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Friday, July 3,1998

Friday, July 3,1998

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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 1998-07-03 Oakland Athletics  10 Anaheim Angels  6 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Tom Candiotti Omar Olivares -- 39,636 3:18
1998 reg season 1998-07-03 Chicago White Sox  2 Boston Red Sox  15 box | pbp Fenway Park Tim Wakefield Mike Sirotka -- 32,467 2:33
1998 reg season 1998-07-03 Cleveland Indians  2 Kansas City Royals  1 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Paul Shuey Jose Rosado Michael Jackson 27,661 2:30
1998 reg season 1998-07-03 Detroit Tigers  5 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Doug Brocail Dan Naulty Todd Jones 10,818 3:09
1998 reg season 1998-07-03 Baltimore Orioles  2 New York Yankees  3 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Andy Pettitte Jesse Orosco -- 43,328 3:20
1998 reg season 1998-07-03 Seattle Mariners  8 Texas Rangers  2 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Jeff Fassero John Burkett -- 45,233 2:51
1998 reg season 1998-07-03 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  2 Toronto Blue Jays  3 box | pbp Rogers Centre Randy Myers Esteban Yan -- 25,625 3:26
1998 reg season 1998-07-03 New York Mets  2 Atlanta Braves  3 box | pbp Turner Field Tom Glavine Brian Bohanon Kerry Ligtenberg 48,757 2:41
1998 reg season 1998-07-03 Pittsburgh Pirates  9 Chicago Cubs  12 box | pbp Wrigley Field Kevin Tapani Francisco Cordova Rod Beck 40,420 2:43
1998 reg season 1998-07-03 St. Louis Cardinals  3 Cincinnati Reds  6 box | pbp Cinergy Field Mike Remlinger Todd Stottlemyre Jeff Shaw 41,302 2:33
1998 reg season 1998-07-03 Arizona Diamondbacks  5 Houston Astros  6 box | pbp Astrodome Shane Reynolds Andy Benes Billy Wagner 34,382 2:56
1998 reg season 1998-07-03 Florida Marlins  4 Montreal Expos  8 box | pbp Stade Olympique Javier Vazquez Jesus Sanchez -- 10,048 2:32
1998 reg season 1998-07-03 Milwaukee Brewers  0 Philadelphia Phillies  2 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Curt Schilling Scott Karl Mark Leiter 55,393 2:37
1998 reg season 1998-07-03 Colorado Rockies  2 San Diego Padres  4 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Joey Hamilton Mike DeJean Trevor Hoffman 40,588 2:38
1998 reg season 1998-07-03 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 San Francisco Giants  6 box | pbp Candlestick Park Orel Hershiser Ismael Valdez Robb Nen 56,788 2:29
15 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 New York Yankees franchise | log 79 59 20 .747 0.0 479 324 155 W4 28-14 31-6 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 83 51 32 .614 10.0 453 365 88 W4 24-17 27-15 2 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 87 44 43 .506 19.0 409 429 -20 W1 21-23 23-20 3 6 13 -- dnq
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 86 38 48 .442 24.5 420 453 -33 L1 17-25 21-23 4 9 20 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 84 34 50 .405 27.5 307 391 -84 L4 18-25 16-25 5 13 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
1998 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 83 49 34 .590 0.0 463 356 107 W3 26-16 23-18 1 3 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 84 39 45 .464 10.5 390 370 20 L2 21-20 18-25 2 8 19 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 84 37 47 .440 12.5 359 451 -92 L2 23-18 14-29 3 10 21 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 85 35 50 .412 15.0 422 538 -116 L1 18-27 16-24 4 12 25 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 82 33 49 .402 15.5 383 437 -54 W1 17-26 16-23 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 84 49 35 .583 0.0 430 399 31 L3 22-15 27-20 1 4 8 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 85 46 39 .541 3.5 497 467 30 L6 21-18 25-21 2 5 11 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 84 39 45 .464 10.0 446 462 -16 W2 20-23 19-22 3 7 18 -- dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 86 37 49 .430 13.0 456 461 -5 W3 17-28 20-21 4 11 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
1998 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 86 57 29 .663 0.0 462 327 135 W6 24-14 33-15 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 81 44 37 .543 10.5 349 291 58 L1 19-22 25-15 2 5 9 Yes dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 83 41 42 .494 14.5 395 424 -29 W1 16-22 25-20 3 9 15 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 84 34 50 .405 22.0 308 421 -113 W1 11-27 23-23 4 14 27 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 85 30 55 .353 26.5 363 475 -112 L2 11-30 19-25 5 15 29 -- 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 Houston Astros franchise | log 85 52 33 .612 0.0 473 330 143 W1 26-18 26-15 1 3 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 85 46 39 .541 6.0 427 403 24 W3 15-21 31-18 2 6 10 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 83 43 40 .518 8.0 368 374 -6 L3 22-18 21-22 3 7 12 -- dnq
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 84 40 44 .476 11.5 420 439 -19 L1 17-29 23-15 4 10 16 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 86 40 46 .465 12.5 334 356 -22 L1 15-26 25-20 5 11 17 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 87 37 50 .425 16.0 360 418 -58 W2 19-25 18-25 6 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
1998 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 86 55 31 .640 0.0 427 335 92 W1 24-22 31-9 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 87 51 36 .586 4.5 425 359 66 W3 23-20 28-16 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 85 42 43 .494 12.5 364 368 -4 L1 21-27 21-16 3 8 14 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 87 37 50 .425 18.5 405 471 -66 L3 20-27 17-23 4 12 23 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 86 29 57 .337 26.0 354 454 -100 L3 15-34 14-23 5 16 30 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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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
Cliff Bartosh San Diego Padres Hist Signed out of draft (Texas HS)
J.D. Drew St. Louis Cardinals Hist Signed out of draft
Josh Fogg Chicago White Sox Hist Signed out of draft (Florida)
Matt Thornton Seattle Mariners Hist Signed out of draft (Grand Valley State)
Eude Brito Philadelphia Phillies Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Gustavo Chacin Toronto Blue Jays Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Venezuela)
Josias Manzanillo New York Mets Hist Signed to minor league contract
Lenny Harris New York Mets Hist Traded from Cincinnati Reds to New York Mets for John Hudek
John Hudek Cincinnati Reds Hist Traded from New York Mets to Cincinnati Reds for Lenny Harris
Joe Fontenot Florida Marlins Injury DL - Strained right shoulder
David Howard St. Louis Cardinals Injury DL - Left shoulder surgery
Jeff Tabaka Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Activated from Disabled List
Larry Walker Colorado Rockies Hist Activated from Disabled List
Bobby Bonilla Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Activated from Disabled List
14 record(s)