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Wednesday, September 23,1987

Wednesday, September 23,1987

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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 1987-09-23 Toronto Blue Jays  6 Baltimore Orioles  1 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Jim Clancy John Habyan -- 22,590 2:39
1987 reg season 1987-09-23 Detroit Tigers  4 Boston Red Sox  0 box | pbp Fenway Park Doyle Alexander Bruce Hurst -- 23,798 2:20
1987 reg season 1987-09-23 Chicago White Sox  6 California Angels  10 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Greg Minton Bobby Thigpen -- 22,188 2:51
1987 reg season 1987-09-23 Oakland Athletics  6 Cleveland Indians  8 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Ed Vande Berg Eric Plunk Sammy Stewart 4,879 3:11
1987 reg season 1987-09-23 New York Yankees  7 Milwaukee Brewers  8 box | pbp County Stadium Chuck Crim Dave Righetti -- 11,219 3:40
1987 reg season 1987-09-23 Texas Rangers  2 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Juan Berenguer Jose Guzman Jeff Reardon 20,640 2:47
1987 reg season 1987-09-23 Kansas City Royals  9 Seattle Mariners  0 box | pbp Kingdome Mark Gubicza Mark Langston -- 8,503 2:32
1987 reg season 1987-09-23 Houston Astros  4 Atlanta Braves  5 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Jim Acker Dave Smith -- 2,977 2:34
1987 reg season 1987-09-23 Philadelphia Phillies  5 Chicago Cubs  0 box | pbp Wrigley Field Bruce Ruffin Jamie Moyer -- 7,160 2:27
1987 reg season 1987-09-23 San Diego Padres  6 Cincinnati Reds  4 box | pbp Cinergy Field Mark Davis Jeff Montgomery Dave Leiper 17,082 4:10
1987 reg season 1987-09-23 Montreal Expos  3 New York Mets  4 box | pbp Shea Stadium John Candelaria Bryn Smith Roger McDowell 41,050 2:53
1987 reg season 1987-09-23 Los Angeles Dodgers  8 San Francisco Giants  9 box | pbp Candlestick Park Craig Lefferts Orel Hershiser Don Robinson 29,827 3:26
1987 reg season 1987-09-23 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 St. Louis Cardinals  0 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Brian Fisher Greg Mathews -- 30,235 2:28
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
1987 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 152 93 59 .612 0.0 812 614 198 W4 44-34 49-25 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 151 92 59 .609 0.5 849 695 154 W2 43-34 49-25 2 2 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Twins)
1987 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 152 84 68 .553 9.0 815 774 41 W1 39-36 45-32 3 3 6 Yes dnq
1987 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 152 83 69 .546 10.0 742 717 25 L1 36-42 47-27 4 4 8 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 151 73 78 .483 19.5 787 774 13 L2 25-49 48-29 5 8 16 -- dnq
1987 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 152 63 89 .414 30.0 693 832 -139 L6 33-40 30-49 6 13 25 -- dnq
1987 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 153 58 95 .379 35.5 685 885 -200 W1 25-50 33-45 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
1987 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 152 82 70 .539 0.0 749 760 -11 W5 28-47 54-23 1 5 9 Yes Won World Series (Cardinals)
1987 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 152 77 75 .507 5.0 776 738 38 L1 38-40 39-35 2 6 10 -- dnq
1987 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 153 76 77 .497 6.5 667 658 9 W2 35-43 41-34 3 7 13 -- dnq
1987 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 151 73 78 .483 8.5 786 789 -3 L2 32-45 41-33 4 9 15 -- dnq
1987 AL West California Angels franchise | log 153 72 81 .471 10.5 711 746 -35 W2 36-39 36-42 5 10 19 -- dnq
1987 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 152 70 82 .461 12.0 704 762 -58 L2 33-41 37-41 6 11 20 -- dnq
1987 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 152 68 84 .447 14.0 697 729 -32 L2 35-42 33-42 7 12 21 -- 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 151 89 62 .589 0.0 763 651 112 L1 45-33 44-29 1 1 3 Yes Lost World Series (Twins)
1987 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 152 87 65 .572 2.5 771 663 108 W1 40-35 47-30 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 151 85 66 .563 4.0 697 680 17 L1 39-34 46-32 3 3 5 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 152 76 76 .500 13.5 670 709 -39 W1 36-41 40-35 4 5 11 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 152 74 78 .487 15.5 663 690 -27 W1 32-45 42-33 5 7 14 -- dnq
1987 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 151 72 79 .477 17.0 678 747 -69 L1 34-41 38-38 6 8 18 -- 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 San Francisco Giants franchise | log 152 83 69 .546 0.0 726 624 102 W1 39-35 44-34 1 4 7 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
1987 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 151 75 76 .497 7.5 731 713 18 L1 38-38 37-38 2 6 12 -- dnq
1987 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 151 72 79 .477 10.5 600 622 -22 L2 28-49 44-30 3 9 17 -- dnq
1987 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 152 66 86 .434 17.0 590 646 -56 L1 30-46 36-40 4 10 22 -- dnq
1987 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 150 65 85 .433 17.0 691 760 -69 W2 25-48 40-37 5 11 23 -- dnq
1987 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 151 64 87 .424 18.5 639 714 -75 W1 28-49 36-38 6 12 24 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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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
Doug DeCinces -- Hist Released by Angels
Phil Niekro Atlanta Braves Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1987-1987 ($0m) [Free Agent]
2 record(s)