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Monday, August 31,1998

Monday, August 31,1998

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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 1998-08-31 Chicago White Sox  4 Baltimore Orioles  1 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards James Baldwin Scott Erickson Bob Howry 40,056 2:42
1998 reg season 1998-08-31 Seattle Mariners  1 Boston Red Sox  5 box | pbp Fenway Park Bret Saberhagen Jeff Fassero -- 28,553 2:32
1998 reg season 1998-08-31 Oakland Athletics  6 Cleveland Indians  15 box | pbp Progressive Field Dave Burba Blake Stein Doug Jones 42,897 2:49
1998 reg season 1998-08-31 Texas Rangers  13 Detroit Tigers  2 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Esteban Loaiza Bryce Florie -- 11,964 2:26
1998 reg season 1998-08-31 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  1 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Bob Tewksbury Tony Saunders Rick Aguilera 7,888 2:20
1998 reg season 1998-08-31 Houston Astros  4 Atlanta Braves  3 box | pbp Turner Field Jay Powell John Smoltz Billy Wagner 33,883 2:43
1998 reg season 1998-08-31 Cincinnati Reds  4 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Kerry Wood Brett Tomko Rod Beck 36,700 2:40
1998 reg season 1998-08-31 St. Louis Cardinals  5 Florida Marlins  3 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Darren Oliver Kirt Ojala Juan Acevedo 36,584 3:01
1998 reg season 1998-08-31 New York Mets  8 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Rick Reed Chan Ho Park -- 37,806 2:58
1998 reg season 1998-08-31 Montreal Expos  2 San Diego Padres  5 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Joey Hamilton Carl Pavano Trevor Hoffman 13,449 2:36
1998 reg season 1998-08-31 Philadelphia Phillies  2 San Francisco Giants  6 box | pbp Candlestick Park Jose Mesa Wayne Gomes -- 13,092 2:42
11 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • 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.
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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.
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 135 98 37 .726 0.0 826 552 274 L1 46-24 52-13 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 135 80 55 .593 18.0 752 600 152 W1 38-32 42-23 2 2 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 138 71 67 .514 28.5 688 670 18 W4 30-39 41-28 3 6 12 -- dnq
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 137 69 68 .504 30.0 705 660 45 L8 32-36 37-32 4 7 13 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 136 53 83 .390 45.5 514 637 -123 L1 26-39 27-44 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 Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 136 75 61 .551 0.0 727 652 75 W2 37-30 38-31 1 3 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 137 64 73 .467 11.5 608 766 -158 W3 40-31 24-42 2 8 20 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 138 63 75 .457 13.0 695 796 -101 W2 26-41 36-35 3 9 23 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 136 60 76 .441 15.0 622 669 -47 W1 31-39 29-37 4 12 25 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 137 52 85 .380 23.5 592 738 -146 L2 26-43 26-42 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 Anaheim Angels franchise | log 138 76 62 .551 0.0 691 654 37 W1 39-29 37-33 1 4 9 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 137 73 64 .533 2.5 793 757 36 W1 32-35 41-29 2 5 11 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 138 63 75 .457 13.0 706 750 -44 L2 28-40 35-35 3 10 22 -- dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 136 62 74 .456 13.0 724 731 -7 L1 27-41 35-33 4 11 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
1998 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 138 90 48 .652 0.0 713 519 194 L2 43-25 47-23 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 138 76 62 .551 14.0 608 534 74 W1 34-32 42-30 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 138 66 72 .478 24.0 607 700 -93 L1 31-35 35-37 3 8 15 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 139 53 86 .381 37.5 540 686 -146 L1 20-47 33-39 4 15 28 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 138 47 91 .341 43.0 580 774 -194 L5 20-48 27-43 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 138 87 51 .630 0.0 765 540 225 W4 41-30 46-21 1 3 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 138 76 62 .551 11.0 703 670 33 W2 32-35 44-27 2 5 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 136 65 71 .478 21.0 577 575 2 L3 27-39 37-33 3 9 16 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 138 65 73 .471 22.0 644 668 -24 L1 34-37 31-36 4 10 18 -- dnq
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 138 65 73 .471 22.0 670 690 -20 W2 28-43 37-30 5 11 17 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 137 64 73 .467 22.5 591 669 -78 L3 31-36 33-37 6 12 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 West San Diego Padres franchise | log 138 89 49 .645 0.0 669 530 139 W1 41-32 48-17 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 138 74 64 .536 15.0 692 625 67 W1 34-35 40-29 2 6 10 -- dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 138 68 70 .493 21.0 581 592 -11 L1 30-41 38-29 3 7 14 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 138 63 75 .457 26.0 682 729 -47 L1 29-40 34-35 4 13 21 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 138 53 85 .384 36.0 571 703 -132 W3 26-47 27-38 5 14 27 -- 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
Tim Spehr Kansas City Royals Hist Sold by New York Mets to Kansas City Royals
Chris Snopek Boston Red Sox Hist Traded from Chicago White Sox to Boston Red Sox for Corey Jenkins
Joey Cora Cleveland Indians Hist Traded from Seattle Mariners to Cleveland Indians for David Bell
David Bell Seattle Mariners Hist Traded from Cleveland Indians to Seattle Mariners for Joey Cora
John Vander Wal San Diego Padres Hist Traded from Colorado Rockies to San Diego Padres for Kevin Burford (10/29/1998)
Mike Cather Atlanta Braves Injury DL - Circulatory problem in right arm *Pitching wear and tear*
Jeff Schmidt Anaheim Angels Injury DL - Torn cartilage in right shoulder
Dante Bichette Colorado Rockies Hist Signed to 3-year contract for 1999-2001 ($21.25m) [Extension]
8 record(s)
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