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Monday, August 24,1987

Monday, August 24,1987

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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
1987 reg season 1987-08-24 Chicago White Sox  6 Boston Red Sox  3 box | pbp Fenway Park Jose DeLeon Bruce Hurst Scott Nielsen 25,136 3:18
1987 reg season 1987-08-24 New York Yankees  3 California Angels  2 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Charles Hudson Gary Lucas Dave Righetti 38,742 3:26
1987 reg season 1987-08-24 Texas Rangers  4 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Bobby Witt Mark Gubicza Mitch Williams 27,042 2:56
1987 reg season 1987-08-24 Detroit Tigers  4 Minnesota Twins  5 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Jeff Reardon Eric King -- 27,338 3:07
1987 reg season 1987-08-24 Baltimore Orioles  3 Oakland Athletics  7 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Greg Cadaret Mike Boddicker -- 25,135 2:41
1987 reg season 1987-08-24 Toronto Blue Jays  7 Seattle Mariners  3 box | pbp Kingdome John Cerutti Mike Morgan -- 11,869 2:42
1987 reg season 1987-08-24 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 New York Mets  1 box | pbp Shea Stadium Rick Aguilera Shawn Hillegas Roger McDowell 38,377 2:19
1987 reg season 1987-08-24 San Francisco Giants  6 Philadelphia Phillies  1 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Rick Reuschel Bruce Ruffin -- 30,237 2:31
1987 reg season 1987-08-24 Cincinnati Reds  4 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Doug Drabek Tom Browning Jim Gott 11,020 2:19
1987 reg season 1987-08-24 Houston Astros  5 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Bob Knepper Joe Magrane -- 32,413 2:19
10 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
1987 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 123 73 50 .593 0.0 701 573 128 L1 34-28 39-22 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Twins)
1987 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 125 74 51 .592 0.0 644 516 128 W1 37-30 37-21 2 2 2 Yes dnq
1987 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 125 71 54 .568 3.0 624 570 54 W2 33-35 38-19 3 3 4 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 124 66 58 .532 7.5 677 660 17 W1 32-31 34-27 4 4 7 Yes dnq
1987 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 124 60 64 .484 13.5 661 647 14 L1 20-41 40-23 5 9 17 -- dnq
1987 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 125 57 68 .456 17.0 591 655 -64 L1 33-33 24-35 6 12 20 -- dnq
1987 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 125 48 77 .384 26.0 560 744 -184 L2 20-39 28-38 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
1987 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 127 67 60 .528 0.0 628 649 -21 W1 24-42 43-18 1 5 9 Yes Won World Series (Cardinals)
1987 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 125 64 61 .512 2.0 649 593 56 W1 29-30 35-31 2 6 12 -- dnq
1987 AL West California Angels franchise | log 126 62 64 .492 4.5 588 609 -21 L1 30-28 32-36 3 7 15 -- dnq
1987 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 124 61 63 .492 4.5 529 526 3 L2 26-39 35-24 4 8 16 -- dnq
1987 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 124 59 65 .476 6.5 662 674 -12 W1 25-34 34-31 5 10 18 -- dnq
1987 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 125 59 66 .472 7.0 580 648 -68 L2 25-32 34-34 6 11 19 -- dnq
1987 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 124 52 72 .419 13.5 564 594 -30 W2 29-34 23-38 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
1987 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 124 73 51 .589 0.0 661 558 103 L1 41-27 32-24 1 1 3 Yes Lost World Series (Twins)
1987 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 125 70 55 .560 3.5 635 556 79 W2 30-29 40-26 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 123 68 55 .553 4.5 577 565 12 L1 29-26 39-29 3 3 6 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 125 66 59 .528 7.5 579 592 -13 L2 29-30 37-29 4 4 8 Yes dnq
1987 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 124 62 62 .500 11.0 582 612 -30 L2 29-33 33-29 5 8 14 -- dnq
1987 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 125 54 71 .432 19.5 542 608 -66 W1 23-42 31-29 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
1987 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 126 66 60 .524 0.0 595 543 52 W2 34-32 32-28 1 5 10 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
1987 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 125 65 60 .520 0.5 523 507 16 W3 27-36 38-24 2 6 11 -- dnq
1987 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 126 63 63 .500 3.0 626 615 11 L4 31-31 32-32 3 7 13 -- dnq
1987 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 124 55 69 .444 10.0 592 623 -31 W4 22-38 33-31 4 9 21 -- dnq
1987 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 125 55 70 .440 10.5 484 530 -46 L1 24-41 31-29 5 10 22 -- dnq
1987 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 124 51 73 .411 14.0 525 612 -87 L1 23-41 28-32 6 12 25 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
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  • 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
Jerry Browne Texas Rangers Injury DL - Strained hamstring
Jay Howell Oakland Athletics Injury DL - Bone chips in right elbow + Surger
Franklin Stubbs Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Rick Aguilera New York Mets Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)