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Thursday, August 6,1998

Thursday, August 6,1998

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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 1998-08-06 Kansas City Royals  8 Minnesota Twins  7 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Scott Service Rick Aguilera Jeff Montgomery 14,332 3:40
1998 reg season 1998-08-06 Boston Red Sox  4 Texas Rangers  7 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington John Burkett Bret Saberhagen John Wetteland 32,132 2:50
1998 reg season 1998-08-06 Cincinnati Reds  0 Atlanta Braves  5 box | pbp Turner Field Greg Maddux Mike Remlinger -- 47,311 2:05
1998 reg season 1998-08-06 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 Montreal Expos  9 box | pbp Stade Olympique Jeremy Powell Carlos Perez -- 11,791 2:13
1998 reg season 1998-08-06 San Francisco Giants  8 New York Mets  9 box | pbp Shea Stadium Turk Wendell Robb Nen -- 36,920 3:40
1998 reg season 1998-08-06 Colorado Rockies  5 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium John Thomson Jason Schmidt -- 14,060 2:32
1998 reg season 1998-08-06 Philadelphia Phillies  3 San Diego Padres  2 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Mark Leiter Trevor Hoffman -- 19,007 2:58
7 record(s)
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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
1998 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 109 80 29 .734 0.0 647 422 225 L1 42-21 38-8 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 112 66 46 .589 15.5 612 497 115 L1 33-29 33-17 2 2 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 113 58 55 .513 24.0 585 556 29 W3 25-30 33-25 3 6 12 -- dnq
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 115 56 59 .487 27.0 546 572 -26 L2 26-36 30-23 4 7 16 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 111 44 67 .396 37.0 411 515 -104 W1 20-32 24-35 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
1998 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 113 63 50 .558 0.0 609 530 79 W1 33-26 30-24 1 3 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 113 52 61 .460 11.0 503 623 -120 W3 31-24 21-37 2 8 18 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 112 51 61 .455 11.5 519 516 3 L5 27-28 24-33 3 9 19 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 113 50 63 .442 13.0 570 674 -104 L1 24-34 25-30 4 12 25 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 111 46 65 .414 16.0 484 572 -88 L2 23-35 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 Texas Rangers franchise | log 113 62 51 .549 0.0 658 622 36 W5 27-27 35-24 1 4 8 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 113 60 53 .531 2.0 556 553 3 L1 28-22 32-31 2 5 11 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 114 51 63 .447 11.5 574 627 -53 W1 22-30 29-33 3 10 21 -- dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 112 50 62 .446 11.5 594 578 16 L1 20-32 30-30 4 11 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 East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 115 76 39 .661 0.0 600 434 166 W1 34-19 42-20 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 112 60 52 .536 14.5 496 419 77 W1 24-26 36-26 2 6 10 -- dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 113 56 57 .496 19.0 512 574 -62 W1 25-28 31-29 3 9 15 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 115 47 68 .409 29.0 454 557 -103 W4 16-35 31-33 4 14 27 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 115 41 74 .357 35.0 488 637 -149 W1 15-38 26-36 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 114 68 46 .596 0.0 625 467 158 L1 34-28 34-18 1 3 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 115 64 51 .557 4.5 571 527 44 L1 24-28 40-23 2 4 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 114 57 57 .500 11.0 510 533 -23 L2 27-24 30-33 3 8 14 -- dnq
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 113 53 60 .469 14.5 543 567 -24 W2 24-37 29-23 4 10 17 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 115 51 64 .443 17.5 493 559 -66 L1 30-33 21-31 5 13 24 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 115 51 64 .443 17.5 461 484 -23 L2 20-32 31-32 6 12 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 115 74 41 .643 0.0 563 452 111 L1 34-29 40-12 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 115 62 53 .539 12.0 567 509 58 L1 30-32 32-21 2 5 9 Yes dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 115 58 57 .504 16.0 493 494 -1 L3 28-36 30-21 3 7 13 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 115 52 63 .452 22.0 556 618 -62 W2 25-36 27-27 4 11 20 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 114 43 71 .377 30.5 472 584 -112 W1 22-42 21-29 5 15 29 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
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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
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  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
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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
Nate Cornejo Detroit Tigers Hist Signed out of draft (Kansas HS)
Jose Capellan Atlanta Braves Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Pete Schourek Boston Red Sox Hist Sold by Houston Astros to Boston Red Sox
Randy Myers San Diego Padres Hist Traded from Toronto Blue Jays to San Diego Padres for Brian Loyd
Russ Springer Atlanta Braves Injury DL - Right elbow inflammation
Norberto Martin Anaheim Angels Injury DL - Strained neck
Jim Corsi Boston Red Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
7 record(s)
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