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Wednesday, September 24,2008

Wednesday, September 24,2008

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2008 reg season 2008-09-24 Cincinnati Reds  0 Houston Astros  5 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Randy Wolf Ramon Ramirez -- 26,103 3:03
2008 reg season 2008-09-24 San Diego Padres  4 Los Angeles Dodgers  12 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Clayton Kershaw Mike Ekstrom -- 44,776 3:21
2008 reg season 2008-09-24 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 Milwaukee Brewers  4 box | pbp Miller Park CC Sabathia Paul Maholm Salomon Torres 31,164 2:43
2008 reg season 2008-09-24 Chicago Cubs  9 New York Mets  6 box | pbp Shea Stadium Bob Howry Luis Ayala Kerry Wood 54,416 4:04
2008 reg season 2008-09-24 Atlanta Braves  10 Philadelphia Phillies  4 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Buddy Carlyle Brett Myers -- 41,430 3:16
2008 reg season 2008-09-24 Colorado Rockies  15 San Francisco Giants  6 box | pbp AT&T Park Livan Hernandez Jonathan Sanchez -- 31,942 3:05
2008 reg season 2008-09-24 Arizona Diamondbacks  2 St. Louis Cardinals  4 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Adam Wainwright Max Scherzer Ryan Franklin 40,029 2:44
2008 reg season 2008-09-24 Florida Marlins  9 Washington Nationals  4 box | pbp Nationals Park Josh Johnson Tim Redding -- 23,299 3:16
2008 reg season 2008-09-24 Tampa Bay Rays  11 Baltimore Orioles  6 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Edwin Jackson Brian Burres Trever Miller 13,632 3:43
2008 reg season 2008-09-24 Cleveland Indians  4 Boston Red Sox  5 box | pbp Fenway Park David Aardsma Rafael Perez Manny Delcarmen 37,719 2:59
2008 reg season 2008-09-24 Kansas City Royals  10 Detroit Tigers  4 box | pbp Comerica Park Brian Bannister Nate Robertson -- 35,899 2:58
2008 reg season 2008-09-24 Chicago White Sox  2 Minnesota Twins  3 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Nick Blackburn Mark Buehrle Joe Nathan 42,126 2:42
2008 reg season 2008-09-24 Los Angeles Angels  6 Seattle Mariners  5 box | pbp Safeco Field Darren Oliver Mark Lowe Francisco Rodriguez 19,015 3:02
2008 reg season 2008-09-24 Oakland Athletics  4 Texas Rangers  14 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Matt Harrison Dana Eveland -- 16,832 2:59
2008 reg season 2008-09-24 New York Yankees  6 Toronto Blue Jays  2 box | pbp Rogers Centre Jose Veras Jesse Carlson -- 28,701 2:46
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
2008 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 158 96 62 .608 0.0 754 647 107 W4 57-24 39-38 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 158 93 65 .589 3.0 825 665 160 W2 54-23 39-42 2 3 4 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 158 87 71 .551 9.0 759 705 54 W7 48-33 39-38 3 4 7 Yes dnq
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 158 83 75 .525 13.0 692 605 87 L3 46-34 37-41 4 7 12 -- dnq
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 158 67 91 .424 29.0 779 855 -76 L9 36-41 31-50 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
2008 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 157 86 71 .548 0.0 777 696 81 L2 51-26 35-45 1 5 9 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 158 86 72 .544 0.5 813 726 87 W3 51-26 35-46 2 6 10 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 158 79 79 .500 7.5 780 736 44 L2 45-36 34-43 3 8 16 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 159 73 86 .459 14.0 679 772 -93 W3 38-43 35-43 4 11 22 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 157 71 86 .452 15.0 795 829 -34 L6 37-40 34-46 5 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
2008 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 158 98 60 .620 0.0 747 673 74 W1 49-29 49-31 1 1 1 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 159 77 82 .484 21.5 881 955 -74 W2 40-41 37-41 2 9 18 -- dnq
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 158 75 83 .475 23.0 632 669 -37 L2 43-38 32-45 3 10 19 -- dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 158 58 100 .367 40.0 646 791 -145 L1 32-45 26-55 4 14 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
2008 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 159 89 70 .560 0.0 779 670 109 L2 45-33 44-37 1 2 5 Yes Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 158 87 71 .551 1.5 787 699 88 L1 46-31 41-40 2 4 6 Yes dnq
2008 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 158 82 76 .519 6.5 760 762 -2 W1 45-36 37-40 3 8 14 -- dnq
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 159 71 88 .447 18.0 737 765 -28 W2 43-38 28-50 4 12 24 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 158 59 99 .373 29.5 631 805 -174 L1 34-46 25-53 5 16 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
2008 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 157 96 61 .611 0.0 840 653 187 W1 55-26 41-35 1 1 2 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 158 87 71 .551 9.5 734 679 55 W3 46-31 41-40 2 3 8 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 157 83 74 .529 13.0 691 721 -30 W1 44-32 39-42 3 5 11 -- dnq
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 158 82 76 .519 14.5 741 707 34 W2 42-35 40-41 4 7 15 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 158 74 84 .468 22.5 683 766 -83 L1 43-38 31-46 5 10 20 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 158 65 93 .411 31.5 720 872 -152 L3 39-42 26-51 6 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
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 158 83 75 .525 0.0 687 631 56 W2 48-32 35-43 1 6 13 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 158 79 79 .500 4.0 703 685 18 L2 45-33 34-46 2 9 17 -- dnq
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 158 73 85 .462 10.0 735 807 -72 W2 43-38 30-47 3 11 21 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 158 70 88 .443 13.0 629 748 -119 L2 35-42 35-46 4 13 25 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 158 61 97 .386 22.0 623 745 -122 L2 34-44 27-53 5 15 28 -- 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
Pedro Alvarez Pittsburgh Pirates Minors Signed to 4-year contract for 2009-2012 ($6.355m) [Out of draft]
J.T. Snow San Francisco Giants Hist Signed to 1-year contract for 2008-2008 ($0m) [1-day] For purpose of retiring as Giants player
Brad Penny Los Angeles Dodgers Injury DL - Right shoulder inflammation
Tom Gorzelanny Pittsburgh Pirates Injury DL - Injured left middle finger
Rafael Furcal Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Matt Diaz Atlanta Braves Hist Activated from Disabled List
John Maine New York Mets Hist Activated from Disabled List
7 record(s)