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Monday, May 6,1996

Monday, May 6,1996

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1996 reg season 1996-05-06 Kansas City Royals  9 California Angels  4 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Tim Belcher Phil Leftwich Hipolito Pichardo 14,447 3:08
1996 reg season 1996-05-06 Detroit Tigers  5 New York Yankees  10 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Bob Wickman Mike Myers -- 12,838 3:22
1996 reg season 1996-05-06 Cleveland Indians  3 Oakland Athletics  5 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Billy Taylor Paul Assenmacher Mike Mohler 47,313 2:52
1996 reg season 1996-05-06 Minnesota Twins  4 Seattle Mariners  5 box | pbp Kingdome Bob Wells Brad Radke Norm Charlton 32,203 2:38
1996 reg season 1996-05-06 Colorado Rockies  1 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Steve Avery Mark Thompson -- 28,725 2:07
1996 reg season 1996-05-06 New York Mets  1 Florida Marlins  4 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Al Leiter Mark Clark Robb Nen 16,819 2:38
1996 reg season 1996-05-06 Chicago Cubs  2 Montreal Expos  6 box | pbp Stade Olympique Pedro Martinez Jim Bullinger -- 46,893 2:50
1996 reg season 1996-05-06 Houston Astros  11 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Doug Drabek Rich Hunter -- 15,906 3:10
1996 reg season 1996-05-06 Los Angeles Dodgers  8 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Hideo Nomo John Hope Scott Radinsky 9,415 2:50
9 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
1996 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 29 18 11 .621 0.0 166 139 27 W2 7-7 11-4 1 3 4 Yes Won World Series (Braves)
1996 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 30 16 14 .533 2.5 166 184 -18 L1 4-6 12-8 2 6 9 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1996 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 4.5 188 188 0 W1 7-7 7-9 3 9 18 -- dnq
1996 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 30 10 20 .333 8.5 145 189 -44 L1 3-11 7-9 4 13 27 -- dnq
1996 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 33 10 23 .303 10.0 166 245 -79 L4 4-14 6-9 5 14 28 -- 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
1996 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 30 20 10 .667 0.0 178 139 39 L1 11-7 9-3 1 1 1 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1996 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 30 16 14 .533 4.0 147 135 12 L1 9-11 7-3 2 7 11 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 6.0 189 165 24 L4 5-9 9-7 3 10 20 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 6.5 177 161 16 W1 7-10 6-6 4 11 22 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 32 12 20 .375 9.0 137 173 -36 W2 6-9 6-11 5 12 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
1996 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 31 20 11 .645 0.0 193 147 46 W3 8-7 12-4 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1996 AL West California Angels franchise | log 31 18 13 .581 2.0 142 150 -8 L1 6-10 12-3 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1996 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 32 18 14 .563 2.5 187 163 24 W1 7-6 11-8 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1996 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 31 15 16 .484 5.0 161 164 -3 W1 9-7 6-9 4 8 17 -- 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
1996 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 32 21 11 .656 0.0 194 134 60 W3 10-8 11-3 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1996 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 32 19 13 .594 2.0 150 112 38 W3 8-6 11-7 2 3 6 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1996 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 30 16 14 .533 4.0 137 136 1 L3 12-7 4-7 3 4 10 -- dnq
1996 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 30 13 17 .433 7.0 159 160 -1 L2 6-9 7-8 4 12 23 -- dnq
1996 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 33 12 21 .364 9.5 106 157 -51 W1 5-13 7-8 5 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
1996 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 32 16 16 .500 0.0 159 150 9 L1 4-8 12-8 1 7 13 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 32 16 16 .500 0.0 162 164 -2 W1 9-6 7-10 2 6 14 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 31 15 16 .484 0.5 151 156 -5 L1 9-7 6-9 3 9 16 -- dnq
1996 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 31 14 17 .452 1.5 122 163 -41 L1 7-9 7-8 4 11 21 -- Lost NLCS (Braves)
1996 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 29 12 17 .414 2.5 154 183 -29 W3 7-8 5-9 5 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
1996 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 31 19 12 .613 0.0 168 123 45 W1 9-4 10-8 1 2 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
1996 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 30 15 15 .500 3.5 164 189 -25 L1 7-7 8-8 2 5 12 -- dnq
1996 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 33 16 17 .485 4.0 129 120 9 W1 6-12 10-5 3 8 15 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1996 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 4.5 165 173 -8 L4 8-7 6-9 4 10 19 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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)
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player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Ruben Amaro Philadelphia Phillies Hist Signed to 1-year contract for 1996-1996 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Joel Bennett -- Hist Released by Red Sox
Brandon Puffer -- Hist Released by Twins
Kurt Abbott Florida Marlins Injury DL - Dizziness *Allergy-related (suspicion)*
Archi Cianfrocco San Diego Padres Injury DL - Right hip flexor
Mark Langston California Angels Injury DL - Right knee surgery
Mike Maddux Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Sore right elbow
7 record(s)