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Thursday, August 27,1981

Thursday, August 27,1981

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1981 reg season 1981-08-27 California Angels  2 Baltimore Orioles  6 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Scott McGregor Ken Forsch -- 16,093 2:18
1981 reg season 1981-08-27 Oakland Athletics  5 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park Bob Stanley Tom Underwood -- 23,432 2:53
1981 reg season 1981-08-27 New York Yankees  1 Chicago White Sox  3 box | pbp Comiskey Park I LaMarr Hoyt Ron Davis -- 30,787 2:22
1981 reg season 1981-08-27 Seattle Mariners  2 Cleveland Indians  12 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Bert Blyleven Mike Parrott -- 5,759 2:45
1981 reg season 1981-08-27 Texas Rangers  5 Milwaukee Brewers  1 box | pbp County Stadium Danny Darwin Mike Caldwell -- 8,908 2:07
1981 reg season 1981-08-27 Detroit Tigers  3 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Pete Redfern Kevin Saucier -- 4,625 2:13
1981 reg season 1981-08-27 Kansas City Royals  11 Toronto Blue Jays  5 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Renie Martin Jim Clancy -- 14,704 2:51
1981 reg season 1981-08-27 Chicago Cubs  0 Los Angeles Dodgers  6 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Fernando Valenzuela Randy Martz -- 48,191 2:23
1981 reg season 1981-08-27 Cincinnati Reds  0 Montreal Expos  12 box | pbp Stade Olympique Ray Burris Frank Pastore -- 30,874 2:19
1981 reg season 1981-08-27 Houston Astros  2 New York Mets  3 box | pbp Shea Stadium Mike Marshall Joe Sambito Neil Allen 17,488 2:28
1981 reg season 1981-08-27 St. Louis Cardinals  3 San Diego Padres  2 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Jim Kaat John Curtis -- 7,056 3:32
1981 reg season 1981-08-27 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 San Francisco Giants  5 box | pbp Candlestick Park Al Holland Don Robinson -- 10,807 3:56
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
1981 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 70 41 29 .586 0.0 297 278 19 W4 19-19 22-10 1 3 5 Yes dnq
1981 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 74 42 32 .568 1.0 289 271 18 L2 16-15 26-17 2 5 9 Yes dnq
1981 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 73 41 32 .562 1.5 274 242 32 L1 16-19 25-13 3 6 10 -- Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1981 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 74 41 33 .554 2.0 325 303 22 L2 23-18 18-15 4 7 12 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 72 38 34 .528 4.0 333 327 6 W1 23-20 15-14 5 8 13 -- dnq
1981 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 68 33 35 .485 7.0 265 276 -11 W2 20-15 13-20 6 10 17 -- dnq
1981 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 74 23 51 .311 20.0 240 354 -114 L5 13-22 10-29 7 14 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
1981 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 75 45 30 .600 0.0 319 255 64 L2 16-15 29-15 1 1 3 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 69 41 28 .594 1.0 328 251 77 W2 22-20 19-8 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1981 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 70 41 29 .586 1.5 318 256 62 W3 17-17 24-12 3 4 6 Yes dnq
1981 AL West California Angels franchise | log 75 38 37 .507 7.0 344 315 29 L1 18-16 20-21 4 9 15 -- dnq
1981 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 68 29 39 .426 12.5 258 295 -37 W2 20-21 9-18 5 11 20 -- Lost in 1st Round (Athletics)
1981 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 75 28 47 .373 17.0 299 372 -73 L7 13-17 15-30 6 12 22 -- dnq
1981 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 75 25 50 .333 20.0 238 332 -94 W1 11-25 13-26 7 13 25 -- 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
1981 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 66 40 26 .606 0.0 302 252 50 W2 15-11 25-15 1 2 2 Yes dnq
1981 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 70 40 30 .571 2.0 306 303 3 L2 14-18 26-12 2 4 8 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Expos)
1981 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 70 39 31 .557 3.0 294 256 38 W3 14-22 25-9 3 5 11 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1981 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 67 32 35 .478 8.5 277 265 12 L4 16-15 15-21 4 8 18 -- dnq
1981 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 69 27 42 .391 14.5 234 297 -63 W1 13-23 14-19 5 10 21 -- dnq
1981 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 71 25 46 .352 17.5 248 333 -85 L1 2-22 22-25 6 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
1981 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 74 47 27 .635 0.0 328 235 93 W4 25-16 22-11 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Yankees)
1981 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 72 42 30 .583 4.0 305 306 -1 L3 19-15 23-15 2 3 7 Yes dnq
1981 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 72 37 35 .514 9.0 282 291 -9 W2 21-17 15-19 3 6 14 -- dnq
1981 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 73 36 37 .493 10.5 257 241 16 L1 20-22 16-15 4 7 16 -- Lost in 1st Round (Dodgers)
1981 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 76 36 40 .474 12.0 287 285 2 W1 21-24 15-16 5 9 19 -- dnq
1981 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 74 26 48 .351 21.0 254 310 -56 L5 14-28 12-20 6 12 24 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
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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
Bill Bonham -- Hist Released by Reds
Tim Hosley -- Hist Released by Athletics
Bill Bonham Cincinnati Reds Hist Activated from Disabled List
Mickey Klutts Oakland Athletics Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)