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Friday, August 31,2007

Friday, August 31,2007

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 Colorado Rockies  7 Arizona Diamondbacks  3 box | pbp Chase Field Matt Herges Tony Pena -- 26,127 3:19
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 New York Mets  7 Atlanta Braves  1 box | pbp Turner Field John Maine Tim Hudson -- 45,245 2:32
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 Houston Astros  6 Chicago Cubs  1 box | pbp Wrigley Field Wandy Rodriguez Sean Marshall -- 41,297 3:06
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 Philadelphia Phillies  9 Florida Marlins  2 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Kyle Kendrick Sergio Mitre -- 15,231 3:03
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 Milwaukee Brewers  3 box | pbp Miller Park Yovani Gallardo Tony Armas Francisco Cordero 35,689 2:30
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 San Diego Padres  6 box | pbp PETCO Park Doug Brocail Rudy Seanez Trevor Hoffman 44,324 2:37
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 Cincinnati Reds  5 St. Louis Cardinals  8 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Randy Flores Gary Majewski -- 43,564 3:17
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 San Francisco Giants  3 Washington Nationals  2 box | pbp Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Kevin Correia Tim Redding Brad Hennessey 25,169 2:44
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 Texas Rangers  6 Los Angeles Angels  7 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Darren Oliver Frank Francisco -- 41,012 3:10
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 Baltimore Orioles  9 Boston Red Sox  8 box | pbp Fenway Park Kurt Birkins Julian Tavarez Danys Baez 36,810 3:50
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 Chicago White Sox  5 Cleveland Indians  8 box | pbp Progressive Field Aaron Fultz Mike MacDougal Rafael Betancourt 38,325 3:01
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 Kansas City Royals  9 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Kyle Davies Matt Garza -- 15,736 3:01
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 Kansas City Royals  0 Minnesota Twins  5 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Scott Baker Gil Meche -- 24,986 2:16
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  9 New York Yankees  1 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Andy Sonnanstine Phil Hughes -- 53,275 2:55
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 Detroit Tigers  4 Oakland Athletics  5 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Huston Street Joel Zumaya -- 27,250 3:01
2007 reg season 2007-08-31 Seattle Mariners  5 Toronto Blue Jays  7 box | pbp Rogers Centre Shaun Marcum Jarrod Washburn Jeremy Accardo 34,518 3:01
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
2007 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 131 77 54 .588 0.0 712 538 174 L4 40-31 40-24 1 2 2 Yes Won World Series (Colorado)
2007 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 132 72 60 .545 5.5 790 649 141 L1 31-35 44-25 2 5 8 Yes Lost in ALDS (Cleveland)
2007 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 134 68 66 .507 10.5 608 565 43 W1 28-39 40-27 3 7 15 -- dnq
2007 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 132 59 73 .447 18.5 618 666 -48 W1 29-37 30-37 4 11 24 -- dnq
2007 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 134 55 79 .410 23.5 642 798 -156 W4 24-42 31-38 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
2007 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 134 77 57 .575 0.0 675 605 70 W7 34-31 43-26 1 3 3 Yes Lost in ALCS (Boston)
2007 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 133 72 61 .541 4.5 748 686 62 L1 38-32 34-31 2 6 9 -- dnq
2007 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 133 67 66 .504 9.5 613 592 21 W1 32-36 36-31 3 8 16 -- dnq
2007 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 133 59 74 .444 17.5 605 642 -37 L1 29-37 31-37 4 12 25 -- dnq
2007 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 131 56 75 .427 19.5 567 725 -158 L4 28-41 29-37 5 13 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
2007 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 133 80 53 .602 0.0 689 597 92 W5 35-34 45-20 1 1 1 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2007 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 132 73 59 .553 6.5 661 656 5 L7 32-33 41-27 2 4 5 Yes dnq
2007 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 136 67 69 .493 14.5 609 606 3 W2 32-35 35-34 3 9 18 -- dnq
2007 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 131 59 72 .450 20.0 661 693 -32 L1 24-42 37-31 4 10 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
2007 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 132 73 59 .553 0.0 647 591 56 W1 39-30 35-30 1 1 4 Yes dnq
2007 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 133 72 61 .541 1.5 736 681 55 W6 33-33 39-29 2 4 10 Yes Lost in NLDS (Colorado)
2007 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 133 68 65 .511 5.5 678 630 48 L1 35-34 34-32 3 7 13 -- dnq
2007 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 134 57 77 .425 17.0 646 727 -81 L2 30-36 28-41 4 15 29 -- dnq
2007 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 134 57 77 .425 17.0 535 641 -106 L7 27-42 31-35 5 16 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
2007 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 133 68 65 .511 0.0 608 565 43 L1 33-32 35-33 1 8 14 Yes Lost in NLDS (Arizona)
2007 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 133 67 66 .504 1.0 634 650 -16 W1 26-42 41-25 2 9 17 -- dnq
2007 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 130 64 66 .492 2.5 584 650 -66 W1 30-37 35-29 3 10 19 -- dnq
2007 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 134 62 72 .463 6.5 661 716 -55 L1 29-40 33-33 4 11 20 -- dnq
2007 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 135 61 74 .452 8.0 596 675 -79 W3 25-41 36-33 5 13 22 -- dnq
2007 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 132 57 75 .432 10.5 602 673 -71 L3 28-37 31-38 6 14 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
2007 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 134 74 60 .552 0.0 601 533 68 W1 35-30 39-30 1 2 6 Yes dnq
2007 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 136 75 61 .551 0.0 573 614 -41 L1 35-34 40-27 2 3 7 Yes Lost in NLCS (Colorado)
2007 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 134 70 64 .522 4.0 605 581 24 L1 33-32 37-32 3 5 11 -- dnq
2007 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 134 69 65 .515 5.0 679 631 48 W2 30-39 39-26 4 6 12 -- Lost World Series (Boston)
2007 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 134 61 73 .455 13.0 578 585 -7 W1 29-38 33-35 5 12 21 -- 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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  • 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
Manny Parra Milwaukee Brewers DL-15 DL-15 Broken thumb *While bunting*
Ryan Dent Boston Red Sox Minors Signed out of draft (California HS)
Chris Sampson Houston Astros Active Activated from DL
Russell Branyan St. Louis Cardinals Hist Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to St. Louis Cardinals for future considerations
Jim Brower -- Hist Released by Yankees
Geronimo Gil -- Hist Granted free agency
Brett Tomko -- Hist Released by Dodgers
Rocky Cherry Baltimore Orioles Hist Traded from Chicago Cubs with Scott Moore to Baltimore Orioles for Steve Trachsel
Scott Moore Baltimore Orioles Hist Traded from Chicago Cubs with Rocky Cherry to Baltimore Orioles for Steve Trachsel
Steve Trachsel Chicago Cubs Hist Traded from Baltimore Orioles to Chicago Cubs for Rocky Cherry and Scott Moore
Brad Snyder Cleveland Indians Injury DL - fractured right thumb *Occurred in minors*
Scott Rolen St. Louis Cardinals Injury DL - Left shoulder surgery
Ryan Ketchner San Diego Padres Injury DL - Left shoulder tendinitis
Ryan Shealy Kansas City Royals Injury DL - Transfer
Oscar Robles San Diego Padres Injury DL - Left right wriste tendon sheath tear
Brandon Backe Houston Astros Hist Activated from Disabled List
Mike Sweeney Kansas City Royals Hist Activated from Disabled List
17 record(s)