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Monday, April 8,1996

Monday, April 8,1996

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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 1996-04-08 New York Mets  6 Cincinnati Reds  7 box | pbp Cinergy Field Pete Schourek Bobby Jones Jeff Brantley 17,623 3:06
1996 reg season 1996-04-08 Chicago Cubs  9 Colorado Rockies  6 box | pbp Coors Field Terry Adams Kevin Ritz Doug Jones 50,185 3:13
1996 reg season 1996-04-08 San Francisco Giants  2 Houston Astros  6 box | pbp Astrodome Mike Hampton William VanLandingham -- 13,488 2:35
1996 reg season 1996-04-08 Atlanta Braves  0 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Hideo Nomo Tom Glavine -- 53,180 2:24
1996 reg season 1996-04-08 Philadelphia Phillies  6 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Sid Fernandez Denny Neagle -- 41,416 3:04
1996 reg season 1996-04-08 Florida Marlins  2 San Diego Padres  9 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Joey Hamilton Chris Hammond -- 44,470 2:32
1996 reg season 1996-04-08 Montreal Expos  4 St. Louis Cardinals  3 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Mel Rojas Jeff Parrett -- 52,841 3:52
7 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • 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.
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 6 5 1 .833 0.0 25 17 8 W1 2-1 3-0 1 2 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1996 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 5 3 2 .600 1.5 32 24 8 L2 3-2 0-0 2 4 10 -- dnq
1996 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 7 3 4 .429 2.5 47 60 -13 L1 3-4 0-0 3 7 16 -- dnq
1996 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 5 2 3 .400 2.5 17 17 0 L3 2-3 0-0 4 9 18 -- Won World Series (Braves)
1996 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 6 1 5 .167 4.0 17 38 -21 W1 1-5 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 Minnesota Twins franchise | log 6 3 3 .500 0.0 41 32 9 L1 0-0 3-3 1 6 12 Yes dnq
1996 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 5 2 3 .400 0.5 16 25 -9 W2 0-0 2-3 2 10 20 -- Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1996 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 5 2 3 .400 0.5 33 29 4 L2 2-3 0-0 3 8 19 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 6 2 4 .333 1.0 27 25 2 L1 2-4 0-0 4 13 22 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 6 2 4 .333 1.0 19 26 -7 L1 0-3 2-1 5 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
1996 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 6 6 0 1.000 0.0 40 12 28 W6 0-0 6-0 1 1 1 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1996 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 6 4 2 .667 2.0 25 24 1 W2 0-0 4-2 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1996 AL West California Angels franchise | log 5 3 2 .600 2.5 29 36 -7 W1 0-0 3-2 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1996 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 6 2 4 .333 4.0 40 43 -3 W1 0-0 2-4 4 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
1996 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 7 5 2 .714 0.0 42 23 19 W2 3-1 2-1 1 2 4 Yes dnq
1996 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 6 3 3 .500 1.5 28 27 1 W1 1-0 2-3 2 6 11 -- dnq
1996 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 7 3 4 .429 2.0 45 29 16 L1 0-1 3-3 3 8 13 -- Lost World Series (Yankees)
1996 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 6 2 4 .333 2.5 31 39 -8 L3 0-1 2-3 4 12 25 -- dnq
1996 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 7 2 5 .286 3.0 18 40 -22 L2 0-1 2-4 5 13 27 -- 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 7 5 2 .714 0.0 45 29 16 W2 1-0 4-2 1 3 5 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 6 4 2 .667 0.5 31 34 -3 W3 2-0 2-2 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 6 4 2 .667 0.5 25 18 7 L1 4-1 0-1 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 7 3 4 .429 2.0 29 47 -18 W1 0-0 3-4 4 9 17 -- dnq
1996 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 7 3 4 .429 2.0 34 43 -9 L2 3-3 0-1 5 10 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 6 5 1 .833 0.0 55 22 33 W5 4-1 1-0 1 1 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
1996 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 7 3 4 .429 2.5 40 41 -1 L1 3-4 0-0 2 7 15 -- dnq
1996 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 8 3 5 .375 3.0 23 39 -16 W1 2-5 1-0 3 11 21 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1996 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 7 2 5 .286 3.5 26 41 -15 L2 2-4 0-1 4 14 26 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • 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
John Farrell Cleveland Indians Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Pablo Ozuna St. Louis Cardinals Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Matt Franco New York Mets Hist Traded from Chicago Cubs to New York Mets for Chris DeWitt (6/11/1996)
Pedro Borbon Atlanta Braves Injury DL - Left shoulder inflammation
4 record(s)
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