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Thursday, September 1,1988

Thursday, September 1,1988

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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 1988-09-01 Boston Red Sox  4 California Angels  2 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Wes Gardner Terry Clark Lee Smith 27,771 2:49
1988 reg season 1988-09-01 Milwaukee Brewers  6 Detroit Tigers  2 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Mike Birkbeck Doyle Alexander Chris Bosio 21,852 2:44
1988 reg season 1988-09-01 Kansas City Royals  5 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Mark Gubicza Bert Blyleven -- 28,865 2:24
1988 reg season 1988-09-01 Texas Rangers  1 Toronto Blue Jays  5 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Jimmy Key Charlie Hough -- 30,294 2:38
4 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
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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 Detroit Tigers franchise | log 133 75 58 .564 0.0 597 530 67 L1 33-34 42-24 1 2 4 Yes dnq
1988 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 133 74 59 .556 1.0 672 583 89 W1 29-36 45-23 2 4 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1988 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 131 69 62 .527 5.0 643 621 22 W1 32-32 37-30 3 6 10 -- dnq
1988 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 137 70 67 .511 7.0 573 532 41 W3 29-37 41-30 4 7 13 -- dnq
1988 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 134 66 68 .493 9.5 617 577 40 W1 34-35 32-33 5 9 17 -- dnq
1988 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 133 64 69 .481 11.0 574 619 -45 L1 29-39 35-30 6 10 19 -- dnq
1988 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 132 46 86 .348 28.5 469 655 -186 L1 17-49 29-37 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
1988 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 134 84 50 .627 0.0 655 517 138 W3 41-27 43-23 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1988 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 133 74 59 .556 9.5 641 567 74 L1 37-31 37-28 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1988 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 133 71 62 .534 12.5 597 526 71 W2 33-33 38-29 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1988 AL West California Angels franchise | log 134 68 66 .507 16.0 622 639 -17 L1 37-32 31-34 4 8 15 -- dnq
1988 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 132 60 72 .455 23.0 520 601 -81 L2 27-37 33-35 5 11 21 -- dnq
1988 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 133 58 75 .436 25.5 535 660 -125 L1 24-40 34-35 6 12 22 -- dnq
1988 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 134 54 80 .403 30.0 562 650 -88 L1 25-44 29-36 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 132 78 54 .591 0.0 551 446 105 L1 36-31 42-23 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1988 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 133 71 62 .534 7.5 537 507 30 L2 34-31 37-31 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1988 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 132 67 65 .508 11.0 526 525 1 W1 33-34 33-32 3 7 14 -- dnq
1988 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 133 67 66 .504 11.5 506 485 21 W1 33-36 34-30 4 8 16 -- dnq
1988 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 133 62 71 .466 16.5 485 508 -23 W4 29-36 33-35 5 10 20 -- dnq
1988 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 133 55 78 .414 23.5 497 602 -105 L1 22-45 32-34 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 133 77 56 .579 0.0 546 471 75 L1 41-25 36-31 1 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Athletics)
1988 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 133 71 62 .534 6.0 537 520 17 L1 32-35 39-27 2 3 9 Yes dnq
1988 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 133 70 63 .526 7.0 576 520 56 W1 30-35 40-28 3 5 11 Yes dnq
1988 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 132 68 64 .515 8.5 524 510 14 W2 32-33 36-31 4 6 12 -- dnq
1988 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 132 65 67 .492 11.5 459 485 -26 W1 26-39 39-28 5 9 18 -- dnq
1988 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 133 45 88 .338 32.0 479 644 -165 L3 23-45 22-43 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
Pete Rose Baltimore Orioles Hist Signed out of draft (Ohio HS)
Tommy Gregg Atlanta Braves Hist Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates to Atlanta Braves for Ken Oberkfell (8/28/1988)
Bob Sebra Philadelphia Phillies Hist Traded from Montreal Expos to Philadelphia Phillies for Travis Chambers
Tom O'Malley Montreal Expos Hist Traded from Texas Rangers to Montreal Expos for Jack Daugherty (9/13/1988)
Brad Arnsberg Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Jose Cecena Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Albert Hall Atlanta Braves Hist Activated from Disabled List
Ray Hayward Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Roberto Kelly New York Yankees Hist Activated from Disabled List
Les Straker Minnesota Twins Hist Activated from Disabled List
Jim Winn Minnesota Twins Hist Activated from Disabled List
11 record(s)