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Wednesday, May 15,1996

Wednesday, May 15,1996

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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 1996-05-15 California Angels  6 Boston Red Sox  17 box | pbp Fenway Park Jamie Moyer Jason Grimsley -- 23,455 3:17
1996 reg season 1996-05-15 Detroit Tigers  2 Cleveland Indians  5 box | pbp Progressive Field Dennis Martinez Jose Lima Jose Mesa 42,259 2:54
1996 reg season 1996-05-15 Chicago White Sox  20 Milwaukee Brewers  8 box | pbp County Stadium Wilson Alvarez Ricky Bones Brian Keyser 8,733 3:12
1996 reg season 1996-05-15 Toronto Blue Jays  1 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Frankie Rodriguez Pat Hentgen -- 11,793 2:07
1996 reg season 1996-05-15 Seattle Mariners  10 New York Yankees  5 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Edwin Hurtado Jimmy Key -- 20,680 3:25
1996 reg season 1996-05-15 Kansas City Royals  3 Texas Rangers  1 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Chris Haney Roger Pavlik Jeff Montgomery 26,881 2:34
1996 reg season 1996-05-15 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Atlanta Braves  0 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Denny Neagle Steve Avery -- 30,917 2:19
1996 reg season 1996-05-15 Houston Astros  7 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Donne Wall Frank Castillo Todd Jones 16,093 2:27
1996 reg season 1996-05-15 St. Louis Cardinals  6 Florida Marlins  0 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Todd Stottlemyre Pat Rapp -- 18,066 2:46
1996 reg season 1996-05-15 Montreal Expos  2 Los Angeles Dodgers  7 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Tom Candiotti Jeff Fassero -- 26,875 2:45
1996 reg season 1996-05-15 San Francisco Giants  6 Philadelphia Phillies  7 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Ricky Bottalico Rod Beck -- 25,085 2:52
1996 reg season 1996-05-15 New York Mets  3 San Diego Padres  4 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Tim Worrell John Franco -- 12,166 2:48
12 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 37 22 15 .595 0.0 213 181 32 L1 8-9 14-6 1 3 6 Yes Won World Series (Braves)
1996 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 38 21 17 .553 1.5 208 222 -14 W2 9-9 12-8 2 4 8 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1996 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 38 18 20 .474 4.5 223 224 -1 L1 9-10 9-10 3 9 17 -- dnq
1996 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 37 14 23 .378 8.0 193 239 -46 W2 5-14 9-9 4 13 27 -- dnq
1996 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 41 12 29 .293 12.0 195 299 -104 L2 6-20 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 37 25 12 .676 0.0 217 172 45 W4 14-9 11-3 1 1 1 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1996 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 38 21 17 .553 4.5 207 175 32 W1 10-12 11-5 2 5 7 Yes dnq
1996 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 37 17 20 .459 8.0 215 210 5 W1 7-12 10-8 3 10 18 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 36 16 20 .444 8.5 226 208 18 L1 7-10 9-10 4 11 21 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 41 17 24 .415 10.0 182 226 -44 W1 11-13 6-11 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 40 26 14 .650 0.0 242 178 64 L1 8-7 18-7 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1996 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 39 21 18 .538 4.5 231 199 32 W1 8-7 13-11 2 6 9 -- dnq
1996 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 38 19 19 .500 6.0 211 201 10 L2 9-7 10-12 3 7 12 -- dnq
1996 AL West California Angels franchise | log 39 19 20 .487 6.5 176 205 -29 L4 6-12 13-8 4 8 15 -- 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 41 27 14 .659 0.0 238 178 60 L2 11-10 16-4 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1996 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 40 25 15 .625 1.5 199 136 63 L1 10-7 15-8 2 3 5 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1996 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 38 20 18 .526 5.5 168 174 -6 W2 12-7 8-11 3 4 10 Yes dnq
1996 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 42 20 22 .476 7.5 159 184 -25 L1 5-13 15-9 4 8 16 -- dnq
1996 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 38 15 23 .395 10.5 182 196 -14 L4 6-14 9-9 5 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
1996 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 41 20 21 .488 0.0 211 211 0 W2 13-11 7-10 1 6 13 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 35 16 19 .457 1.0 174 201 -27 L2 7-8 9-11 2 9 19 -- dnq
1996 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 40 18 22 .450 1.5 187 184 3 L2 5-12 13-10 3 10 20 -- dnq
1996 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 40 17 23 .425 2.5 182 211 -29 W1 10-9 7-14 4 12 23 -- dnq
1996 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 40 17 23 .425 2.5 170 213 -43 W1 8-11 9-12 5 13 24 -- 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 40 25 15 .625 0.0 212 150 62 W4 12-7 13-8 1 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
1996 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 39 20 19 .513 4.5 219 226 -7 L2 14-10 6-9 2 5 11 -- dnq
1996 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 41 20 21 .488 5.5 154 144 10 W2 8-15 12-6 3 7 14 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1996 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 37 16 21 .432 7.5 184 231 -47 W1 8-13 8-8 4 11 22 -- dnq
28 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
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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.
  • 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
Julio Mateo Seattle Mariners Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Jacob Brumfield Toronto Blue Jays Hist Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates to Toronto Blue Jays for D.J. Boston
Randy Johnson Seattle Mariners Injury DL - Herniated disk in lower back
Tavo Alvarez Montreal Expos Injury DL - Strained hamstring
Scott Bullett Chicago Cubs Injury DL - Fractured rib
Mark Eichhorn California Angels Injury DL - Right shoulder inflammation
6 record(s)