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Friday, May 20,1977

Friday, May 20,1977

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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
1977 reg season 1977-05-20 Milwaukee Brewers  15 Boston Red Sox  7 box | pbp Fenway Park Jerry Augustine Luis Tiant -- 25,991 2:48
1977 reg season 1977-05-20 Minnesota Twins  0 California Angels  3 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Frank Tanana Paul Thormodsgard -- 24,164 2:08
1977 reg season 1977-05-20 Detroit Tigers  7 Chicago White Sox  4 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Steve Foucault Ken Brett -- 17,225 2:11
1977 reg season 1977-05-20 Cleveland Indians  0 Kansas City Royals  4 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Paul Splittorff Dennis Eckersley -- 17,532 2:18
1977 reg season 1977-05-20 Baltimore Orioles  6 New York Yankees  5 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Dennis Martinez Dick Tidrow -- 25,872 3:01
1977 reg season 1977-05-20 Seattle Mariners  5 Oakland Athletics  14 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Doc Medich Rick Jones -- 2,660 2:33
1977 reg season 1977-05-20 Toronto Blue Jays  4 Texas Rangers  3 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Jerry Garvin Bert Blyleven -- 21,965 2:26
1977 reg season 1977-05-20 Chicago Cubs  13 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Ray Burris Don Collins -- 11,451 2:51
1977 reg season 1977-05-20 New York Mets  2 Cincinnati Reds  6 box | pbp Cinergy Field Gary Nolan Tom Seaver Woodie Fryman 31,504 2:20
1977 reg season 1977-05-20 Philadelphia Phillies  2 Houston Astros  5 box | pbp Astrodome J.R. Richard Steve Carlton -- 8,892 1:54
1977 reg season 1977-05-20 San Diego Padres  12 Montreal Expos  4 box | pbp Stade Olympique Bob Shirley Gerry Hannahs Dan Spillner 13,122 2:32
1977 reg season 1977-05-20 Los Angeles Dodgers  6 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Burt Hooton Larry Demery -- 34,943 2:38
1977 reg season 1977-05-20 San Francisco Giants  7 St. Louis Cardinals  5 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Gary Lavelle Al Hrabosky Randy Moffitt 22,497 2:47
13 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
1977 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 35 20 15 .571 0.0 172 127 45 L1 9-9 11-6 1 3 7 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1977 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 32 18 14 .563 0.5 111 111 0 W1 8-7 10-7 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1977 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 33 18 15 .545 1.0 165 165 0 L2 9-8 9-7 3 6 10 Yes dnq
1977 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 38 20 18 .526 1.5 151 147 4 W3 9-10 11-8 4 7 11 -- dnq
1977 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 35 15 20 .429 5.0 153 184 -31 W1 10-12 5-8 5 11 18 -- dnq
1977 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 38 16 22 .421 5.5 157 179 -22 W1 6-13 10-9 6 12 19 -- dnq
1977 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 33 12 21 .364 7.0 132 190 -58 L3 6-11 6-10 7 13 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
1977 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 37 24 13 .649 0.0 202 141 61 L2 13-10 11-3 1 1 3 Yes dnq
1977 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 35 22 13 .629 1.0 199 157 42 L1 12-9 10-4 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1977 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 33 18 15 .545 4.0 131 125 6 L1 11-5 7-10 3 5 9 -- dnq
1977 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 36 18 18 .500 5.5 175 147 28 W1 7-5 11-13 4 8 12 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1977 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 37 18 19 .486 6.0 159 184 -25 W1 5-10 13-9 5 9 14 -- dnq
1977 AL West California Angels franchise | log 38 18 20 .474 6.5 185 160 25 W3 7-11 11-9 6 10 15 -- dnq
1977 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 42 14 28 .333 12.5 165 240 -75 L1 4-15 10-13 7 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
1977 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 35 24 11 .686 0.0 166 135 31 L1 11-5 13-6 1 2 2 Yes dnq
1977 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 34 22 12 .647 1.5 188 146 42 W1 11-6 11-6 2 3 4 Yes dnq
1977 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 35 21 14 .600 3.0 179 135 44 L1 11-7 10-7 3 4 6 Yes dnq
1977 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 34 17 17 .500 6.5 154 147 7 L4 9-9 8-8 4 5 13 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1977 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 33 13 20 .394 10.0 123 157 -34 L10 7-8 6-12 5 10 22 -- dnq
1977 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 36 14 22 .389 10.5 127 131 -4 L1 7-11 7-11 6 11 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
1977 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 38 29 9 .763 0.0 218 140 78 W1 18-5 11-4 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1977 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 35 16 19 .457 11.5 163 156 7 W2 7-11 9-8 2 6 16 -- dnq
1977 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 37 16 21 .432 12.5 132 165 -33 W2 5-10 11-11 3 7 17 -- dnq
1977 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 37 15 22 .405 13.5 122 151 -29 W1 10-11 5-11 4 8 20 -- dnq
1977 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 40 16 24 .400 14.0 194 224 -30 W2 11-10 5-14 5 9 21 -- dnq
1977 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 38 13 25 .342 16.0 161 240 -79 L1 3-13 10-12 6 12 25 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Rod Craig Seattle Mariners Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (San Jacinto)
Rick Auerbach Texas Rangers Hist Traded from New York Mets to Texas Rangers for Len Randle (4/26/1977)
2 record(s)