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Thursday, April 16,1998

Thursday, April 16,1998

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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
1998 reg season 1998-04-16 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  6 Anaheim Angels  5 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Tony Saunders Mike Holtz Roberto Hernandez 22,906 3:02
1998 reg season 1998-04-16 Chicago White Sox  8 Baltimore Orioles  2 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Mike Sirotka Mike Mussina -- 48,093 3:00
1998 reg season 1998-04-16 Seattle Mariners  3 Minnesota Twins  2 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Mike Timlin Rick Aguilera Bobby Ayala 11,351 3:08
1998 reg season 1998-04-16 Kansas City Royals  7 Oakland Athletics  12 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Tom Candiotti Tim Belcher -- 6,456 3:02
1998 reg season 1998-04-16 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 Atlanta Braves  3 box | pbp Turner Field John Smoltz Francisco Cordova Mark Wohlers 35,760 2:40
1998 reg season 1998-04-16 Houston Astros  7 Cincinnati Reds  4 box | pbp Cinergy Field Mike Hampton David Weathers Billy Wagner 14,596 3:02
1998 reg season 1998-04-16 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 Colorado Rockies  3 box | pbp Coors Field Scott Radinsky Jerry DiPoto Jim Bruske 38,429 3:07
1998 reg season 1998-04-16 Philadelphia Phillies  4 Florida Marlins  12 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Livan Hernandez Tyler Green -- 16,708 2:50
1998 reg season 1998-04-16 Milwaukee Brewers  5 Montreal Expos  3 box | pbp Stade Olympique Doug Jones Shayne Bennett -- 7,651 4:13
1998 reg season 1998-04-16 Chicago Cubs  8 New York Mets  4 box | pbp Shea Stadium Kevin Tapani Dave Mlicki -- 50,814 3:24
1998 reg season 1998-04-16 Arizona Diamondbacks  4 St. Louis Cardinals  5 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Todd Stottlemyre Joel Adamson Jeff Brantley 0 2:30
1998 reg season 1998-04-16 Arizona Diamondbacks  8 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Andy Benes Donovan Osborne -- 32,039 2:30
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
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 14 10 4 .714 0.0 67 50 17 L2 4-1 6-3 1 2 3 Yes dnq
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 14 9 5 .643 1.0 73 67 6 W6 3-5 6-0 2 4 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 11 7 4 .636 1.5 65 68 -3 W6 3-4 4-0 3 5 8 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 13 8 5 .615 1.5 72 65 7 W1 3-2 5-3 4 6 9 -- dnq
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 14 5 9 .357 5.0 54 83 -29 L1 3-6 2-3 5 11 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
1998 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 13 10 3 .769 0.0 83 65 18 L1 6-1 4-2 1 1 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 14 7 7 .500 3.5 94 59 35 L1 4-3 3-4 2 7 16 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 13 6 7 .462 4.0 53 75 -22 W2 4-4 2-3 3 9 20 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 15 6 9 .400 5.0 65 85 -20 L1 3-4 3-5 4 10 22 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 13 3 10 .231 7.0 45 80 -35 L5 1-8 2-2 5 14 29 -- 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
1998 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 13 9 4 .692 0.0 93 51 42 W4 3-2 6-2 1 3 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 13 6 7 .462 3.0 60 58 2 L2 1-3 5-4 2 8 19 -- dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 15 5 10 .333 5.0 92 99 -7 W2 2-5 3-5 3 12 25 -- dnq
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 13 3 10 .231 6.0 68 79 -11 W1 0-6 3-4 4 13 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
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 14 9 5 .643 0.0 57 46 11 L1 3-2 6-3 1 3 6 Yes dnq
1998 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 15 9 6 .600 0.5 69 48 21 W3 3-4 6-2 2 6 11 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 13 7 6 .538 1.5 57 61 -4 L2 2-5 5-1 3 8 14 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 14 4 10 .286 5.0 40 71 -31 L1 1-5 3-5 4 14 26 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 15 4 11 .267 5.5 76 94 -18 W3 1-5 3-6 5 15 27 -- 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
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 14 9 5 .643 0.0 71 50 21 W1 7-2 2-3 1 2 5 Yes dnq
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 15 9 6 .600 0.5 80 59 21 W1 4-5 5-1 2 7 13 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 15 9 6 .600 0.5 101 91 10 L1 4-3 5-3 3 5 10 Yes dnq
1998 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 16 8 8 .500 2.0 86 73 13 W1 4-5 4-3 4 9 17 -- Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 15 7 8 .467 2.5 84 73 11 L1 3-4 4-4 5 11 18 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 16 7 9 .438 3.0 51 72 -21 L4 3-6 4-3 6 12 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
1998 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 15 12 3 .800 0.0 89 62 27 W1 5-3 7-0 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 15 9 6 .600 3.0 78 56 22 L1 4-2 5-4 2 4 12 -- dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 14 7 7 .500 4.5 52 53 -1 W1 2-5 5-2 3 10 15 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 16 6 10 .375 6.5 92 126 -34 L1 4-3 2-7 4 13 23 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 16 3 13 .188 9.5 44 92 -48 W1 2-8 1-5 5 16 30 -- dnq
30 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)
  • 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
Bob Wells Seattle Mariners Injury DL - Abdominal strain *Unknown*
Kelvim Escobar Toronto Blue Jays Injury DL - Elbow *Pitching wear and tear*
Kurt Abbott Oakland Athletics Hist Activated from Disabled List
Chris Pritchett Anaheim Angels Hist Activated from Disabled List
Mark Hutton Cincinnati Reds Hist Activated from Disabled List
5 record(s)