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Thursday, May 20,1976

Thursday, May 20,1976

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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
1976 reg season 1976-05-20 Minnesota Twins  2 Chicago White Sox  3 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Rich Gossage Pete Redfern -- 6,999 2:13
1976 reg season 1976-05-20 Oakland Athletics  4 Kansas City Royals  8 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Doug Bird Paul Mitchell Mark Littell 25,682 2:46
1976 reg season 1976-05-20 Boston Red Sox  8 New York Yankees  2 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Reggie Cleveland Ed Figueroa Tom House 28,418 2:53
1976 reg season 1976-05-20 California Angels  6 Texas Rangers  3 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Gary Ross Gaylord Perry Jim Brewer 12,116 2:40
1976 reg season 1976-05-20 Atlanta Braves  2 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Charlie Hough Elias Sosa -- 26,585 2:53
1976 reg season 1976-05-20 Chicago Cubs  0 Montreal Expos  3 box | pbp Parc Jarry Woodie Fryman Ray Burris Dale Murray 5,610 2:18
1976 reg season 1976-05-20 Philadelphia Phillies  5 New York Mets  3 box | pbp Shea Stadium Jim Lonborg Tom Seaver Tug McGraw 16,914 2:04
1976 reg season 1976-05-20 Houston Astros  5 San Diego Padres  4 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Joe Niekro Dave Wehrmeister Ken Forsch 11,742 2:23
1976 reg season 1976-05-20 Cincinnati Reds  5 San Francisco Giants  6 box | pbp Candlestick Park Dave Heaverlo Will McEnaney Gary Lavelle 6,439 2:38
1976 reg season 1976-05-20 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 St. Louis Cardinals  4 box | pbp Busch Stadium II John Denny Doc Medich -- 11,315 2:06
10 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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
1976 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 30 19 11 .633 0.0 156 117 39 L1 12-4 7-7 1 2 4 Yes Lost World Series (Reds)
1976 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 30 16 14 .533 3.0 99 113 -14 W3 7-6 9-8 2 4 9 Yes dnq
1976 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 5.0 151 142 9 W4 8-7 6-9 3 6 13 -- dnq
1976 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 28 13 15 .464 5.0 119 110 9 L4 7-5 6-10 4 7 14 -- dnq
1976 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 25 11 14 .440 5.5 99 113 -14 L2 6-6 5-8 5 9 16 -- dnq
1976 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 30 13 17 .433 6.0 134 124 10 L2 8-8 5-9 6 10 18 -- 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
1976 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 30 20 10 .667 0.0 157 111 46 W4 6-4 14-6 1 1 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1976 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 31 19 12 .613 1.5 139 116 23 L4 8-6 11-6 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1976 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 31 16 15 .516 4.5 135 151 -16 L2 10-12 6-3 3 5 10 Yes dnq
1976 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 34 15 19 .441 7.0 143 161 -18 L4 7-11 8-8 4 8 15 -- dnq
1976 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 28 12 16 .429 7.0 102 139 -37 W3 7-11 5-5 5 11 19 -- dnq
1976 AL West California Angels franchise | log 37 14 23 .378 9.5 137 174 -37 W1 6-10 8-13 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
1976 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 29 20 9 .690 0.0 176 118 58 W5 13-1 8-7 1 1 1 Yes Lost NLCS (Reds)
1976 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 33 20 13 .606 2.0 130 126 4 L1 9-8 11-5 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1976 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 36 20 16 .556 3.5 156 124 32 L3 8-10 12-6 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1976 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 30 13 17 .433 7.5 123 127 -4 W3 7-9 6-8 4 8 17 -- dnq
1976 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 33 14 19 .424 8.0 157 203 -46 L1 8-7 6-12 5 9 20 -- dnq
1976 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 36 15 21 .417 8.5 132 150 -18 W1 7-8 8-13 6 10 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
1976 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 36 23 13 .639 0.0 160 127 33 W3 11-9 12-4 1 2 3 Yes dnq
1976 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 35 21 14 .600 1.5 211 145 66 L1 10-8 11-6 2 4 7 Yes Won World Series (Yankees)
1976 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 38 19 19 .500 5.0 140 177 -37 W2 7-9 11-11 3 6 11 -- dnq
1976 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 34 17 17 .500 5.0 157 144 13 L2 11-8 6-9 4 7 12 -- dnq
1976 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 36 12 24 .333 11.0 116 160 -44 L2 6-12 6-12 5 12 24 -- dnq
1976 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 36 12 24 .333 11.0 128 185 -57 W1 6-14 6-10 6 11 23 -- dnq
24 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
Buck Martinez Kansas City Royals Injury DL - Left hand *Spiked himself while sliding into 2B*
1 record(s)