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Sunday, August 16,1998

Sunday, August 16,1998

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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 1998-08-16 Minnesota Twins  6 Boston Red Sox  3 box | pbp Fenway Park Eric Milton Steve Avery Rick Aguilera 30,893 3:05
1998 reg season 1998-08-16 Seattle Mariners  3 Chicago White Sox  5 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Keith Foulke Jeff Fassero Bill Simas 25,471 2:30
1998 reg season 1998-08-16 Baltimore Orioles  3 Cleveland Indians  5 box | pbp Progressive Field Jaret Wright Scott Kamieniecki Michael Jackson 43,069 3:00
1998 reg season 1998-08-16 Oakland Athletics  4 Detroit Tigers  6 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Bryce Florie Mike Oquist Todd Jones 21,808 2:19
1998 reg season 1998-08-16 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  8 Kansas City Royals  3 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Julio Santana Tim Belcher -- 16,762 2:54
1998 reg season 1998-08-16 Texas Rangers  5 New York Yankees  6 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Mariano Rivera Xavier Hernandez -- 50,304 3:18
1998 reg season 1998-08-16 Anaheim Angels  4 Toronto Blue Jays  6 box | pbp Rogers Centre Chris Carpenter Jeff Juden Paul Quantrill 29,259 2:32
1998 reg season 1998-08-16 New York Mets  1 Arizona Diamondbacks  6 box | pbp Chase Field Omar Daal Hideo Nomo -- 44,537 2:49
1998 reg season 1998-08-16 Montreal Expos  1 Cincinnati Reds  8 box | pbp Cinergy Field Brett Tomko Carl Pavano -- 31,073 2:40
1998 reg season 1998-08-16 Philadelphia Phillies  8 Colorado Rockies  7 box | pbp Coors Field Mark Portugal Jamey Wright Mark Leiter 48,024 3:07
1998 reg season 1998-08-16 Chicago Cubs  2 Houston Astros  1 box | pbp Astrodome Matt Karchner Jay Powell Rod Beck 52,199 3:15
1998 reg season 1998-08-16 Atlanta Braves  0 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Scott Radinsky Denny Neagle Jeff Shaw 44,471 2:35
1998 reg season 1998-08-16 Milwaukee Brewers  0 San Diego Padres  4 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Kevin Brown Rafael Roque -- 0 2:25
1998 reg season 1998-08-16 Milwaukee Brewers  4 San Diego Padres  2 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Bill Pulsipher Joey Hamilton Bob Wickman 29,319 2:15
1998 reg season 1998-08-16 Florida Marlins  2 San Francisco Giants  3 box | pbp Candlestick Park Orel Hershiser Jesus Sanchez Robb Nen 28,289 2:49
1998 reg season 1998-08-16 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 St. Louis Cardinals  1 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Francisco Cordova Matt Morris Jon Lieber 46,904 2:47
16 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
1998 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 120 90 30 .750 0.0 732 461 271 W1 42-21 48-9 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 121 71 50 .587 19.5 677 550 127 L2 35-30 36-20 2 2 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 123 65 58 .528 26.5 655 596 59 L1 32-33 33-25 3 6 12 -- dnq
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 124 62 62 .500 30.0 598 616 -18 W1 26-36 36-26 4 7 13 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 121 48 73 .397 42.5 448 563 -115 W2 22-34 26-39 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 122 67 55 .549 0.0 648 574 74 W1 35-27 32-28 1 3 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 122 56 66 .459 11.0 618 718 -100 W1 24-34 31-33 2 8 19 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 123 55 68 .447 12.5 550 704 -154 L2 32-29 23-39 3 10 23 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 122 54 68 .443 13.0 569 593 -24 W2 29-33 25-35 4 11 24 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 121 48 73 .397 18.5 529 632 -103 W1 23-35 25-38 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 123 66 57 .537 0.0 607 590 17 L1 34-26 32-31 1 4 9 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 122 65 57 .533 0.5 701 676 25 L1 29-31 36-26 2 5 10 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 121 55 66 .455 10.0 649 632 17 L1 25-36 30-30 3 9 20 -- dnq
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 123 54 69 .439 12.0 616 681 -65 L1 25-36 29-33 4 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 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 124 82 42 .661 0.0 643 459 184 L1 40-22 42-20 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 121 66 55 .545 14.5 537 462 75 L1 30-29 36-26 2 5 8 Yes dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 122 60 62 .492 21.0 550 628 -78 W1 29-33 31-29 3 8 15 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 124 49 75 .395 33.0 488 609 -121 L6 16-41 33-34 4 14 28 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 124 44 80 .355 38.0 517 681 -164 L4 18-44 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 124 76 48 .613 0.0 682 496 186 L1 34-28 42-20 1 3 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 124 68 56 .548 8.0 620 579 41 W1 28-33 40-23 2 4 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 122 59 63 .484 16.0 599 611 -12 L1 24-37 35-26 3 9 16 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 124 59 65 .476 17.0 527 590 -63 W1 29-32 30-33 4 10 17 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 124 56 68 .452 20.0 544 591 -47 W3 30-33 26-35 5 13 21 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 124 56 68 .452 20.0 502 519 -17 W1 25-36 31-32 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 124 80 44 .645 0.0 598 474 124 L1 34-29 46-15 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 124 66 58 .532 14.0 610 565 45 W3 30-32 36-26 2 6 11 -- dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 124 62 62 .500 18.0 518 521 -3 W1 28-36 34-26 3 7 14 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 124 57 67 .460 23.0 617 661 -44 L1 25-36 32-31 4 11 18 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 123 46 77 .374 33.5 506 623 -117 W1 23-44 23-33 5 15 29 -- dnq
30 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
Tom Pagnozzi -- Hist Released by Cardinals
John Jaha Milwaukee Brewers Injury DL - Strained hamstring
Jeff King Kansas City Royals Injury DL - Recurring soreness in left back
Mike Morgan Minnesota Twins Hist Activated from Disabled List
Juan Acevedo St. Louis Cardinals Hist Activated from Disabled List
5 record(s)
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