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Friday, August 17,1973

Friday, August 17,1973

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1973 reg season 1973-08-17 Chicago White Sox  2 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Jim Palmer Stan Bahnsen Grant Jackson 14,401 2:28
1973 reg season 1973-08-17 Kansas City Royals  4 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park Roger Moret Dick Drago Marty Pattin 27,224 2:57
1973 reg season 1973-08-17 Detroit Tigers  2 California Angels  10 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Nolan Ryan Woodie Fryman -- 16,201 2:29
1973 reg season 1973-08-17 Minnesota Twins  14 Cleveland Indians  2 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Bert Blyleven Dick Bosman -- 8,051 2:48
1973 reg season 1973-08-17 Milwaukee Brewers  2 Oakland Athletics  3 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Ken Holtzman Jim Colborn Rollie Fingers 8,248 1:45
1973 reg season 1973-08-17 New York Yankees  1 Texas Rangers  8 box | pbp Arlington Stadium David Clyde Sam McDowell Jackie Brown 19,600 2:31
1973 reg season 1973-08-17 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Bill Bonham Andy Messersmith Bob Locker 13,987 2:09
1973 reg season 1973-08-17 Philadelphia Phillies  8 Houston Astros  3 box | pbp Astrodome Steve Carlton Don Wilson -- 20,690 2:16
1973 reg season 1973-08-17 Atlanta Braves  7 Montreal Expos  8 box | pbp Parc Jarry Tom Walker Danny Frisella -- 23,821 3:00
1973 reg season 1973-08-17 Cincinnati Reds  2 New York Mets  1 box | pbp Shea Stadium Pedro Borbon Harry Parker -- 36,803 2:23
1973 reg season 1973-08-17 San Francisco Giants  5 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Ron Bryant Bob Moose Elias Sosa 15,789 2:43
1973 reg season 1973-08-17 San Diego Padres  4 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Mike Corkins Diego Segui Vicente Romo 20,309 3:36
12 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
1973 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 118 66 52 .559 0.0 508 416 92 W5 36-28 30-24 1 3 5 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1973 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 121 66 55 .545 1.5 504 494 10 L3 28-31 38-24 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1973 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 124 66 58 .532 3.0 517 466 51 L2 22-35 44-23 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1973 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 120 63 57 .525 4.0 528 485 43 W1 28-29 35-28 4 6 9 -- dnq
1973 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 119 59 60 .496 7.5 537 521 16 L1 26-28 33-32 5 8 13 -- dnq
1973 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 122 48 74 .393 20.0 510 636 -126 L1 26-39 22-35 6 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
1973 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 121 70 51 .579 0.0 553 454 99 W6 37-28 33-23 1 1 3 Yes Won World Series (Mets)
1973 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 123 70 53 .569 1.0 588 563 25 L2 33-28 37-25 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1973 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 119 59 60 .496 10.0 537 516 21 W3 30-24 29-36 3 7 14 -- dnq
1973 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 122 58 64 .475 12.5 484 522 -38 L3 30-32 28-32 4 9 16 -- dnq
1973 AL West California Angels franchise | log 118 55 63 .466 13.5 438 467 -29 W2 29-36 26-27 5 10 18 -- dnq
1973 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 119 43 76 .361 26.0 434 598 -164 W1 17-43 26-33 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
1973 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 122 62 60 .508 0.0 489 462 27 L2 28-30 34-30 1 5 11 Yes dnq
1973 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 116 58 58 .500 1.0 492 516 -24 W1 28-36 30-22 2 6 12 -- dnq
1973 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 118 57 61 .483 3.0 493 520 -27 L3 25-31 32-30 3 7 15 -- dnq
1973 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 121 57 64 .471 4.5 479 502 -23 W1 29-32 28-32 4 8 17 -- dnq
1973 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 121 56 65 .463 5.5 503 505 -2 W1 28-36 28-29 5 10 20 -- dnq
1973 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 119 53 66 .445 7.5 438 465 -27 L1 29-35 24-31 6 11 21 -- Lost World Series (Athletics)
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
1973 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 123 76 47 .618 0.0 516 405 111 L1 33-24 43-23 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1973 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 122 74 48 .607 1.5 540 462 78 W3 36-23 38-25 2 2 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Mets)
1973 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 120 67 53 .558 7.5 550 501 49 W3 30-25 37-28 3 3 6 Yes dnq
1973 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 124 64 60 .516 12.5 522 498 24 L1 33-35 31-25 4 4 10 Yes dnq
1973 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 123 57 66 .463 19.0 593 599 -6 L1 30-35 26-32 5 9 19 -- dnq
1973 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 121 44 77 .364 31.0 392 572 -180 W1 16-38 28-39 6 12 23 -- dnq
24 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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.
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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
Rich Reese Minnesota Twins Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1973-1973 ($0m) [Free Agent]
1 record(s)
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