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Friday, May 15,1987

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Friday, May 15,1987

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1987 reg season 1987-05-15 Baltimore Orioles  6 California Angels  7 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Donnie Moore Jack O'Connor -- 34,755 3:45
1987 reg season 1987-05-15 Texas Rangers  0 Chicago White Sox  5 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Richard Dotson Bobby Witt -- 11,969 2:49
1987 reg season 1987-05-15 Cleveland Indians  3 Detroit Tigers  4 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Mike Henneman Mark Huismann -- 17,525 3:00
1987 reg season 1987-05-15 Milwaukee Brewers  3 Kansas City Royals  4 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Dan Quisenberry Mark Clear -- 38,532 3:25
1987 reg season 1987-05-15 Boston Red Sox  1 Minnesota Twins  3 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome George Frazier Bruce Hurst -- 13,878 2:23
1987 reg season 1987-05-15 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Oakland Athletics  2 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Joe Johnson Eric Plunk Tom Henke 13,139 2:55
1987 reg season 1987-05-15 New York Yankees  7 Seattle Mariners  3 box | pbp Kingdome Charles Hudson Mike Morgan Dave Righetti 27,923 3:07
1987 reg season 1987-05-15 Chicago Cubs  3 Houston Astros  1 box | pbp Astrodome Greg Maddux Danny Darwin Lee Smith 23,471 2:36
1987 reg season 1987-05-15 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 Montreal Expos  6 box | pbp Stade Olympique Jay Tibbs Fernando Valenzuela Tim Burke 14,661 2:58
1987 reg season 1987-05-15 San Francisco Giants  3 New York Mets  8 box | pbp Shea Stadium Sid Fernandez Mike Krukow Roger McDowell 35,502 3:02
1987 reg season 1987-05-15 San Diego Padres  4 Philadelphia Phillies  7 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Shane Rawley Ed Whitson Steve Bedrosian 22,907 2:48
1987 reg season 1987-05-15 Atlanta Braves  9 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Paul Assenmacher Hipolito Pena -- 18,137 2:39
1987 reg season 1987-05-15 Cincinnati Reds  4 St. Louis Cardinals  5 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Danny Cox Ted Power Todd Worrell 46,434 2:40
13 record(s)
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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
1987 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 35 23 12 .657 0.0 185 132 53 W2 9-10 14-2 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 33 21 12 .636 1.0 175 130 45 W3 10-7 11-5 2 2 2 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 32 20 12 .625 1.5 173 160 13 L9 11-5 9-7 3 3 4 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 35 16 19 .457 7.0 180 180 0 L1 10-8 6-11 4 9 18 -- dnq
1987 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 34 15 19 .441 7.5 142 155 -13 L2 4-14 11-5 5 10 20 -- dnq
1987 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 33 14 19 .424 8.0 152 142 10 W3 5-10 9-9 6 12 22 -- Lost ALCS (Twins)
1987 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 35 11 24 .314 12.0 137 197 -60 L2 5-13 6-11 7 14 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
1987 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 32 18 14 .563 0.0 136 125 11 W1 7-9 11-5 1 4 8 Yes dnq
1987 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 35 19 16 .543 0.5 169 175 -6 L1 10-7 9-9 2 6 11 -- dnq
1987 AL West California Angels franchise | log 35 19 16 .543 0.5 174 176 -2 W1 10-8 9-8 3 5 10 Yes dnq
1987 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 35 18 17 .514 1.5 163 176 -13 W1 7-9 11-8 4 7 14 -- Won World Series (Cardinals)
1987 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 34 16 18 .471 3.0 164 159 5 L1 7-10 9-8 5 8 16 -- dnq
1987 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 32 14 18 .438 4.0 149 172 -23 L2 4-12 10-6 6 11 21 -- dnq
1987 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 32 12 20 .375 6.0 119 139 -20 W2 7-8 5-12 7 13 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
1987 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 32 19 13 .594 0.0 177 152 25 W3 11-5 8-8 1 3 6 Yes Lost World Series (Twins)
1987 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 34 20 14 .588 0.0 151 143 8 W2 14-5 6-9 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 34 16 18 .471 4.0 148 172 -24 W1 10-10 6-8 3 8 15 -- dnq
1987 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 32 15 17 .469 4.0 153 155 -2 L1 4-9 11-8 4 9 17 -- dnq
1987 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 33 15 18 .455 4.5 150 164 -14 W1 6-10 9-8 5 10 19 -- dnq
1987 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 33 13 20 .394 6.5 137 174 -37 W2 6-7 7-13 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
1987 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 35 22 13 .629 0.0 198 143 55 L1 12-6 10-7 1 1 3 Yes dnq
1987 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 35 21 14 .600 1.0 170 147 23 L4 12-7 9-7 2 2 5 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
1987 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 34 19 15 .559 2.5 140 126 14 L1 7-10 12-5 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1987 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 36 19 17 .528 3.5 150 138 12 L2 8-10 11-7 4 6 12 -- dnq
1987 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 35 18 17 .514 4.0 181 171 10 W1 8-9 10-8 5 7 13 -- dnq
1987 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 37 8 29 .216 15.0 141 211 -70 L4 3-16 5-13 6 12 26 -- dnq
26 record(s)
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Grid Actions:
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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
David Howard Kansas City Royals Hist Signed out of draft (St Col of FL)
Mike Brown -- Hist Released by Braves
Rafael Quirico New York Yankees Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Mike Mason Chicago Cubs Hist Traded from Texas Rangers to Chicago Cubs for Dave Pavlas (6/6/1987)
Jim Lindeman St. Louis Cardinals Injury DL - Back spasms
Jeff Russell Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
6 record(s)