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Thursday, August 16,1990

Thursday, August 16,1990

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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 1990-08-16 Minnesota Twins  5 Cleveland Indians  7 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Greg Swindell Kevin Tapani Doug Jones 11,085 2:45
1990 reg season 1990-08-16 Milwaukee Brewers  8 Detroit Tigers  4 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Ron Robinson Dan Petry Dan Plesac 15,888 3:28
1990 reg season 1990-08-16 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 New York Mets  4 box | pbp Shea Stadium Ron Darling Tim Belcher John Franco 41,715 2:32
1990 reg season 1990-08-16 San Francisco Giants  4 Philadelphia Phillies  6 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Roger McDowell Mark Thurmond -- 37,340 3:12
1990 reg season 1990-08-16 Atlanta Braves  3 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Bob Kipper Kent Mercker -- 19,304 3:00
1990 reg season 1990-08-16 Montreal Expos  2 San Diego Padres  3 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Rich Rodriguez Tim Burke -- 14,331 3:14
1990 reg season 1990-08-16 Houston Astros  4 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Danny Darwin Joe Magrane Dave Smith 23,756 2:49
7 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 Boston Red Sox franchise | log 116 63 53 .543 0.0 492 490 2 L1 27-35 36-18 1 3 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Athletics)
1990 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 118 62 56 .525 2.0 578 502 76 L1 30-27 32-29 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1990 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 116 56 60 .483 7.0 512 490 22 L2 30-34 26-26 3 9 15 -- dnq
1990 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 118 56 62 .475 8.0 518 530 -12 W2 24-33 32-29 4 10 18 -- dnq
1990 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 120 54 66 .450 11.0 564 619 -55 L3 28-33 26-33 5 12 22 -- dnq
1990 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 116 51 65 .440 12.0 562 577 -15 W3 27-33 24-32 6 13 24 -- dnq
1990 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 116 46 70 .397 17.0 432 544 -112 L6 23-41 23-29 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
1990 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 118 75 43 .636 0.0 531 396 135 W1 35-21 40-22 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Reds)
1990 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 114 67 47 .588 6.0 493 451 42 W1 33-21 34-26 2 2 3 Yes dnq
1990 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 117 60 57 .513 14.5 508 528 -20 W1 29-33 31-24 3 5 10 Yes dnq
1990 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 118 60 58 .508 15.0 467 474 -7 W2 28-25 32-33 4 6 12 -- dnq
1990 AL West California Angels franchise | log 118 58 60 .492 17.0 500 535 -35 W3 26-30 32-30 5 7 13 -- dnq
1990 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 117 57 60 .487 17.5 530 503 27 L1 23-32 34-28 6 8 14 -- dnq
1990 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 118 55 63 .466 20.0 502 550 -48 L2 26-33 29-30 7 11 20 -- 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 116 67 49 .578 0.0 535 472 63 W1 33-26 34-23 1 2 4 Yes Lost NLCS (Reds)
1990 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 115 66 49 .574 0.5 569 454 115 W1 26-27 40-22 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1990 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 117 62 55 .530 5.5 488 440 48 L1 29-32 33-23 3 4 7 Yes dnq
1990 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 117 56 61 .479 11.5 510 561 -51 L1 27-30 29-31 4 7 16 -- dnq
1990 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 115 55 60 .478 11.5 491 527 -36 W3 26-32 29-28 5 8 17 -- dnq
1990 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 118 54 64 .458 14.0 448 502 -54 L3 27-29 27-35 6 10 21 -- 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 115 68 47 .591 0.0 506 414 92 W4 33-27 35-20 1 1 2 Yes Won World Series (Athletics)
1990 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 117 60 57 .513 9.0 514 493 21 L1 28-33 32-24 2 6 11 -- dnq
1990 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 117 60 57 .513 9.0 525 504 21 L5 30-33 30-24 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1990 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 116 55 61 .474 13.5 508 505 3 W1 26-29 29-32 4 9 19 -- dnq
1990 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 118 52 66 .441 17.5 431 509 -78 W2 17-41 35-25 5 11 23 -- dnq
1990 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 117 44 73 .376 25.0 487 631 -144 L1 19-39 25-34 6 12 26 -- 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
Billy Taylor Atlanta Braves Hist Signed to minor league contract
Moises Alou Montreal Expos Hist Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates with Scott Ruskin and Willie Greene to Montreal Expos for Zane Smith (8/8/1990)
Kent Anderson California Angels Injury DL - Unknown
Tim Naehring Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Strained lower back
Mark McLemore California Angels Hist Activated from Disabled List
Andres Thomas Atlanta Braves Hist Activated from Disabled List
6 record(s)