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Wednesday, August 16,2006

Wednesday, August 16,2006

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2006 reg season 2006-08-16 Detroit Tigers  4 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park David Wells Justin Verlander Jonathan Papelbon 36,304 2:47
2006 reg season 2006-08-16 Kansas City Royals  10 Chicago White Sox  4 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Adam Bernero Jose Contreras -- 36,998 2:44
2006 reg season 2006-08-16 Cleveland Indians  2 Minnesota Twins  7 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Pat Neshek Fausto Carmona -- 42,328 3:07
2006 reg season 2006-08-16 Baltimore Orioles  3 New York Yankees  2 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Adam Loewen Cory Lidle Chris Ray 54,244 3:19
2006 reg season 2006-08-16 Seattle Mariners  0 Oakland Athletics  4 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Dan Haren Gil Meche -- 34,077 2:45
2006 reg season 2006-08-16 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  8 box | pbp Tropicana Field James Shields Ted Lilly -- 8,195 3:03
2006 reg season 2006-08-16 Los Angeles Angels  3 Texas Rangers  9 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Adam Eaton Joe Saunders -- 31,723 2:51
2006 reg season 2006-08-16 Arizona Diamondbacks  9 Colorado Rockies  5 box | pbp Coors Field Livan Hernandez Aaron Cook -- 23,415 2:53
2006 reg season 2006-08-16 Chicago Cubs  1 Houston Astros  0 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Ryan O'Malley Andy Pettitte Bob Howry 38,989 2:18
2006 reg season 2006-08-16 Florida Marlins  15 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Josh Johnson Mark Hendrickson -- 38,125 2:49
2006 reg season 2006-08-16 New York Mets  0 Philadelphia Phillies  3 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Jon Lieber Tom Glavine -- 42,156 2:03
2006 reg season 2006-08-16 Milwaukee Brewers  5 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 box | pbp PNC Park Geremi Gonzalez Damaso Marte Francisco Cordero 14,901 3:59
2006 reg season 2006-08-16 San Francisco Giants  7 San Diego Padres  5 box | pbp PETCO Park Steve Kline Alan Embree Mike Stanton 33,938 4:17
2006 reg season 2006-08-16 Cincinnati Reds  7 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Bronson Arroyo Anthony Reyes -- 42,752 2:49
2006 reg season 2006-08-16 Atlanta Braves  6 Washington Nationals  9 box | pbp Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Billy Traber John Smoltz Chad Cordero 28,094 2:50
15 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
2006 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 117 70 47 .598 0.0 644 543 101 L1 31-25 39-22 1 3 3 Yes Lost ALDS (Tigers)
2006 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 119 69 50 .580 2.0 658 595 63 W1 30-31 39-19 2 5 6 -- dnq
2006 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 120 64 56 .533 7.5 620 577 43 L1 26-32 38-24 3 7 8 -- dnq
2006 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 120 52 68 .433 19.5 575 676 -101 W1 22-37 30-31 4 12 27 -- dnq
2006 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 120 48 72 .400 23.5 521 638 -117 W1 18-45 30-27 5 13 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
2006 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 120 78 42 .650 0.0 614 475 139 L1 41-23 37-19 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Cardinals)
2006 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 119 72 47 .605 5.5 676 575 101 L2 31-25 40-23 2 2 2 Yes dnq
2006 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 119 70 49 .588 7.5 602 531 71 W3 28-31 42-18 3 4 5 Yes Lost ALDS (Athletics)
2006 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 119 53 66 .445 24.5 647 595 52 L2 21-36 32-30 4 11 24 -- dnq
2006 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 121 42 79 .347 36.5 550 730 -180 W2 17-45 26-33 5 14 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
2006 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 120 68 52 .567 0.0 545 527 18 W6 32-26 36-26 1 6 7 Yes Lost ALCS (Tigers)
2006 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 121 62 59 .512 6.5 644 601 43 W1 31-28 31-31 2 8 12 -- dnq
2006 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 121 62 59 .512 6.5 587 576 11 L1 35-31 27-28 3 9 13 -- dnq
2006 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 120 56 64 .467 12.0 553 576 -23 L7 25-35 31-29 4 10 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
2006 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 119 71 48 .597 0.0 621 541 80 L3 36-26 35-22 1 1 4 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
2006 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 119 59 60 .496 12.0 628 614 14 W3 28-27 31-33 2 7 16 -- dnq
2006 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 120 56 64 .467 15.5 559 575 -16 W1 29-36 27-28 3 12 21 -- dnq
2006 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 119 55 64 .462 16.0 616 614 2 L2 30-33 25-31 4 13 23 -- dnq
2006 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 120 53 67 .442 18.5 551 615 -64 W2 23-38 30-29 5 14 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
2006 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 119 63 56 .529 0.0 577 575 2 L1 29-32 34-24 1 2 9 Yes Won World Series (Tigers)
2006 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 120 62 58 .517 1.5 593 622 -29 W1 31-27 31-31 2 4 11 Yes dnq
2006 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 120 57 63 .475 6.5 543 555 -12 L5 23-32 34-31 3 11 20 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 120 57 63 .475 6.5 546 625 -79 W2 23-39 34-24 4 10 18 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 120 52 68 .433 11.5 509 616 -107 W4 27-37 25-31 5 15 26 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 121 46 75 .380 18.0 532 609 -77 L2 14-45 32-30 6 16 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
2006 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 121 64 57 .529 0.0 603 554 49 L1 25-31 39-26 1 3 10 Yes Lost NLDS (Mets)
2006 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 120 61 59 .508 2.5 598 597 1 W2 31-28 30-31 2 5 14 Yes dnq
2006 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 120 60 60 .500 3.5 534 532 2 L3 32-26 28-34 3 6 15 -- Lost NLDS (Cardinals)
2006 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 120 58 62 .483 5.5 549 529 20 L2 27-33 31-29 4 8 17 -- dnq
2006 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 120 57 63 .475 6.5 543 550 -7 W3 26-35 31-28 5 9 19 -- 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
Hainley Statia Los Angeles Angels Minors Assigned to Rancho Cucamonga [Calif] (A+)
Vinnie Pestano Cleveland Indians Hist Signed out of draft (Cal State Fullerton)
Chad Harville -- Hist Released by Devil Rays
Pedro Liriano -- Hist Released by Giants
Carlos Pena -- Hist Released by Yankees
Jorge Piedra -- Hist Granted free agency
Scott Schoeneweis Cincinnati Reds Hist Traded from Toronto Blue Jays to Cincinnati Reds for Trevor Lawhorn (10/13/2006)
Pedro Martinez New York Mets Injury DL - mild right calf strain
Scott Eyre Chicago Cubs Injury DL - Strained right hamstring
Brad Wilkerson Texas Rangers Injury DL - right shoulder soreness
Octavio Dotel New York Yankees Hist Activated from Disabled List
11 record(s)
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