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Tuesday, May 26,1998

Tuesday, May 26,1998

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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 1998-05-26 Toronto Blue Jays  5 Boston Red Sox  2 box | pbp Fenway Park Juan Guzman Steve Avery Randy Myers 27,668 2:44
1998 reg season 1998-05-26 New York Yankees  7 Chicago White Sox  5 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Jeff Nelson Keith Foulke Mariano Rivera 14,596 3:40
1998 reg season 1998-05-26 Detroit Tigers  2 Cleveland Indians  9 box | pbp Progressive Field Jaret Wright Tim Worrell -- 42,372 3:05
1998 reg season 1998-05-26 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  7 Oakland Athletics  2 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Rolando Arrojo Tom Candiotti -- 9,801 3:03
1998 reg season 1998-05-26 Baltimore Orioles  8 Seattle Mariners  3 box | pbp Kingdome Scott Erickson Jeff Fassero -- 31,164 2:44
1998 reg season 1998-05-26 San Diego Padres  12 Arizona Diamondbacks  1 box | pbp Chase Field Kevin Brown Jeff Suppan -- 41,204 2:21
1998 reg season 1998-05-26 Montreal Expos  3 Atlanta Braves  9 box | pbp Turner Field Denny Neagle Miguel Batista -- 28,662 2:44
1998 reg season 1998-05-26 San Francisco Giants  5 Cincinnati Reds  2 box | pbp Cinergy Field Kirk Rueter Mike Remlinger Robb Nen 16,096 2:45
1998 reg season 1998-05-26 New York Mets  10 Florida Marlins  6 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Brian Bohanon Andy Larkin -- 14,760 2:49
1998 reg season 1998-05-26 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 Houston Astros  13 box | pbp Astrodome Shane Reynolds Ismael Valdez -- 16,251 2:34
1998 reg season 1998-05-26 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 Milwaukee Brewers  3 box | pbp County Stadium Mike Myers Rich Loiselle -- 12,272 2:56
11 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 New York Yankees franchise | log 45 35 10 .778 0.0 295 192 103 W4 19-7 16-3 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 49 29 20 .592 8.0 240 232 8 L4 10-10 19-10 2 3 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 52 27 25 .519 11.5 230 236 -6 W4 15-14 12-11 3 5 11 Yes dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 50 23 27 .460 14.5 201 229 -28 W1 15-15 8-12 4 7 18 -- dnq
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 51 23 28 .451 15.0 247 258 -11 W1 13-15 10-13 5 9 19 -- 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 50 29 21 .580 0.0 290 248 42 W2 13-11 16-10 1 4 7 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 49 22 27 .449 6.5 244 223 21 W3 13-12 9-15 2 10 21 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 49 20 29 .408 8.5 237 303 -66 L3 10-15 9-15 3 12 25 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 47 19 28 .404 8.5 232 268 -36 L2 10-19 9-9 4 13 26 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 49 18 31 .367 10.5 213 288 -75 W2 12-13 6-18 5 14 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 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 49 31 18 .633 0.0 314 254 60 L2 11-9 20-9 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 49 25 24 .510 6.0 234 242 -8 L3 9-9 16-15 2 6 13 -- dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 51 23 28 .451 9.0 285 287 -2 L1 9-14 14-14 3 8 20 -- dnq
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 50 21 29 .420 10.5 257 259 -2 L1 10-13 11-16 4 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 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 52 38 14 .731 0.0 290 182 108 W3 14-7 24-7 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 47 27 20 .574 8.5 203 156 47 W5 8-10 19-10 2 5 9 Yes dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 48 23 25 .479 13.0 217 233 -16 W1 8-16 15-9 3 10 16 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 50 18 32 .360 19.0 161 248 -87 L2 4-15 14-17 4 14 28 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 51 17 34 .333 20.5 245 311 -66 L1 5-15 12-19 5 15 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 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 51 32 19 .627 0.0 269 185 84 W1 16-10 16-9 1 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 50 28 22 .560 3.5 237 219 18 L2 12-13 16-9 2 6 10 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 49 25 24 .510 6.0 275 279 -4 L2 9-15 16-9 3 7 12 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 49 24 25 .490 7.0 207 226 -19 W1 12-13 12-12 4 9 15 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 52 24 28 .462 8.5 204 217 -13 L2 8-16 16-12 5 11 17 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 52 23 29 .442 9.5 227 245 -18 L3 12-14 11-15 6 12 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
1998 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 52 32 20 .615 0.0 254 198 56 W1 17-16 15-4 1 3 5 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 52 30 22 .577 2.0 245 206 39 W3 16-15 14-7 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 51 25 26 .490 6.5 224 225 -1 L1 13-19 12-7 3 8 14 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 51 22 29 .431 9.5 246 289 -43 W2 16-14 6-15 4 13 23 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 51 16 35 .314 15.5 193 278 -85 L1 6-20 10-15 5 16 30 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
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  • 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
Ricky Bones Kansas City Royals Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Doug Linton Minnesota Twins Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Efrain Valdez Arizona Diamondbacks Hist Sold by New York Mets to Arizona Diamondbacks
Jerome Walton -- Hist Released by Devil Rays
Tyler Houston Chicago Cubs Injury DL - Strained right hamstring *Unknown*
John Flaherty Tampa Bay Rays Injury DL - Dislocated left thumb *Foul tip while catching*
Mark Lemke Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Concussion *Collision on basepath with runner Chad Kreuter*
Bip Roberts Detroit Tigers Injury DL - Strained right hamstring
Terry Mathews Baltimore Orioles Hist Activated from Disabled List
9 record(s)