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Thursday, August 4,1977

Thursday, August 4,1977

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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 1977-08-04 Texas Rangers  4 Chicago White Sox  5 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Steve Stone Bert Blyleven Lerrin LaGrow 20,155 2:52
1977 reg season 1977-08-04 Toronto Blue Jays  0 Kansas City Royals  8 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Larry Gura Jesse Jefferson -- 17,661 2:22
1977 reg season 1977-08-04 Detroit Tigers  4 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Dave Rozema Pete Redfern -- 18,060 2:40
1977 reg season 1977-08-04 Boston Red Sox  3 Oakland Athletics  1 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Fergie Jenkins Vida Blue -- 13,326 2:01
1977 reg season 1977-08-04 Montreal Expos  2 Atlanta Braves  5 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Eddie Solomon Stan Bahnsen Dave Campbell 3,987 2:24
1977 reg season 1977-08-04 San Diego Padres  1 Philadelphia Phillies  2 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Tug McGraw Dan Spillner -- 34,868 2:37
6 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 Boston Red Sox franchise | log 104 61 43 .587 0.0 556 486 70 W7 31-22 30-21 1 2 4 Yes dnq
1977 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 105 61 44 .581 0.5 431 416 15 W2 30-24 31-20 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1977 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 106 59 47 .557 3.0 532 444 88 L1 26-29 33-18 3 6 10 -- Won World Series (Dodgers)
1977 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 103 47 56 .456 13.5 450 459 -9 W1 24-34 23-22 4 9 17 -- dnq
1977 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 103 46 57 .447 14.5 432 496 -64 L1 24-29 22-28 5 10 18 -- dnq
1977 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 107 47 60 .439 15.5 429 496 -67 W1 21-32 26-28 6 11 20 -- dnq
1977 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 104 36 68 .346 25.0 390 538 -148 L2 16-35 20-33 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 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 104 63 41 .606 0.0 585 500 85 W1 28-21 35-20 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1977 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 109 62 47 .569 3.5 598 505 93 L1 27-29 35-18 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1977 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 103 58 45 .563 4.5 519 446 73 W2 27-24 31-21 3 5 9 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1977 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 103 57 46 .553 5.5 464 418 46 L1 32-20 25-26 4 7 11 -- dnq
1977 AL West California Angels franchise | log 103 49 54 .476 13.5 441 417 24 W1 21-27 28-27 5 8 14 -- dnq
1977 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 109 46 63 .422 19.5 431 544 -113 L2 24-28 22-35 6 12 22 -- dnq
1977 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 105 42 63 .400 21.5 392 485 -93 L6 17-32 25-31 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 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 105 63 42 .600 0.0 484 461 23 L1 27-26 35-17 1 2 3 Yes dnq
1977 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 105 61 44 .581 2.0 529 455 74 W2 23-30 38-14 2 3 5 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1977 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 106 60 46 .566 3.5 502 465 37 L1 22-32 38-14 3 4 8 Yes dnq
1977 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 107 59 48 .551 5.0 509 441 68 W3 22-30 37-18 4 5 12 Yes dnq
1977 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 106 49 57 .462 14.5 447 497 -50 L1 25-28 25-28 5 8 16 -- dnq
1977 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 105 45 60 .429 18.0 389 413 -24 W1 19-34 26-26 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
1977 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 107 67 40 .626 0.0 539 400 139 L1 38-21 29-19 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1977 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 105 53 52 .505 13.0 557 515 42 W1 20-30 33-22 2 6 13 -- dnq
1977 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 108 50 58 .463 17.5 417 455 -38 W1 20-31 30-27 3 7 15 -- dnq
1977 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 108 48 60 .444 19.5 457 501 -44 L2 24-31 24-29 4 9 19 -- dnq
1977 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 110 46 64 .418 22.5 489 569 -80 L2 25-30 21-34 5 11 23 -- dnq
1977 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 106 38 68 .358 28.5 452 599 -147 W1 11-40 27-28 6 12 25 -- dnq
26 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
Paul Mitchell Seattle Mariners Hist Sold by Oakland Athletics to Seattle Mariners
Darrel Chaney Atlanta Braves Injury DL - Bone spur in right heel
Ed Goodson Los Angeles Dodgers Injury DL - Strained groin
Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates Injury DL - Pinched nerve in left arm
4 record(s)