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Saturday, August 1,1998

Saturday, August 1,1998

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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 1998-08-01 Boston Red Sox  11 Anaheim Angels  3 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Pedro Martinez Allen Watson Derek Lowe 29,893 3:03
1998 reg season 1998-08-01 Baltimore Orioles  5 Kansas City Royals  9 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Chris Haney Scott Kamieniecki -- 35,144 3:36
1998 reg season 1998-08-01 Toronto Blue Jays  10 Minnesota Twins  9 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Pat Hentgen LaTroy Hawkins Randy Myers 17,128 3:51
1998 reg season 1998-08-01 Cleveland Indians  5 Oakland Athletics  6 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis T.J. Mathews Steve Karsay -- 48,241 3:18
1998 reg season 1998-08-01 New York Yankees  5 Seattle Mariners  2 box | pbp Kingdome David Wells Jamie Moyer -- 53,840 2:46
1998 reg season 1998-08-01 Detroit Tigers  8 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  0 box | pbp Tropicana Field Brian Moehler Wilson Alvarez -- 28,130 2:36
1998 reg season 1998-08-01 Chicago White Sox  1 Texas Rangers  8 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Rick Helling Mike Sirotka -- 42,425 3:04
1998 reg season 1998-08-01 St. Louis Cardinals  1 Atlanta Braves  3 box | pbp Turner Field Rudy Seanez Rich Croushore Kerry Ligtenberg 50,137 3:00
1998 reg season 1998-08-01 Colorado Rockies  2 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Steve Trachsel John Thomson Rod Beck 40,198 2:49
1998 reg season 1998-08-01 Cincinnati Reds  9 Florida Marlins  7 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium John Hudek Matt Mantei -- 24,027 4:05
1998 reg season 1998-08-01 Arizona Diamondbacks  5 Milwaukee Brewers  4 box | pbp County Stadium Willie Banks Chad Fox Gregg Olson 24,370 3:15
1998 reg season 1998-08-01 San Diego Padres  2 Montreal Expos  4 box | pbp Stade Olympique Shayne Bennett Mark Langston Ugueth Urbina 28,937 2:37
1998 reg season 1998-08-01 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 New York Mets  2 box | pbp Shea Stadium Rick Reed Jeff Shaw -- 42,224 2:37
1998 reg season 1998-08-01 San Francisco Giants  8 Philadelphia Phillies  7 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Robb Nen Ricky Bottalico Rich Rodriguez 24,452 3:33
1998 reg season 1998-08-01 Houston Astros  2 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Jose Lima Mike Williams -- 19,783 2:49
15 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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.
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 104 77 27 .740 0.0 609 403 206 W3 39-19 38-8 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 108 64 44 .593 15.0 597 479 118 W2 31-27 33-17 2 2 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 110 55 55 .500 25.0 566 553 13 L2 24-30 31-25 3 6 15 -- dnq
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 112 55 57 .491 26.0 528 553 -25 W1 25-34 30-23 4 7 16 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 107 43 64 .402 35.5 395 495 -100 L1 20-32 23-32 5 14 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
1998 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 109 62 47 .569 0.0 590 502 88 L2 32-23 30-24 1 3 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 108 51 57 .472 10.5 501 486 15 L1 27-28 24-29 2 8 17 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 109 49 60 .450 13.0 477 600 -123 W3 28-24 21-36 3 9 20 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 109 48 61 .440 14.0 550 648 -98 L1 22-32 25-30 4 12 24 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 108 45 63 .417 16.5 480 560 -80 W1 22-33 23-30 5 13 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
1998 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 109 58 51 .532 0.0 528 531 -3 L3 28-22 30-29 1 4 11 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 109 58 51 .532 0.0 624 603 21 W1 27-27 31-24 2 5 10 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 109 49 60 .450 9.0 554 587 -33 W3 22-30 27-30 3 10 21 -- dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 109 48 61 .440 10.0 584 572 12 L5 20-32 28-29 4 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
1998 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 111 73 38 .658 0.0 578 416 162 W1 34-19 39-19 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 107 57 50 .533 14.0 462 388 74 W1 24-26 33-24 2 6 9 -- dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 108 55 53 .509 16.5 504 544 -40 L3 24-26 31-27 3 8 13 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 110 43 67 .391 29.5 428 547 -119 W1 16-35 27-32 4 14 28 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 111 39 72 .351 34.0 466 617 -151 L2 15-38 24-34 5 16 30 -- 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 110 66 44 .600 0.0 604 444 160 W2 32-26 34-18 1 3 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 111 63 48 .568 3.5 554 505 49 W2 24-28 39-20 2 4 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 110 55 55 .500 11.0 495 519 -24 L3 27-24 28-31 3 9 14 -- dnq
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 109 51 58 .468 14.5 528 555 -27 L1 22-35 29-23 4 10 18 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 110 50 60 .455 16.0 441 455 -14 L2 20-32 30-28 5 11 19 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 111 49 62 .441 17.5 473 540 -67 W2 28-31 21-31 6 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
1998 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 110 71 39 .645 0.0 549 441 108 L1 33-28 38-11 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 110 59 51 .536 12.0 526 485 41 W2 27-30 32-21 2 5 8 Yes dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 110 57 53 .518 14.0 477 461 16 L1 27-32 30-21 3 7 12 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 110 48 62 .436 23.0 527 597 -70 L3 21-35 27-27 4 13 25 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 110 41 69 .373 30.0 454 563 -109 W3 20-40 21-29 5 15 29 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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CSV
*Reload page to restore grid
Glossary
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TBC PREMIUM
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
Jeff Weaver Detroit Tigers Hist Signed out of draft (Fresno State)
Hensley Meulens Chicago White Sox Hist Traded by Arizona Diamondbacks to Chicago White Sox for future considerations
Albie Lopez Tampa Bay Rays Injury DL - Right heel bursitis
Scott Bailes Texas Rangers Injury DL - Partial rotator cuff tear in left shoulder
Jeff Reboulet Baltimore Orioles Hist Signed to 2-year contract for 1999-2000 ($1.1m) [Extension] Date approx
5 record(s)
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