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Monday, May 4,1998

Monday, May 4,1998

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Based on data sourced from Retrosheet.org.

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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 1998-05-04 Chicago White Sox  6 Anaheim Angels  5 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Tony Castillo Rich DeLucia Matt Karchner 15,997 2:52
1998 reg season 1998-05-04 Toronto Blue Jays  4 Oakland Athletics  7 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Kenny Rogers Pat Hentgen -- 5,206 2:57
1998 reg season 1998-05-04 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Turner Field Kevin Millwood Mark Guthrie Kerry Ligtenberg 32,330 2:27
1998 reg season 1998-05-04 San Francisco Giants  8 Florida Marlins  0 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Shawn Estes Andy Larkin -- 12,806 2:31
1998 reg season 1998-05-04 San Diego Padres  13 Milwaukee Brewers  5 box | pbp County Stadium Sterling Hitchcock Jose Mercedes Don Wengert 9,357 2:58
1998 reg season 1998-05-04 Cincinnati Reds  4 Montreal Expos  1 box | pbp Stade Olympique Scott Winchester Trey Moore Jeff Shaw 6,616 2:20
1998 reg season 1998-05-04 Arizona Diamondbacks  4 New York Mets  2 box | pbp Shea Stadium Gregg Olson Brian Bohanon -- 18,980 3:52
1998 reg season 1998-05-04 Colorado Rockies  11 Philadelphia Phillies  2 box | pbp Veterans Stadium John Thomson Garrett Stephenson -- 11,403 2:35
8 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • 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
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  • 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.
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 New York Yankees franchise | log 26 20 6 .769 0.0 159 115 44 W5 11-5 9-1 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 29 20 9 .690 1.5 151 131 20 W1 7-5 13-4 2 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 30 16 14 .533 6.0 150 150 0 W1 7-6 9-8 3 6 11 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 29 12 17 .414 9.5 130 141 -11 L3 7-9 5-8 4 10 22 -- dnq
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 31 12 19 .387 10.5 119 155 -36 L1 7-11 5-8 5 13 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
1998 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 29 17 12 .586 0.0 165 155 10 W3 8-5 9-7 1 4 7 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 30 13 17 .433 4.5 150 166 -16 W2 7-11 5-7 2 9 21 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 30 12 18 .400 5.5 141 175 -34 L3 8-7 4-11 3 12 25 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 30 12 18 .400 5.5 148 131 17 L1 8-8 4-10 4 11 23 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 27 7 20 .259 9.0 112 166 -54 L2 3-13 4-7 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 29 19 10 .655 0.0 193 136 57 L1 9-6 10-4 1 3 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 30 17 13 .567 2.5 137 132 5 L2 7-4 10-9 2 5 10 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 5.5 151 149 2 W1 6-7 8-9 3 8 17 -- dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 30 14 16 .467 5.5 178 182 -4 W2 6-7 8-9 4 7 18 -- 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 Atlanta Braves franchise | log 31 21 10 .677 0.0 172 122 50 W1 8-5 13-5 1 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 28 14 14 .500 5.5 109 102 7 L1 5-5 9-9 2 9 16 -- dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 29 13 16 .448 7.0 130 148 -18 L1 3-10 10-6 3 12 20 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 31 11 20 .355 10.0 147 180 -33 L1 3-9 8-11 4 14 27 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 29 10 19 .345 10.0 93 153 -60 L1 2-9 8-10 5 15 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 Central Houston Astros franchise | log 30 19 11 .633 0.0 172 119 53 L1 11-7 8-4 1 3 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 29 17 12 .586 1.5 134 118 16 L3 9-5 8-7 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 30 17 13 .567 2.0 181 166 15 W1 7-10 10-3 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 30 16 14 .533 3.0 139 128 11 L1 5-9 11-5 4 7 12 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 30 15 15 .500 4.0 140 138 2 W3 8-8 7-7 5 10 15 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 30 12 18 .400 7.0 115 141 -26 L2 5-9 7-9 6 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
1998 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 30 21 9 .700 0.0 157 119 38 W1 12-6 9-3 1 1 2 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 30 16 14 .533 5.0 139 118 21 L1 7-11 9-3 2 6 13 -- dnq
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 31 16 15 .516 5.5 139 127 12 W2 7-10 9-5 3 8 14 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 31 14 17 .452 7.5 175 202 -27 W1 10-6 4-11 4 11 19 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 31 8 23 .258 13.5 114 175 -61 W1 4-15 4-8 5 16 30 -- dnq
30 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
Joe Slusarski Houston Astros Hist Signed to minor league contract
Brian Johnson San Francisco Giants Injury DL - Fractured right wrist *Unknown*
Alvin Morman Cleveland Indians Injury DL - Pulled groin *During a game*
Mark Smith Pittsburgh Pirates Injury DL - Strained rib cage *Diving in outfield to make catch a month earlier*
Jason McDonald Oakland Athletics Hist Activated from Disabled List
5 record(s)