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Friday, May 27,1988

Friday, May 27,1988

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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
1988 reg season 1988-05-27 Baltimore Orioles  2 California Angels  4 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Chuck Finley Jeff Ballard Bryan Harvey 24,458 2:34
1988 reg season 1988-05-27 Milwaukee Brewers  3 Cleveland Indians  6 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Scott Bailes Mike Birkbeck Doug Jones 37,658 2:19
1988 reg season 1988-05-27 Texas Rangers  3 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Jose Guzman Floyd Bannister -- 24,045 3:04
1988 reg season 1988-05-27 Detroit Tigers  1 Minnesota Twins  7 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Frank Viola Jack Morris -- 45,281 2:54
1988 reg season 1988-05-27 Boston Red Sox  2 Oakland Athletics  3 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Curt Young Bruce Hurst Dennis Eckersley 32,723 2:13
1988 reg season 1988-05-27 New York Yankees  5 Seattle Mariners  1 box | pbp Kingdome Tommy John Scott Bankhead Cecilio Guante 19,933 2:40
1988 reg season 1988-05-27 Chicago White Sox  3 Toronto Blue Jays  4 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Duane Ward Bobby Thigpen -- 31,454 2:27
1988 reg season 1988-05-27 St. Louis Cardinals  5 Atlanta Braves  2 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Steve Peters Jose Alvarez Todd Worrell 15,587 2:37
1988 reg season 1988-05-27 Houston Astros  2 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Greg Maddux Danny Darwin Rich Gossage 22,958 2:12
1988 reg season 1988-05-27 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Cincinnati Reds  5 box | pbp Cinergy Field Pat Pacillo Brian Fisher John Franco 29,445 2:38
1988 reg season 1988-05-27 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 Montreal Expos  2 box | pbp Stade Olympique Jesse Orosco Bob McClure Alejandro Pena 18,113 3:16
1988 reg season 1988-05-27 San Diego Padres  2 New York Mets  0 box | pbp Shea Stadium Mark Grant Sid Fernandez Mark Davis 36,074 2:48
1988 reg season 1988-05-27 San Francisco Giants  2 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Kevin Gross Kelly Downs Steve Bedrosian 24,038 2:49
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
1988 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 45 31 14 .689 0.0 260 178 82 W6 15-6 16-8 1 2 2 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 46 30 16 .652 1.5 212 175 37 W3 16-10 14-6 2 3 4 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 45 28 17 .622 3.0 206 184 22 L1 16-8 12-9 3 4 5 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 43 23 20 .535 7.0 200 184 16 L1 9-8 14-12 4 5 9 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1988 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 46 23 23 .500 8.5 200 174 26 L3 8-12 15-11 5 7 15 -- dnq
1988 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 47 20 27 .426 12.0 223 217 6 W1 12-15 8-12 6 10 19 -- dnq
1988 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 46 9 37 .196 22.5 136 254 -118 L3 2-21 7-16 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
1988 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 46 32 14 .696 0.0 259 173 86 W3 19-7 13-7 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1988 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 45 24 21 .533 7.5 170 196 -26 W3 9-9 15-12 2 6 10 -- dnq
1988 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 44 22 22 .500 9.0 201 227 -26 W6 10-12 12-10 3 8 14 -- dnq
1988 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 46 20 26 .435 12.0 209 199 10 L6 12-11 8-15 4 9 18 -- dnq
1988 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 47 20 27 .426 12.5 214 250 -36 L2 11-16 9-11 5 11 20 -- dnq
1988 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 45 19 26 .422 12.5 177 221 -44 L3 8-11 11-15 6 12 21 -- dnq
1988 AL West California Angels franchise | log 47 18 29 .383 14.5 205 240 -35 W1 11-15 7-14 7 13 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
1988 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 45 31 14 .689 0.0 213 153 60 L2 19-8 12-6 1 1 3 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1988 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 46 27 19 .587 4.5 203 179 24 L1 9-12 18-7 2 3 7 Yes dnq
1988 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 46 24 22 .522 7.5 190 187 3 W3 11-10 13-12 3 5 11 Yes dnq
1988 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 45 22 23 .489 9.0 183 185 -2 W1 14-12 8-11 4 8 16 -- dnq
1988 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 45 21 24 .467 10.0 173 177 -4 L1 9-16 12-8 5 9 17 -- dnq
1988 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 44 17 27 .386 13.5 154 184 -30 W1 8-17 8-11 6 10 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
1988 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 43 26 17 .605 0.0 192 144 48 W4 14-5 12-12 1 2 6 Yes Won World Series (Athletics)
1988 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 44 25 19 .568 1.5 184 142 42 L3 9-12 16-7 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1988 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 47 24 23 .511 4.0 181 188 -7 L1 10-10 14-13 3 6 12 -- dnq
1988 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 46 23 23 .500 4.5 193 188 5 W1 11-12 12-11 4 7 13 -- dnq
1988 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 46 16 30 .348 11.5 126 186 -60 W1 3-15 13-15 5 11 24 -- dnq
1988 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 43 14 29 .326 12.0 143 222 -79 L1 10-14 4-15 6 12 25 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Steve Balboni -- Hist Released by Royals
Thad Bosley -- Hist Released by Royals
Don Mattingly New York Yankees Injury DL - Strained muscle in right rib cage
3 record(s)