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Thursday, September 3,1981

Thursday, September 3,1981

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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 1981-09-03 Oakland Athletics  10 Baltimore Orioles  0 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Steve McCatty Jim Palmer -- 14,915 2:53
1981 reg season 1981-09-03 Seattle Mariners  8 Boston Red Sox  7 box | pbp Fenway Park Bob Galasso Bob Stanley Jim Beattie 13,355 6:01
1981 reg season 1981-09-03 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Chicago White Sox  4 box | pbp Comiskey Park I LaMarr Hoyt Juan Berenguer -- 6,669 3:09
1981 reg season 1981-09-03 New York Yankees  2 Kansas City Royals  3 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Mike Jones Tommy John Dan Quisenberry 26,565 2:19
1981 reg season 1981-09-03 Milwaukee Brewers  4 Minnesota Twins  3 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Pete Vuckovich Brad Havens Rollie Fingers 5,257 2:19
1981 reg season 1981-09-03 Detroit Tigers  8 Texas Rangers  5 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Jack Morris Jon Matlack Kevin Saucier 9,986 2:33
1981 reg season 1981-09-03 St. Louis Cardinals  5 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Mark Littell Steve Howe Bruce Sutter 30,122 2:19
1981 reg season 1981-09-03 Houston Astros  2 Montreal Expos  1 box | pbp Stade Olympique Vern Ruhle Scott Sanderson Dave Smith 24,833 2:20
1981 reg season 1981-09-03 Cincinnati Reds  9 Philadelphia Phillies  3 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Bruce Berenyi Mark Davis -- 26,540 2:54
1981 reg season 1981-09-03 Pittsburgh Pirates  7 San Diego Padres  3 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Luis Tiant Juan Eichelberger Rod Scurry 6,153 2:33
1981 reg season 1981-09-03 Chicago Cubs  0 San Francisco Giants  12 box | pbp Candlestick Park Doyle Alexander Doug Bird -- 5,573 2:23
11 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 Detroit Tigers franchise | log 81 47 34 .580 0.0 314 296 18 W5 21-17 26-17 1 2 5 Yes dnq
1981 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 80 46 34 .575 0.5 320 259 61 L2 21-21 25-13 2 3 6 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1981 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 77 44 33 .571 1.0 311 313 -2 L1 19-19 25-14 3 4 7 Yes dnq
1981 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 81 45 36 .556 2.0 356 328 28 W1 25-20 20-16 4 6 9 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 79 42 37 .532 4.0 371 356 15 L1 23-20 19-17 5 8 14 -- dnq
1981 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 74 38 36 .514 5.5 305 299 6 W2 20-15 18-21 6 9 15 -- dnq
1981 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 80 26 54 .325 20.5 260 370 -110 L2 15-24 11-30 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 82 48 34 .585 0.0 354 292 62 W1 19-19 29-15 1 1 4 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 77 43 34 .558 2.5 343 294 49 L1 18-19 25-15 2 5 8 Yes dnq
1981 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 76 42 34 .553 3.0 342 287 55 W1 22-20 20-14 3 7 10 -- dnq
1981 AL West California Angels franchise | log 81 41 40 .506 6.5 368 331 37 L1 21-19 20-21 4 10 16 -- dnq
1981 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 74 33 41 .446 11.0 275 311 -36 W3 21-22 12-19 5 11 20 -- Lost in 1st Round (Athletics)
1981 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 82 30 52 .366 18.0 327 411 -84 W1 15-22 15-30 6 12 23 -- dnq
1981 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 82 28 54 .341 20.0 265 364 -99 L1 11-25 16-30 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 72 44 28 .611 0.0 332 276 56 W2 19-13 25-15 1 2 2 Yes dnq
1981 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 77 42 35 .545 4.5 318 285 33 L2 15-24 27-11 2 4 11 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1981 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 78 42 36 .538 5.0 333 339 -6 L2 16-23 26-13 3 6 13 -- Lost in 1st Round (Expos)
1981 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 74 34 40 .459 11.0 297 299 -2 W1 18-20 15-21 4 9 19 -- dnq
1981 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 75 28 47 .373 17.5 245 327 -82 L4 13-26 15-21 5 10 21 -- dnq
1981 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 78 27 51 .346 20.0 261 365 -104 L4 4-27 22-25 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
1981 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 81 50 31 .617 0.0 352 255 97 L1 25-16 25-15 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Yankees)
1981 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 79 47 32 .595 2.0 346 329 17 W2 22-16 25-16 2 3 3 Yes dnq
1981 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 81 44 37 .543 6.0 292 253 39 W8 21-22 23-15 3 5 12 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Dodgers)
1981 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 78 39 39 .500 9.5 301 318 -17 W1 22-19 16-21 4 8 17 -- dnq
1981 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 82 41 41 .500 9.5 323 296 27 W1 21-24 20-17 5 7 18 -- dnq
1981 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 81 30 51 .370 20.0 284 342 -58 L1 14-28 16-23 6 11 22 -- dnq
26 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.
  • 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
Donnie Moore Milwaukee Brewers Hist Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Milwaukee Brewers
Rawly Eastwick Chicago Cubs Hist Activated from Disabled List
2 record(s)