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Wednesday, August 29,1973

Wednesday, August 29,1973

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1973 reg season 1973-08-29 Texas Rangers  1 Baltimore Orioles  6 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Doyle Alexander Don Durham -- 9,845 2:38
1973 reg season 1973-08-29 New York Yankees  0 California Angels  5 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Nolan Ryan Doc Medich -- 12,286 2:10
1973 reg season 1973-08-29 Milwaukee Brewers  9 Chicago White Sox  0 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Jim Colborn Stan Bahnsen -- 8,719 2:08
1973 reg season 1973-08-29 Kansas City Royals  3 Cleveland Indians  2 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Steve Busby Dick Tidrow Doug Bird 3,471 2:49
1973 reg season 1973-08-29 Minnesota Twins  5 Detroit Tigers  9 box | pbp Tiger Stadium John Hiller Dave Goltz -- 16,227 2:46
1973 reg season 1973-08-29 Boston Red Sox  6 Oakland Athletics  4 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Bill Lee Vida Blue Bobby Bolin 7,631 2:32
1973 reg season 1973-08-29 Chicago Cubs  4 Atlanta Braves  7 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Tom House Ray Burris Roric Harrison 6,238 3:22
1973 reg season 1973-08-29 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Cincinnati Reds  5 box | pbp Cinergy Field Jack Billingham Nelson Briles -- 30,032 2:19
1973 reg season 1973-08-29 St. Louis Cardinals  2 Houston Astros  3 box | pbp Astrodome Dave Roberts Diego Segui -- 8,470 1:57
1973 reg season 1973-08-29 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 Montreal Expos  6 box | pbp Parc Jarry Tom Walker Jim Brewer -- 14,178 2:05
1973 reg season 1973-08-29 San Diego Padres  0 New York Mets  3 box | pbp Shea Stadium Jerry Koosman Rich Troedson Buzz Capra 18,436 2:28
1973 reg season 1973-08-29 San Francisco Giants  3 Philadelphia Phillies  1 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Tom Bradley Ken Brett -- 25,146 2:25
12 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
1973 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 129 76 53 .589 0.0 567 434 133 W1 36-28 40-25 1 2 3 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1973 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 131 72 59 .550 5.0 588 529 59 W1 35-31 37-28 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1973 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 133 71 62 .534 7.0 544 548 -4 W1 32-36 39-26 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1973 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 134 68 66 .507 10.5 544 508 36 L8 24-43 44-23 4 6 10 -- dnq
1973 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 130 63 67 .485 13.5 584 569 15 W1 30-35 33-32 5 7 15 -- dnq
1973 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 133 55 78 .414 23.0 551 676 -125 L1 26-39 29-39 6 11 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
1973 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 132 78 54 .591 0.0 603 485 118 L1 37-28 41-26 1 1 2 Yes Won World Series (Mets)
1973 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 133 74 59 .556 4.5 623 617 6 W1 34-34 40-25 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1973 AL West California Angels franchise | log 128 61 67 .477 15.0 471 494 -23 W3 29-36 32-31 3 8 16 -- dnq
1973 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 133 63 70 .474 15.5 516 560 -44 L1 31-35 32-35 4 9 17 -- dnq
1973 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 131 62 69 .473 15.5 576 565 11 L1 32-31 30-38 5 10 18 -- dnq
1973 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 131 46 85 .351 31.5 491 673 -182 L1 20-47 26-38 6 12 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
1973 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 132 67 65 .508 0.0 532 504 28 L1 32-34 35-31 1 4 9 Yes dnq
1973 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 128 63 65 .492 2.0 541 562 -21 L1 29-35 34-30 2 6 12 -- dnq
1973 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 131 64 67 .489 2.5 521 539 -18 L1 32-34 32-33 3 7 13 -- dnq
1973 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 127 62 65 .488 2.5 532 555 -23 W1 28-36 34-29 4 8 14 -- dnq
1973 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 131 61 70 .466 5.5 487 501 -14 W3 29-35 32-35 5 10 20 -- Lost World Series (Athletics)
1973 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 132 61 71 .462 6.0 544 553 -9 L1 29-37 32-34 6 11 21 -- 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
1973 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 134 82 52 .612 0.0 555 436 119 L1 39-29 43-23 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1973 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 133 78 55 .586 3.5 584 516 68 W1 37-28 41-27 2 2 4 Yes Lost NLCS (Mets)
1973 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 131 73 58 .557 7.5 580 533 47 W1 36-30 37-28 3 3 5 Yes dnq
1973 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 135 68 67 .504 14.5 559 543 16 W1 33-35 35-32 4 5 11 Yes dnq
1973 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 132 62 70 .470 19.0 641 643 -2 W1 31-36 30-35 5 9 19 -- dnq
1973 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 132 48 84 .364 33.0 438 629 -191 L3 20-45 28-39 6 12 23 -- dnq
24 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Eddie Fisher St. Louis Cardinals Hist Sold by Chicago White Sox to St. Louis Cardinals
Jim McGlothlin Chicago White Sox Hist Traded from Cincinnati Reds to Chicago White Sox for Steve Kealey (10/2/1973)
Pat Bourque Oakland Athletics Hist Traded from Chicago Cubs to Oakland Athletics for Gonzalo Marquez
Gonzalo Marquez Chicago Cubs Hist Traded from Oakland Athletics to Chicago Cubs for Pat Bourque
4 record(s)