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Thursday, September 3,1998

Thursday, September 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 1998-09-03 Cleveland Indians  2 Detroit Tigers  1 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Dwight Gooden Justin Thompson Michael Jackson 14,605 2:34
1998 reg season 1998-09-03 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  4 Minnesota Twins  5 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Eddie Guardado Rick White -- 7,072 3:40
1998 reg season 1998-09-03 Boston Red Sox  3 Toronto Blue Jays  4 box | pbp Rogers Centre Robert Person Dario Veras -- 27,226 3:31
1998 reg season 1998-09-03 Colorado Rockies  3 Milwaukee Brewers  7 box | pbp County Stadium Brad Woodall John Thomson -- 12,327 2:45
1998 reg season 1998-09-03 Arizona Diamondbacks  1 Pittsburgh Pirates  0 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Brian Anderson Francisco Cordova -- 8,610 2:00
5 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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)
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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 137 99 38 .723 0.0 833 554 279 L1 46-24 53-14 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 138 81 57 .587 18.5 765 614 151 L1 38-33 43-24 2 2 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 141 74 67 .525 27.0 699 674 25 W7 32-39 42-28 3 6 12 -- dnq
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 139 69 70 .496 31.0 712 672 40 L10 32-36 37-34 4 7 14 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 139 54 85 .388 46.0 527 649 -122 L1 27-41 27-44 5 13 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
1998 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 139 77 62 .554 0.0 741 672 69 W1 38-30 39-32 1 3 7 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 140 65 75 .464 12.5 707 803 -96 W4 28-41 36-35 2 8 19 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 139 64 75 .460 13.0 609 773 -164 L2 40-31 24-44 3 9 21 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 139 62 77 .446 15.0 634 682 -48 W1 31-39 31-38 4 12 25 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 140 53 87 .379 24.5 608 753 -145 L2 26-43 27-44 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 140 77 63 .550 0.0 710 666 44 W1 40-30 37-33 1 4 9 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 139 74 65 .532 2.5 806 772 34 W1 33-36 41-29 2 5 11 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 140 64 76 .457 13.0 708 757 -49 W1 29-41 35-35 3 10 22 -- dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 138 63 75 .457 13.0 734 741 -7 L1 28-42 35-33 4 11 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
1998 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 140 91 49 .650 0.0 721 527 194 L1 43-25 48-24 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 140 77 63 .550 14.0 620 544 76 W1 35-33 42-30 2 5 8 Yes dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 140 66 74 .471 25.0 609 709 -100 L3 31-37 35-37 3 9 17 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 141 53 88 .376 38.5 550 707 -157 L3 20-49 33-39 4 15 29 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 140 47 93 .336 44.0 585 795 -210 L7 20-48 27-45 5 16 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 Central Houston Astros franchise | log 140 88 52 .629 0.0 773 548 225 W1 42-31 46-21 1 3 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 140 78 62 .557 10.0 713 677 36 W4 32-35 46-27 2 4 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 140 67 73 .479 21.0 691 695 -4 W4 30-43 37-30 3 8 15 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 140 66 74 .471 22.0 609 688 -79 W2 31-36 35-38 4 10 16 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 139 65 74 .468 22.5 581 582 -1 L6 27-39 37-36 5 11 18 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 140 65 75 .464 23.0 651 678 -27 L3 34-39 31-36 6 12 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
1998 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 140 90 50 .643 0.0 679 542 137 L1 41-32 49-18 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 140 76 64 .543 14.0 713 635 78 W3 34-35 42-29 2 6 10 -- dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 140 70 70 .500 20.0 590 594 -4 W2 30-41 40-29 3 7 13 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 141 64 77 .454 26.5 701 747 -46 L2 30-42 34-35 4 13 24 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 141 56 85 .397 34.5 578 707 -129 W6 29-47 27-38 5 14 26 -- dnq
30 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
  • 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
Jeff Suppan Kansas City Royals Hist Sold by Arizona Diamondbacks to Kansas City Royals
Benito Santiago Toronto Blue Jays Hist Activated from Disabled List
2 record(s)