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Friday, August 31,1984

Friday, August 31,1984

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1984 reg season 1984-08-31 New York Yankees  3 California Angels  4 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim John Curtis Mike Armstrong Don Aase 30,219 2:38
1984 reg season 1984-08-31 Kansas City Royals  3 Chicago White Sox  1 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Charlie Leibrandt Richard Dotson Dan Quisenberry 21,828 2:57
1984 reg season 1984-08-31 Boston Red Sox  8 Cleveland Indians  7 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Bob Stanley Ernie Camacho -- 8,625 2:55
1984 reg season 1984-08-31 Detroit Tigers  6 Oakland Athletics  7 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Keith Atherton Dave Rozema -- 15,836 4:19
1984 reg season 1984-08-31 Baltimore Orioles  11 Seattle Mariners  7 box | pbp Kingdome Sammy Stewart Paul Mirabella Tippy Martinez 8,206 2:47
1984 reg season 1984-08-31 Milwaukee Brewers  6 Texas Rangers  7 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Joey McLaughlin Pete Ladd -- 9,404 2:29
1984 reg season 1984-08-31 Minnesota Twins  0 Toronto Blue Jays  7 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Dave Stieb Bobby Castillo -- 26,309 2:29
1984 reg season 1984-08-31 Chicago Cubs  2 Atlanta Braves  3 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Donnie Moore Lee Smith -- 19,396 2:26
1984 reg season 1984-08-31 Pittsburgh Pirates  6 Cincinnati Reds  2 box | pbp Cinergy Field John Candelaria Joe Price Don Robinson 12,954 2:24
1984 reg season 1984-08-31 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 Montreal Expos  5 box | pbp Stade Olympique Dan Schatzeder Orel Hershiser Jeff Reardon 20,097 2:28
1984 reg season 1984-08-31 San Diego Padres  5 New York Mets  1 box | pbp Shea Stadium Ed Whitson Sid Fernandez Craig Lefferts 0 2:23
1984 reg season 1984-08-31 San Diego Padres  0 New York Mets  4 box | pbp Shea Stadium Bruce Berenyi Dave Dravecky -- 38,323 2:07
1984 reg season 1984-08-31 San Francisco Giants  6 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Bill Laskey Jerry Koosman Mike Krukow 21,530 2:43
1984 reg season 1984-08-31 Houston Astros  5 St. Louis Cardinals  7 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Neil Allen Nolan Ryan Bruce Sutter 20,276 2:32
14 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
1984 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 135 87 48 .644 0.0 699 555 144 L3 42-23 45-25 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1984 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 135 77 58 .570 10.0 630 550 80 W2 35-35 42-23 2 2 4 Yes dnq
1984 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 133 72 61 .541 14.0 547 527 20 W1 35-31 37-30 3 3 6 Yes dnq
1984 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 134 71 63 .530 15.5 660 615 45 W3 35-31 36-32 4 4 8 Yes dnq
1984 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 133 70 63 .526 16.0 625 547 78 L1 28-37 43-25 5 5 9 -- dnq
1984 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 137 61 76 .445 27.0 625 649 -24 L2 29-41 31-36 6 12 21 -- dnq
1984 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 135 56 79 .415 31.0 521 608 -87 L1 24-42 32-37 7 14 25 -- 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
1984 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 134 69 65 .515 0.0 563 539 24 L3 30-36 39-29 1 6 10 Yes dnq
1984 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 134 67 67 .500 2.0 554 586 -32 W1 33-33 34-34 2 7 13 -- Lost ALCS (Tigers)
1984 AL West California Angels franchise | log 133 66 67 .496 2.5 569 568 1 W3 37-30 29-37 3 8 14 -- dnq
1984 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 135 63 72 .467 6.5 607 660 -53 W1 26-42 36-31 4 9 17 -- dnq
1984 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 133 62 71 .466 6.5 552 598 -46 L2 26-41 36-30 5 10 19 -- dnq
1984 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 134 60 74 .448 9.0 540 590 -50 W2 30-38 30-36 6 11 20 -- dnq
1984 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 135 59 76 .437 10.5 558 658 -100 L1 27-43 32-33 7 13 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
1984 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 134 80 54 .597 0.0 651 549 102 L1 35-31 45-23 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Padres)
1984 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 133 74 59 .556 5.5 519 542 -23 W1 38-30 36-29 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1984 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 133 72 61 .541 7.5 609 552 57 L1 40-28 32-33 3 4 7 Yes dnq
1984 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 132 67 65 .508 12.0 514 525 -11 W4 33-33 34-32 4 5 11 Yes dnq
1984 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 133 66 67 .496 13.5 490 473 17 W2 35-33 31-34 5 7 15 -- dnq
1984 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 134 58 76 .433 22.0 490 466 24 W1 24-42 34-34 6 10 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
1984 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 134 78 56 .582 0.0 566 512 54 L1 35-29 43-27 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Tigers)
1984 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 135 68 67 .504 10.5 577 515 62 L2 30-37 38-30 2 6 12 -- dnq
1984 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 134 66 68 .493 12.0 535 551 -16 W1 35-32 31-36 3 8 16 -- dnq
1984 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 135 63 72 .467 15.5 467 508 -41 L6 30-37 33-35 4 9 18 -- dnq
1984 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 134 56 78 .418 22.0 580 668 -88 W1 29-38 27-40 5 11 24 -- dnq
1984 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 135 55 80 .407 23.5 505 642 -137 L1 24-45 31-35 6 12 26 -- dnq
26 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
Juan Eichelberger -- Hist Released by Brewers
Davey Lopes Chicago Cubs Hist Traded from Oakland Athletics to Chicago Cubs for Chuck Rainey (7/15/1984) and Damon Farmar (3/18/1985)
Gerald Young Houston Astros Hist Traded from New York Mets with Manuel Lee and Mitch Cook to Houston Astros for Ray Knight (8/28/1984)
Manuel Lee Houston Astros Hist Traded from New York Mets with Gerald Young and Mitch Cook to Houston Astros for Ray Knight (8/28/1984)
Tom O'Malley Chicago White Sox Hist Traded from San Francisco Giants to Chicago White Sox for Mike Trujillo (9/7/1984) and Pat Adams (9/7/1984)
Garry Hancock Oakland Athletics Hist Activated from Disabled List
Doug Sisk New York Mets Hist Activated from Disabled List
7 record(s)