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Friday, April 5,1996

Friday, April 5,1996

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1996 reg season 1996-04-05 Chicago White Sox  6 California Angels  7 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Mike James Kirk McCaskill -- 22,812 4:07
1996 reg season 1996-04-05 Toronto Blue Jays  7 Cleveland Indians  1 box | pbp Progressive Field Juan Guzman Orel Hershiser -- 41,782 2:49
1996 reg season 1996-04-05 Boston Red Sox  4 Kansas City Royals  5 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Terry Clark Brad Pennington -- 39,526 4:24
1996 reg season 1996-04-05 Baltimore Orioles  2 Minnesota Twins  1 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Kent Mercker Eddie Guardado Randy Myers 22,744 2:36
1996 reg season 1996-04-05 Detroit Tigers  2 Oakland Athletics  13 box | pbp Cashman Field Doug Johns Greg Gohr -- 11,149 2:50
1996 reg season 1996-04-05 Milwaukee Brewers  10 Seattle Mariners  6 box | pbp Kingdome Scott Karl Edwin Hurtado -- 27,768 2:36
1996 reg season 1996-04-05 St. Louis Cardinals  5 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cory Bailey Mike Bielecki Dennis Eckersley 31,071 4:25
1996 reg season 1996-04-05 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 Chicago Cubs  11 box | pbp Wrigley Field Jim Bullinger Tom Candiotti -- 19,324 2:59
1996 reg season 1996-04-05 San Francisco Giants  7 Florida Marlins  1 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Osvaldo Fernandez Pat Rapp -- 24,769 2:35
1996 reg season 1996-04-05 San Diego Padres  10 Houston Astros  4 box | pbp Astrodome Bob Tewksbury Darryl Kile -- 28,629 3:06
1996 reg season 1996-04-05 Colorado Rockies  4 Montreal Expos  6 box | pbp Stade Olympique Mike Dyer Mike Munoz Mel Rojas 45,042 3:41
1996 reg season 1996-04-05 Pittsburgh Pirates  7 New York Mets  5 box | pbp Shea Stadium Zane Smith Dave Mlicki -- 16,088 2:52
1996 reg season 1996-04-05 Cincinnati Reds  6 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Jeff Shaw Toby Borland Marcus Moore 17,318 3:16
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
1996 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 4 4 0 1.000 0.0 18 7 11 W4 1-0 3-0 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1996 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 2 2 0 1.000 1.0 12 2 10 W2 2-0 0-0 2 4 4 Yes Won World Series (Braves)
1996 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 3 3 0 1.000 0.5 26 11 15 W3 3-0 0-0 3 2 2 Yes dnq
1996 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 5 2 3 .400 2.5 35 52 -17 L1 2-3 0-0 4 9 20 -- dnq
1996 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 4 0 4 .000 4.0 11 30 -19 L4 0-4 0-0 5 14 28 -- 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
1996 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.0 27 18 9 W1 2-1 0-0 1 6 8 Yes dnq
1996 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 0.5 31 25 6 L1 0-0 2-2 2 8 16 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 4 1 3 .250 1.5 14 15 -1 L1 1-3 0-0 3 12 25 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 4 1 3 .250 1.5 11 20 -9 W1 0-3 1-0 4 10 23 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 3 0 3 .000 2.0 3 19 -16 L3 0-0 0-3 5 13 27 -- Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
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
1996 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 3 3 0 1.000 0.0 25 7 18 W3 0-0 3-0 1 3 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1996 AL West California Angels franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 1.0 19 23 -4 W2 0-0 2-1 2 5 10 -- dnq
1996 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.5 14 18 -4 L2 0-0 2-2 3 7 12 -- dnq
1996 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 4 1 3 .250 2.5 32 31 1 W1 0-0 1-3 4 11 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
1996 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.0 25 14 11 W3 2-1 1-0 1 1 5 Yes dnq
1996 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 30 22 8 L2 0-0 2-2 2 8 18 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1996 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 25 27 -2 L1 0-0 2-2 3 7 13 -- dnq
1996 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 18 16 2 L1 0-0 2-2 4 6 11 -- dnq
1996 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 4 1 3 .250 2.0 8 17 -9 L1 0-0 1-3 5 12 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
1996 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.0 30 16 14 W2 0-0 3-1 1 2 6 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 4 3 1 .750 0.0 17 12 5 W1 3-1 0-0 2 3 7 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 16 24 -8 W1 1-0 1-2 3 10 17 -- dnq
1996 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 17 20 -3 L1 0-0 2-2 4 9 19 -- dnq
1996 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 1.0 25 24 1 W1 2-2 0-0 5 11 14 -- Lost NLCS (Braves)
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
1996 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.0 21 14 7 W2 2-1 0-0 1 4 9 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
1996 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 4 2 2 .500 0.5 24 27 -3 W2 2-2 0-0 2 5 15 -- dnq
1996 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 4 1 3 .250 1.5 14 19 -5 L3 1-3 0-0 3 13 24 -- dnq
1996 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 5 1 4 .200 2.0 15 33 -18 L4 1-4 0-0 4 14 26 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
28 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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  • 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
Steve Decker San Francisco Giants Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1996-1996 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Dion James New York Yankees Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Joe Klink Seattle Mariners Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1996-1996 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Kirt Ojala -- Hist Granted free agency
Will Pennyfeather California Angels Hist Traded from Cincinnati Reds to California Angels for Eduardo Perez
Eduardo Perez Cincinnati Reds Hist Traded from California Angels to Cincinnati Reds for Will Pennyfeather
Gregg Jefferies Philadelphia Phillies Injury DL - Torn ligament in left thumb *Diving into 3b on a triple*
7 record(s)