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Friday, April 17,2009

Friday, April 17,2009

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
2009 reg season 2009-04-17 St. Louis Cardinals  7 Chicago Cubs  8 box | pbp Wrigley Field Aaron Heilman Chris Perez Carlos Marmol 40,250 2:39
2009 reg season 2009-04-17 Cincinnati Reds  2 Houston Astros  1 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Nick Masset Jose Valverde Francisco Cordero 32,268 3:01
2009 reg season 2009-04-17 Colorado Rockies  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Guillermo Mota Alan Embree Jonathan Broxton 45,145 3:20
2009 reg season 2009-04-17 Milwaukee Brewers  4 New York Mets  5 box | pbp Citi Field J.J. Putz Seth McClung -- 36,436 3:18
2009 reg season 2009-04-17 San Diego Padres  8 Philadelphia Phillies  7 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Cla Meredith Ryan Madson Heath Bell 44,984 3:07
2009 reg season 2009-04-17 Atlanta Braves  0 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 box | pbp PNC Park Paul Maholm Jair Jurrjens Matt Capps 15,659 2:36
2009 reg season 2009-04-17 Arizona Diamondbacks  0 San Francisco Giants  2 box | pbp AT&T Park Jonathan Sanchez Dan Haren Brian Wilson 34,898 2:43
2009 reg season 2009-04-17 Florida Marlins  3 Washington Nationals  2 box | pbp Nationals Park Leo Nunez Saul Rivera Matt Lindstrom 19,026 3:39
2009 reg season 2009-04-17 Baltimore Orioles  8 Boston Red Sox  10 box | pbp Fenway Park Ramon Ramirez Danys Baez Jonathan Papelbon 38,266 3:34
2009 reg season 2009-04-17 Los Angeles Angels  9 Minnesota Twins  11 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Matt Guerrier Jason Bulger Joe Nathan 24,168 3:15
2009 reg season 2009-04-17 Cleveland Indians  5 New York Yankees  6 box | pbp Yankee Stadium II Brian Bruney Jensen Lewis Mariano Rivera 45,101 3:24
2009 reg season 2009-04-17 Detroit Tigers  3 Seattle Mariners  6 box | pbp Safeco Field Felix Hernandez Justin Verlander Brandon Morrow 35,824 2:26
2009 reg season 2009-04-17 Chicago White Sox  5 Tampa Bay Rays  6 box | pbp Tropicana Field James Shields Matt Thornton Troy Percival 28,927 2:45
2009 reg season 2009-04-17 Kansas City Royals  12 Texas Rangers  3 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Gil Meche Matt Harrison -- 24,062 3:16
2009 reg season 2009-04-17 Oakland Athletics  8 Toronto Blue Jays  5 box | pbp Rogers Centre Andrew Bailey Brandon League Brad Ziegler 18,272 3:08
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
2009 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 10 8 2 .800 0.0 64 79 -15 W3 5-1 3-1 1 1 1 Yes dnq
2009 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 11 8 3 .727 0.5 59 62 -3 W5 2-0 6-3 2 2 2 Yes Won World Series (Philadelphia)
2009 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 12 5 7 .417 4.0 82 56 26 L1 2-3 3-4 3 10 21 -- dnq
2009 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 10 3 7 .300 5.0 47 53 -6 L1 1-3 2-4 4 13 27 -- Lost in ALDS (LA Angels)
2009 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 11 3 8 .273 5.5 57 48 9 W1 1-4 2-4 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
2009 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 10 6 4 .600 0.0 59 49 10 L1 4-1 2-3 1 5 9 Yes dnq
2009 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 10 5 5 .500 1.0 42 42 0 L1 4-2 1-3 2 7 16 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 10 5 5 .500 1.0 43 32 11 L2 3-3 2-2 3 8 17 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 11 4 7 .364 2.5 58 76 -18 L2 2-1 2-6 4 11 24 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 12 4 8 .333 3.0 50 77 -27 L2 4-5 0-3 5 12 25 -- Lost in ALDS (NY Yankees)
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
2009 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 11 7 4 .636 0.0 53 35 18 W1 2-2 5-2 1 3 6 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 10 6 4 .600 0.5 45 50 -5 W3 3-3 3-1 2 4 8 Yes Lost in ALCS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 10 5 5 .500 1.5 45 45 0 W1 2-4 3-1 3 9 12 -- dnq
2009 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 10 5 5 .500 1.5 74 74 0 W1 4-3 1-2 4 6 20 -- 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
2009 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 10 7 3 .700 0.0 61 35 26 W2 4-2 3-1 1 2 4 Yes dnq
2009 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 10 6 4 .600 1.0 45 50 -5 L2 4-2 2-2 2 5 10 Yes dnq
2009 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 9 5 4 .556 1.5 49 62 -13 L2 1-3 4-1 3 6 11 -- Lost World Series (NY Yankees)
2009 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 10 5 5 .500 2.0 52 45 7 W1 2-2 3-3 4 10 13 -- dnq
2009 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 9 2 7 .222 4.5 44 59 -15 L1 1-2 1-5 5 15 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
2009 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 9 6 3 .667 0.0 38 44 -6 W1 3-2 3-1 1 3 5 Yes dnq
2009 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 10 5 5 .500 1.5 52 44 8 W1 2-2 3-3 2 9 19 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 10 5 5 .500 1.5 27 49 -22 L1 2-2 3-3 3 7 18 -- dnq
2009 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 12 6 6 .500 1.5 72 49 23 L1 4-3 2-3 4 8 15 -- Lost in NLDS (LA Dodgers)
2009 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 10 4 6 .400 2.5 45 57 -12 L1 2-4 2-2 5 13 23 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 10 4 6 .400 2.5 41 33 8 W1 2-2 2-4 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
2009 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 11 8 3 .727 0.0 52 45 7 W2 5-2 3-1 1 1 3 Yes dnq
2009 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 11 7 4 .636 1.0 59 33 26 W5 4-0 3-4 2 4 7 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 10 5 5 .500 2.5 38 60 -22 L1 5-4 0-1 3 11 14 -- dnq
2009 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 9 3 6 .333 4.0 47 39 8 L1 0-3 3-3 4 14 26 -- Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 10 2 8 .200 5.5 35 53 -18 W1 2-2 0-6 5 16 30 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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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
David Robertson New York Yankees Minors Assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA)
Matthew Tucker Baltimore Orioles Minors Assigned to Frederick (A+)
Joseph Cruz Tampa Bay Rays Restr Placed on reserve list
Daniel Meadows Milwaukee Brewers Minors Activated from Disabled List
Ben Broussard -- Hist Released by White Sox
Juan Morillo Minnesota Twins Hist Claimed on waivers from Rockies by Twins
Andy Phillips Chicago White Sox Hist Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates to Chicago White Sox for Michael Dubee
Brian Schneider New York Mets Injury DL - muscle strain in middle of back
Doug Mientkiewicz Los Angeles Dodgers Injury DL - dislocated right shoulder
Vladimir Guerrero Los Angeles Angels Injury DL - torn right pectoral muscle
Jorge Campillo Atlanta Braves Injury DL - Right shoulder tendinitis
11 record(s)