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Tuesday, May 5,1998

Tuesday, May 5,1998

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1998 reg season 1998-05-05 Toronto Blue Jays  13 Anaheim Angels  11 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Dan Plesac Troy Percival Randy Myers 17,271 3:58
1998 reg season 1998-05-05 Minnesota Twins  2 Boston Red Sox  4 box | pbp Fenway Park Tim Wakefield Bob Tewksbury Tom Gordon 20,882 2:13
1998 reg season 1998-05-05 Baltimore Orioles  5 Cleveland Indians  6 box | pbp Progressive Field Paul Assenmacher Armando Benitez -- 40,706 3:11
1998 reg season 1998-05-05 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  2 Kansas City Royals  4 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Hipolito Pichardo Wilson Alvarez Jeff Montgomery 12,096 2:45
1998 reg season 1998-05-05 Chicago White Sox  1 Seattle Mariners  8 box | pbp Kingdome Jeff Fassero Scott Eyre -- 22,760 2:23
1998 reg season 1998-05-05 New York Yankees  7 Texas Rangers  2 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington David Cone John Burkett -- 31,693 3:26
1998 reg season 1998-05-05 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 Atlanta Braves  8 box | pbp Turner Field Denny Neagle Ismael Valdez -- 30,310 2:53
1998 reg season 1998-05-05 Houston Astros  10 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Jose Lima Mark Clark C.J. Nitkowski 21,431 2:44
1998 reg season 1998-05-05 San Francisco Giants  8 Florida Marlins  2 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Robb Nen Vic Darensbourg -- 12,975 2:53
1998 reg season 1998-05-05 San Diego Padres  13 Milwaukee Brewers  4 box | pbp County Stadium Pete Smith Paul Wagner -- 9,162 2:48
1998 reg season 1998-05-05 Cincinnati Reds  2 Montreal Expos  3 box | pbp Stade Olympique Ugueth Urbina Stan Belinda -- 6,549 2:39
1998 reg season 1998-05-05 Arizona Diamondbacks  1 New York Mets  9 box | pbp Shea Stadium Dave Mlicki Omar Daal -- 13,205 2:34
1998 reg season 1998-05-05 Colorado Rockies  6 Philadelphia Phillies  1 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Darryl Kile Mike Grace -- 13,672 2:30
1998 reg season 1998-05-05 St. Louis Cardinals  2 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Francisco Cordova Kent Mercker Rich Loiselle 10,329 2:20
14 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • 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.
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
1998 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 27 21 6 .778 0.0 166 117 49 W6 12-5 9-1 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 30 21 9 .700 1.5 155 133 22 W2 7-5 14-4 2 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 31 16 15 .516 7.0 155 156 -1 L1 7-7 9-8 3 6 13 -- dnq
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 32 13 19 .406 10.5 132 166 -34 W1 8-11 5-8 4 11 24 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 30 12 18 .400 10.5 132 145 -13 L4 7-10 5-8 5 12 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
1998 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 30 18 12 .600 0.0 171 160 11 W4 8-5 10-7 1 4 7 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 31 13 18 .419 5.5 151 174 -23 L1 7-12 5-7 2 9 21 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 31 13 18 .419 5.5 145 177 -32 W1 8-7 5-11 3 10 22 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 31 12 19 .387 6.5 150 135 15 L2 8-9 4-10 4 13 26 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 27 7 20 .259 9.5 112 166 -54 L2 3-13 4-7 5 14 29 -- 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
1998 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 30 19 11 .633 0.0 195 143 52 L2 9-6 10-5 1 3 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 31 17 14 .548 2.5 148 145 3 L3 7-4 10-10 2 5 10 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 31 15 16 .484 4.5 186 183 3 W3 6-7 9-9 3 7 16 -- dnq
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 5.0 151 149 2 W1 6-7 8-9 4 8 19 -- 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
1998 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 32 22 10 .688 0.0 180 125 55 W2 8-5 14-5 1 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 29 15 14 .517 5.5 118 103 15 W1 5-5 10-9 2 7 12 -- dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 30 13 17 .433 8.0 131 154 -23 L2 3-10 10-7 3 12 20 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 30 11 19 .367 10.0 96 155 -59 W1 2-9 9-10 4 14 27 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 32 11 21 .344 11.0 149 188 -39 L2 3-9 8-12 5 15 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
1998 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 31 20 11 .645 0.0 182 124 58 W1 12-7 8-4 1 3 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 30 17 13 .567 2.5 138 131 7 L4 9-5 8-8 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 31 17 14 .548 3.0 183 171 12 L1 7-11 10-3 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 31 16 15 .516 4.0 144 138 6 L2 5-9 11-6 4 9 14 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 31 15 16 .484 5.0 142 141 1 L1 8-9 7-7 5 10 17 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 31 13 18 .419 7.0 120 143 -23 W1 5-9 8-9 6 13 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
1998 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 31 22 9 .710 0.0 170 123 47 W2 13-6 9-3 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 32 17 15 .531 5.5 147 129 18 W3 8-10 9-5 2 6 11 -- dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 31 16 15 .516 6.0 142 126 16 L2 7-12 9-3 3 8 15 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 32 15 17 .469 7.5 181 203 -22 W2 11-6 4-11 4 11 18 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 32 8 24 .250 14.5 115 184 -69 L1 4-16 4-8 5 16 30 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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Glossary
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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
Ben Van Ryn San Diego Padres Hist Traded from Chicago Cubs to San Diego Padres for Don Wengert
Don Wengert Chicago Cubs Hist Traded from San Diego Padres to Chicago Cubs for Ben Van Ryn
Jose Mercedes Milwaukee Brewers Injury DL - Partial rotator cuff tear in right shoulder
Mike James Anaheim Angels Injury DL - Tommy John Surgery
Tim Spehr New York Mets Injury DL - Fractured left wrist
Sean Casey Cincinnati Reds Hist Activated from Disabled List
Jeff Conine Kansas City Royals Hist Activated from Disabled List
Craig Grebeck Toronto Blue Jays Hist Activated from Disabled List
Bob Henley Montreal Expos Hist Activated from Disabled List
Xavier Hernandez Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
10 record(s)
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