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Saturday, August 20,1988

Saturday, August 20,1988

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Games on this date
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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.
year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1988 reg season 1988-08-20 California Angels  2 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Mark Williamson Greg Minton -- 17,092 3:40
1988 reg season 1988-08-20 Oakland Athletics  5 Boston Red Sox  7 box | pbp Fenway Park Jeff Sellers Todd Burns Lee Smith 34,372 3:22
1988 reg season 1988-08-20 Kansas City Royals  4 Cleveland Indians  2 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Charlie Leibrandt Greg Swindell Steve Farr 17,047 2:51
1988 reg season 1988-08-20 Chicago White Sox  1 Detroit Tigers  2 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Walt Terrell Jeff Bittiger Guillermo Hernandez 43,419 2:52
1988 reg season 1988-08-20 Texas Rangers  3 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Paul Kilgus Frank Viola Mitch Williams 48,325 2:35
1988 reg season 1988-08-20 Seattle Mariners  9 New York Yankees  5 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Mike Campbell Scott Nielsen -- 39,086 3:11
1988 reg season 1988-08-20 Milwaukee Brewers  8 Toronto Blue Jays  1 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Teddy Higuera Mike Flanagan -- 38,315 2:47
1988 reg season 1988-08-20 Atlanta Braves  4 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Drew Hall Jim Acker Jeff Pico 33,325 2:42
1988 reg season 1988-08-20 Montreal Expos  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Jay Howell Joe Hesketh -- 46,743 2:41
1988 reg season 1988-08-20 Houston Astros  1 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium John Smiley Nolan Ryan Jim Gott 23,183 2:29
1988 reg season 1988-08-20 Philadelphia Phillies  3 San Francisco Giants  4 box | pbp Candlestick Park Don Robinson Marvin Freeman Scott Garrelts 26,818 2:54
1988 reg season 1988-08-20 Cincinnati Reds  6 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Tom Browning Greg Mathews Frank Williams 36,703 2:25
12 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • 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.
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 Detroit Tigers franchise | log 122 72 50 .590 0.0 553 472 81 W3 31-27 41-23 1 2 2 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 122 69 53 .566 3.0 624 544 80 W2 26-32 43-21 2 3 5 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1988 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 120 66 54 .550 5.0 607 545 62 L2 31-26 35-28 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 125 63 62 .504 10.5 517 477 40 W2 28-36 35-26 4 7 15 -- dnq
1988 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 123 60 63 .488 12.5 567 535 32 L5 32-31 28-32 5 9 17 -- dnq
1988 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 123 59 64 .480 13.5 537 583 -46 L1 24-35 35-29 6 10 19 -- dnq
1988 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 122 42 80 .344 30.0 436 612 -176 W3 15-45 27-35 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
1988 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 124 77 47 .621 0.0 606 488 118 L3 39-25 38-22 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1988 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 122 68 54 .557 8.0 579 522 57 L3 35-27 33-27 2 4 6 Yes dnq
1988 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 122 63 59 .516 13.0 541 486 55 W1 30-31 33-28 3 6 11 -- dnq
1988 AL West California Angels franchise | log 123 61 62 .496 15.5 564 594 -30 L2 35-30 26-32 4 8 16 -- dnq
1988 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 121 55 66 .455 20.5 468 535 -67 W3 27-35 28-31 5 11 20 -- dnq
1988 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 123 54 69 .439 22.5 500 613 -113 L3 23-37 31-32 6 12 22 -- dnq
1988 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 124 49 75 .395 28.0 515 608 -93 W2 23-42 26-33 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
1988 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 122 71 51 .582 0.0 518 428 90 L3 33-30 38-21 1 1 3 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1988 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 123 68 55 .553 3.5 514 478 36 W1 32-27 36-28 2 3 7 Yes dnq
1988 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 123 63 60 .512 8.5 478 454 24 L7 31-34 32-26 3 7 13 -- dnq
1988 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 121 61 60 .504 9.5 485 492 -7 W2 29-31 31-30 4 8 14 -- dnq
1988 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 122 54 68 .443 17.0 433 480 -47 L1 24-34 30-34 5 10 21 -- dnq
1988 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 123 52 71 .423 19.5 469 553 -84 L7 21-42 30-30 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
1988 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 123 71 52 .577 0.0 514 446 68 W6 36-24 35-28 1 2 4 Yes Won World Series (Athletics)
1988 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 123 66 57 .537 5.0 504 486 18 L1 30-33 36-24 2 4 10 Yes dnq
1988 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 123 66 57 .537 5.0 545 485 60 W4 28-31 38-26 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1988 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 121 62 59 .512 8.0 492 474 18 W1 30-31 32-28 4 6 12 -- dnq
1988 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 122 59 63 .484 11.5 424 456 -32 W4 23-36 36-27 5 9 18 -- dnq
1988 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 122 41 81 .336 29.5 454 598 -144 L4 21-43 20-38 6 12 26 -- 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
Les Lancaster Chicago Cubs Injury DL - Unknown
Pat Perry Chicago Cubs Injury DL - Unknown
Oil Can Boyd Boston Red Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
Calvin Schiraldi Chicago Cubs Hist Activated from Disabled List
Glenn Wilson Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Activated from Disabled List
5 record(s)