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Wednesday, April 1,1998

Wednesday, April 1,1998

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1998 reg season 1998-04-01 New York Yankees  1 Anaheim Angels  4 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Chuck Finley Andy Pettitte Troy Percival 43,311 2:52
1998 reg season 1998-04-01 Kansas City Royals  1 Baltimore Orioles  10 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Scott Erickson Glendon Rusch -- 38,623 2:07
1998 reg season 1998-04-01 Boston Red Sox  2 Oakland Athletics  0 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Pedro Martinez Tom Candiotti Tom Gordon 36,915 2:33
1998 reg season 1998-04-01 Cleveland Indians  9 Seattle Mariners  7 box | pbp Kingdome Jaret Wright Jamie Moyer Michael Jackson 24,523 3:40
1998 reg season 1998-04-01 Detroit Tigers  8 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  11 box | pbp Tropicana Field Rolando Arrojo Brian Moehler -- 30,109 3:32
1998 reg season 1998-04-01 Minnesota Twins  2 Toronto Blue Jays  3 box | pbp Rogers Centre Roger Clemens Bob Tewksbury Randy Myers 41,387 2:24
1998 reg season 1998-04-01 Colorado Rockies  6 Arizona Diamondbacks  0 box | pbp Chase Field John Thomson Willie Blair -- 43,758 2:46
1998 reg season 1998-04-01 San Diego Padres  10 Cincinnati Reds  9 box | pbp Cinergy Field Joey Hamilton Scott Sullivan Trevor Hoffman 13,706 2:53
1998 reg season 1998-04-01 Chicago Cubs  10 Florida Marlins  3 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Mark Clark Felix Heredia -- 16,877 2:51
1998 reg season 1998-04-01 San Francisco Giants  6 Houston Astros  7 box | pbp Astrodome Trever Miller Julian Tavarez Billy Wagner 13,719 3:04
1998 reg season 1998-04-01 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 Montreal Expos  0 box | pbp Stade Olympique Francisco Cordova Carlos Perez -- 31,220 2:27
11 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
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 2 0 2 W1 1-0 0-0 1 5 11 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 3 2 1 W1 0-0 1-0 2 2 6 Yes dnq
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 0.5 11 5 6 W1 0-0 1-1 3 8 12 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 0.5 17 19 -2 W1 0-0 1-1 4 9 14 -- dnq
1998 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 1 4 -3 L1 0-1 0-0 5 13 26 -- Won World Series (Padres)
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
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 9 2 7 W1 1-0 0-0 1 4 9 Yes dnq
1998 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 2 2 0 1.000 0.5 19 16 3 W2 2-0 0-0 2 3 8 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 0.5 19 17 2 L1 1-1 0-0 3 6 19 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 0.5 5 11 -6 L1 1-1 0-0 4 7 16 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 2 3 -1 L1 0-1 0-0 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
1998 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 4 1 3 W1 0-0 1-0 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 0 2 -2 L1 0-0 0-1 2 12 25 -- dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 2 0 2 .000 1.5 16 19 -3 L2 0-0 0-2 3 11 22 -- dnq
1998 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 2 9 -7 L1 0-0 0-1 4 10 20 -- Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
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
1998 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 2 1 1 W1 0-0 1-0 1 6 10 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 1 0 1 W1 0-0 1-0 2 4 5 Yes dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 0.5 14 16 -2 L1 0-0 1-1 3 10 18 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 0 4 -4 L1 0-0 0-1 4 12 27 -- dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 0 1 -1 L1 0-1 0-0 5 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
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 4 0 4 W1 1-0 0-0 1 2 4 Yes dnq
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 6 0 6 W1 0-0 1-0 2 1 2 Yes dnq
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 0.5 16 14 2 W1 1-1 0-0 3 9 15 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 0.5 11 15 -4 W1 0-0 1-1 4 8 17 -- Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 2 0 2 .000 1.5 11 20 -9 L2 0-0 0-2 5 15 23 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.0 1 2 -1 L1 0-1 0-0 6 13 30 -- 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
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 2 2 0 1.000 0.0 15 2 13 W2 2-0 0-0 1 5 7 Yes dnq
1998 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 2 2 0 1.000 0.0 20 11 9 W2 2-0 0-0 2 3 3 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 1.0 15 11 4 L1 1-1 0-0 3 7 13 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 2 0 2 .000 2.0 2 15 -13 L2 0-0 0-2 4 16 21 -- dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 1.5 0 6 -6 L1 0-1 0-0 5 14 29 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
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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
Scott Downs Chicago Cubs Minors Assigned to Daytona [FSL] (A+)
Maicer Izturis Cleveland Indians Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Venezuela)
Peter Moylan -- Hist Released by Twins
Tony Phillips -- Hist Released by Angels
Carl Sadler -- Hist Released by Expos
Steve Sparks Anaheim Angels Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1998-1998 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Dave Stieb Toronto Blue Jays Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Mike Kelly Tampa Bay Rays Injury DL - Strained right groin
8 record(s)