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Sunday, August 11,1996

Sunday, August 11,1996

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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
1996 reg season 1996-08-11 Kansas City Royals  5 California Angels  6 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Dennis Springer Tim Belcher -- 18,591 3:02
1996 reg season 1996-08-11 Baltimore Orioles  5 Chicago White Sox  8 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Kevin Tapani Alan Mills Roberto Hernandez 27,088 3:23
1996 reg season 1996-08-11 Boston Red Sox  2 Milwaukee Brewers  0 box | pbp County Stadium Roger Clemens Ben McDonald Stan Belinda 19,178 2:53
1996 reg season 1996-08-11 Detroit Tigers  0 New York Yankees  12 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Kenny Rogers Felipe Lira -- 33,517 3:00
1996 reg season 1996-08-11 Cleveland Indians  3 Oakland Athletics  9 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis John Wasdin Albie Lopez -- 21,914 2:51
1996 reg season 1996-08-11 Minnesota Twins  6 Seattle Mariners  3 box | pbp Kingdome Brad Radke Bob Wells Frankie Rodriguez 36,114 2:49
1996 reg season 1996-08-11 Texas Rangers  6 Toronto Blue Jays  0 box | pbp Rogers Centre John Burkett Erik Hanson -- 32,162 2:26
1996 reg season 1996-08-11 Colorado Rockies  1 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium John Smoltz Marvin Freeman Mark Wohlers 32,961 2:44
1996 reg season 1996-08-11 Los Angeles Dodgers  10 Cincinnati Reds  5 box | pbp Cinergy Field Antonio Osuna Hector Carrasco -- 27,897 3:15
1996 reg season 1996-08-11 New York Mets  5 Florida Marlins  3 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Mark Clark Marc Valdes John Franco 21,092 2:27
1996 reg season 1996-08-11 Chicago Cubs  3 Montreal Expos  4 box | pbp Stade Olympique Mel Rojas Kent Bottenfield -- 20,120 3:02
1996 reg season 1996-08-11 Houston Astros  10 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Darryl Kile Mike Williams -- 24,150 2:52
1996 reg season 1996-08-11 San Diego Padres  7 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Sean Bergman Steve Parris Trevor Hoffman 27,227 3:11
1996 reg season 1996-08-11 San Francisco Giants  3 St. Louis Cardinals  5 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Donovan Osborne Allen Watson Dennis Eckersley 30,139 2:31
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 116 69 47 .595 0.0 605 559 46 W1 31-27 38-20 1 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Braves)
1996 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 117 61 56 .521 8.5 695 668 27 L1 31-26 29-31 2 5 10 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1996 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 118 57 61 .483 13.0 684 699 -15 W4 24-35 33-26 3 9 18 -- dnq
1996 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 118 53 65 .449 17.0 594 628 -34 L3 26-34 27-31 4 13 24 -- dnq
1996 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 117 42 75 .359 27.5 585 809 -224 L1 19-42 23-33 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 118 71 47 .602 0.0 690 577 113 L2 38-25 33-22 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1996 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 118 65 53 .551 6.0 664 573 91 W1 33-29 32-24 2 4 6 Yes dnq
1996 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 117 58 59 .496 12.5 664 653 11 W6 30-27 28-32 3 8 15 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 119 55 64 .462 16.5 568 585 -17 L1 29-30 26-34 4 11 21 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 119 55 64 .462 16.5 681 672 9 L7 27-30 28-34 5 10 20 -- 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 119 66 53 .555 0.0 695 592 103 W3 28-30 38-23 1 3 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1996 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 116 60 56 .517 4.5 718 663 55 L6 30-25 30-31 2 6 13 -- dnq
1996 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 119 59 60 .496 7.0 638 653 -15 W2 32-29 27-31 3 7 14 -- dnq
1996 AL West California Angels franchise | log 117 53 64 .453 12.0 564 714 -150 W1 19-38 34-26 4 12 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
1996 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 116 71 45 .612 0.0 583 446 137 W1 30-24 41-21 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1996 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 116 64 52 .552 7.0 569 491 78 W1 28-28 36-24 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1996 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 119 56 63 .471 16.5 557 561 -4 W1 23-37 33-26 3 10 19 -- dnq
1996 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 118 54 64 .458 18.0 492 527 -35 L1 18-39 36-25 4 11 22 -- dnq
1996 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 118 48 70 .407 24.0 470 587 -117 L3 23-40 25-30 5 14 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 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 118 64 54 .542 0.0 577 581 -4 W4 30-31 34-23 1 3 7 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 118 63 55 .534 1.0 561 525 36 W2 32-29 31-26 2 5 9 Yes Lost NLCS (Braves)
1996 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 113 56 57 .496 5.5 519 559 -40 L2 29-29 27-28 3 8 16 -- dnq
1996 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 116 57 59 .491 6.0 554 548 6 L1 25-30 32-29 4 9 17 -- dnq
1996 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 118 51 67 .432 13.0 542 605 -63 L4 25-32 26-35 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 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 120 65 55 .542 0.0 579 516 63 W4 34-26 31-29 1 4 8 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
1996 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 117 61 56 .521 2.5 708 706 2 L1 21-37 40-19 2 6 12 -- dnq
1996 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 117 61 56 .521 2.5 488 478 10 W2 30-31 31-25 3 7 11 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1996 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 116 49 67 .422 14.0 536 605 -69 L2 22-37 27-30 4 13 26 -- dnq
28 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.
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player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Kris Benson Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Signed out of draft (Clemson)
Chuck McElroy Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Unknown *Unknown*
Rey Sanchez Chicago Cubs Injury DL - Left hand inflammation
CJ Nitkowski Detroit Tigers Injury DL - Lower back strain
Matt Karchner Chicago White Sox Injury DL - Right knee surgery
Tim Raines New York Yankees Hist Activated from Disabled List
6 record(s)