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Tuesday, May 8,1990

Tuesday, May 8,1990

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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
1990 reg season 1990-05-08 Baltimore Orioles  0 California Angels  6 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Chuck Finley Jeff Ballard -- 22,803 2:33
1990 reg season 1990-05-08 Detroit Tigers  5 Milwaukee Brewers  7 box | pbp County Stadium Paul Mirabella Frank Tanana Dan Plesac 10,891 3:04
1990 reg season 1990-05-08 Cleveland Indians  5 Minnesota Twins  6 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Juan Berenguer Steve Olin Rick Aguilera 13,608 2:31
1990 reg season 1990-05-08 New York Yankees  0 Oakland Athletics  5 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Scott Sanderson Greg Cadaret Gene Nelson 28,143 2:39
1990 reg season 1990-05-08 Boston Red Sox  1 Seattle Mariners  2 box | pbp Kingdome Bill Swift Wes Gardner -- 11,503 2:47
1990 reg season 1990-05-08 Kansas City Royals  10 Texas Rangers  5 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Mark Gubicza Nolan Ryan -- 26,946 2:57
1990 reg season 1990-05-08 Chicago White Sox  4 Toronto Blue Jays  1 box | pbp Rogers Centre Greg Hibbard John Cerutti Bobby Thigpen 41,101 3:06
1990 reg season 1990-05-08 Atlanta Braves  8 Chicago Cubs  10 box | pbp Wrigley Field Bill Long Dwayne Henry -- 18,503 3:50
1990 reg season 1990-05-08 Philadelphia Phillies  2 Houston Astros  3 box | pbp Astrodome Dave Smith Dickie Noles -- 12,909 3:33
1990 reg season 1990-05-08 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 Montreal Expos  9 box | pbp Stade Olympique Bill Sampen Tim Belcher Drew Hall 12,599 3:00
1990 reg season 1990-05-08 San Francisco Giants  1 New York Mets  4 box | pbp Shea Stadium Sid Fernandez Rick Reuschel John Franco 28,228 3:00
1990 reg season 1990-05-08 San Diego Padres  2 Pittsburgh Pirates  10 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Walt Terrell Eric Show -- 10,694 2:25
12 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
1990 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 24 16 8 .667 0.0 136 89 47 W2 9-4 7-4 1 2 4 Yes dnq
1990 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 28 16 12 .571 2.0 135 117 18 L1 4-6 12-6 2 4 6 Yes dnq
1990 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 26 14 12 .538 3.0 106 112 -6 L1 4-7 10-5 3 5 9 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1990 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 26 13 13 .500 4.0 116 114 2 L2 4-9 9-4 4 7 14 -- dnq
1990 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 27 11 16 .407 6.5 103 126 -23 L1 5-8 6-8 5 10 20 -- dnq
1990 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 25 10 15 .400 6.5 88 110 -22 L2 4-7 6-8 6 12 21 -- dnq
1990 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 28 9 19 .321 9.0 118 157 -39 L4 4-11 5-8 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
1990 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 26 20 6 .769 0.0 123 83 40 W3 12-2 8-4 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Reds)
1990 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 23 14 9 .609 4.5 100 83 17 W1 5-6 9-3 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1990 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 25 13 12 .520 6.5 127 101 26 W6 9-9 4-3 3 6 10 -- dnq
1990 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 26 13 13 .500 7.0 121 127 -6 L3 6-9 7-4 4 8 13 -- dnq
1990 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 28 13 15 .464 8.0 119 134 -15 W1 8-8 5-7 5 9 15 -- dnq
1990 AL West California Angels franchise | log 27 11 16 .407 9.5 98 114 -16 W1 5-8 6-8 6 11 19 -- dnq
1990 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 25 9 16 .360 10.5 101 124 -23 W3 3-6 6-10 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
1990 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 26 18 8 .692 0.0 122 78 44 W4 12-4 6-4 1 2 3 Yes Lost NLCS (Reds)
1990 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 27 15 12 .556 3.5 97 91 6 W3 6-6 9-6 2 3 7 Yes dnq
1990 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 26 14 12 .538 4.0 108 105 3 L1 8-7 6-5 3 4 8 Yes dnq
1990 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 27 14 13 .519 4.5 111 106 5 W4 3-6 11-7 4 5 12 Yes dnq
1990 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 26 12 14 .462 6.0 107 125 -18 W1 8-6 4-8 5 7 16 -- dnq
1990 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 26 10 16 .385 8.0 93 109 -16 L5 7-7 3-9 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
1990 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 23 18 5 .783 0.0 121 71 50 W5 12-2 6-3 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Athletics)
1990 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 27 14 13 .519 6.0 100 105 -5 L2 6-6 8-7 2 6 11 -- dnq
1990 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 26 12 14 .462 7.5 114 107 7 L2 5-6 7-8 3 8 17 -- dnq
1990 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 27 12 15 .444 8.0 104 115 -11 W1 6-7 6-8 4 9 18 -- dnq
1990 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 24 8 16 .333 10.5 89 130 -41 L1 4-8 4-8 5 12 25 -- dnq
1990 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 27 9 18 .333 11.0 117 141 -24 L3 7-7 2-11 6 11 24 -- 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
Matt Whisenant Philadelphia Phillies Hist Signed out of draft (California HS)
Andy Allanson -- Hist Released by Rangers
Mike Flanagan -- Hist Released by Blue Jays
John Russell Texas Rangers Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1990-1990 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Sam Horn Baltimore Orioles Injury DL - Unknown
5 record(s)