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Friday, August 21,1970

Friday, August 21,1970

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1970 reg season 1970-08-21 California Angels  0 Baltimore Orioles  5 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Dave McNally Tom Murphy -- 21,852 2:09
1970 reg season 1970-08-21 New York Yankees  4 Chicago White Sox  2 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Steve Kline Gerry Janeski Lindy McDaniel 12,263 2:15
1970 reg season 1970-08-21 Oakland Athletics  3 Cleveland Indians  6 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Sam McDowell Catfish Hunter Rick Austin 20,827 2:47
1970 reg season 1970-08-21 Milwaukee Brewers  4 Detroit Tigers  6 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Les Cain Al Downing -- 19,778 2:37
1970 reg season 1970-08-21 Boston Red Sox  1 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Municipal Stadium Ted Abernathy Ken Brett -- 12,050 2:59
1970 reg season 1970-08-21 Washington Senators II  3 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Stan Williams Casey Cox -- 23,101 2:20
1970 reg season 1970-08-21 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Claude Osteen Bob Veale -- 24,372 2:23
1970 reg season 1970-08-21 Atlanta Braves  4 Montreal Expos  6 box | pbp Parc Jarry Carl Morton Phil Niekro Howie Reed 25,237 2:21
1970 reg season 1970-08-21 Cincinnati Reds  1 New York Mets  4 box | pbp Shea Stadium Jerry Koosman Tony Cloninger -- 53,320 2:23
1970 reg season 1970-08-21 Houston Astros  3 Philadelphia Phillies  9 box | pbp Shibe Park Jim Bunning Jack Billingham -- 0 2:13
1970 reg season 1970-08-21 Houston Astros  9 Philadelphia Phillies  1 box | pbp Shibe Park Don Wilson Grant Jackson -- 8,113 2:14
1970 reg season 1970-08-21 St. Louis Cardinals  14 San Diego Padres  8 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Nelson Briles Earl Wilson Chuck Taylor 9,721 2:49
1970 reg season 1970-08-21 Chicago Cubs  1 San Francisco Giants  5 box | pbp Candlestick Park Frank Reberger Bill Hands -- 7,086 2:53
13 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
1970 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 123 79 44 .642 0.0 603 460 143 W6 40-26 39-18 1 1 2 Yes Won World Series (Reds)
1970 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 123 68 55 .553 11.0 535 495 40 W2 31-33 37-22 2 4 5 Yes dnq
1970 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 123 66 57 .537 13.0 540 528 12 W1 31-32 35-25 3 6 9 -- dnq
1970 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 121 62 59 .512 16.0 569 553 16 L2 20-36 42-23 4 7 11 -- dnq
1970 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 123 59 64 .480 20.0 486 517 -31 W2 28-37 31-27 5 8 15 -- dnq
1970 AL East Washington Senators II franchise | log 123 58 65 .472 21.0 493 520 -27 L3 23-35 35-30 6 9 16 -- 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
1970 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 121 73 48 .603 0.0 574 464 110 W1 35-27 38-21 1 2 3 Yes Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1970 AL West California Angels franchise | log 123 68 55 .553 6.0 495 464 31 L2 33-25 35-30 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1970 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 124 68 56 .548 6.5 521 448 73 L1 30-28 38-28 3 5 7 Yes dnq
1970 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 123 47 76 .382 27.0 470 558 -88 W3 24-40 23-36 4 10 22 -- dnq
1970 AL West Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 125 47 78 .376 28.0 477 607 -130 L4 16-42 30-37 5 11 23 -- dnq
1970 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 126 44 82 .349 31.5 488 637 -149 L1 23-44 21-38 6 12 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
1970 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 125 68 57 .544 0.0 571 530 41 L2 28-30 40-27 1 3 8 Yes Lost NLCS (Reds)
1970 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 122 65 57 .533 1.5 524 468 56 W1 32-31 33-26 2 4 10 Yes dnq
1970 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 125 64 61 .512 4.0 630 548 82 L1 24-33 40-28 3 5 12 Yes dnq
1970 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 124 58 66 .468 9.5 590 584 6 W1 29-30 29-36 4 8 17 -- dnq
1970 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 124 55 69 .444 12.5 543 642 -99 W4 27-40 27-30 5 10 19 -- dnq
1970 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 124 54 70 .435 13.5 447 570 -123 L1 28-38 27-31 6 11 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
1970 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 126 82 44 .651 0.0 617 526 91 L3 35-24 47-20 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Orioles)
1970 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 122 70 52 .574 10.0 597 496 101 W3 41-23 29-29 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1970 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 123 62 61 .504 18.5 654 671 -17 W2 31-34 31-27 3 6 13 -- dnq
1970 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 124 62 62 .500 19.0 582 590 -8 L1 26-33 36-29 4 7 14 -- dnq
1970 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 124 56 68 .452 25.0 561 606 -45 W1 25-36 31-32 5 9 18 -- dnq
1970 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 125 48 77 .384 33.5 544 629 -85 L2 25-41 23-36 6 12 21 -- dnq
24 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Jerry Royster Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Signed as amateur free agent
1 record(s)
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