,591 3:19
1996 reg season 1996-05-11 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Ismael Valdez Alan Benes Todd Worrell 38,008 2:41
14 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 34 20 14 .588 0.0 197 163 34 L3 7-9 13-5 1 3 5 Yes Won World Series (Braves)
1996 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 35 19 16 .543 1.5 191 212 -21 W3 7-8 12-8 2 5 8 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1996 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 35 16 19 .457 4.5 210 213 -3 W1 8-9 8-10 3 10 18 -- dnq
1996 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 34 12 22 .353 8.0 165 222 -57 L1 5-13 7-9 4 13 27 -- dnq
1996 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 38 11 27 .289 11.0 187 286 -99 L2 5-18 6-9 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 34 22 12 .647 0.0 203 168 35 W1 13-9 9-3 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1996 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 35 20 15 .571 2.5 177 152 25 W2 9-11 11-4 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1996 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 34 16 18 .471 6.0 208 197 11 L2 7-11 9-7 3 9 17 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 37 16 21 .432 7.5 168 200 -32 L1 10-10 6-11 4 11 23 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 33 14 19 .424 7.5 206 182 24 L2 7-10 7-9 5 12 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 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 36 24 12 .667 0.0 221 164 57 W2 8-7 16-5 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1996 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 36 19 17 .528 5.0 213 187 26 W1 7-6 12-11 2 6 9 -- dnq
1996 AL West California Angels franchise | log 36 19 17 .528 5.0 166 180 -14 L1 6-10 13-7 3 7 10 -- dnq
1996 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 35 18 17 .514 5.5 199 185 14 W2 9-7 9-10 4 8 12 -- 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 37 25 12 .676 0.0 225 161 64 W2 10-8 15-4 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1996 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 36 23 13 .639 1.5 183 121 62 W7 10-6 13-7 2 2 4 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1996 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 34 17 17 .500 6.5 147 166 -19 L2 12-7 5-10 3 5 13 -- dnq
1996 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 38 17 21 .447 8.5 136 166 -30 W6 5-13 12-8 4 9 19 -- dnq
1996 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 34 15 19 .441 8.5 173 175 -2 W2 6-11 9-8 5 12 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
1996 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 37 18 19 .486 0.0 192 190 2 L2 11-9 7-10 1 6 14 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 33 16 17 .485 0.0 171 191 -20 W7 7-8 9-9 2 8 16 -- dnq
1996 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 36 16 20 .444 1.5 170 171 -1 L5 4-12 12-8 3 10 21 -- dnq
1996 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 36 16 20 .444 1.5 171 188 -17 L3 9-7 7-13 4 11 20 -- dnq
1996 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 36 15 21 .417 2.5 151 192 -41 L2 7-9 8-12 5 14 26 -- Lost NLCS (Braves)
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 36 21 15 .583 0.0 189 141 48 L2 11-7 10-8 1 3 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
1996 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 35 18 17 .514 2.5 204 209 -5 W2 12-8 6-9 2 4 11 Yes dnq
1996 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 37 18 19 .486 3.5 138 132 6 W2 8-14 10-5 3 7 15 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1996 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 35 15 20 .429 5.5 174 221 -47 L6 7-12 8-8 4 13 24 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
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  • 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
Gary Knotts Florida Marlins Hist Signed out of draft (Alabama HS)
Bernie Williams New York Yankees Injury DL - Stiff left calf muscle
Doug Brocail Houston Astros Injury DL - Right biceps surgery
Bobby Higginson Detroit Tigers Injury DL - Unknown
Ron Gant St. Louis Cardinals Injury DL - Strained right hamstring
Mike Mordecai Atlanta Braves Hist Activated from Disabled List
Chuck Carr Milwaukee Brewers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Scott Sanderson California Angels Hist Activated from Disabled List
8 record(s)
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