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Friday, June 5,1998

Friday, June 5,1998

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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 1998-06-05 Colorado Rockies  0 Anaheim Angels  5 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Jason Dickson Bobby Jones -- 39,621 2:57
1998 reg season 1998-06-05 Atlanta Braves  2 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Scott Erickson Denny Neagle -- 48,039 1:53
1998 reg season 1998-06-05 New York Mets  9 Boston Red Sox  2 box | pbp Fenway Park Al Leiter Pedro Martinez -- 32,214 2:37
1998 reg season 1998-06-05 Florida Marlins  1 New York Yankees  5 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Andy Pettitte Joe Fontenot -- 28,085 2:41
1998 reg season 1998-06-05 Arizona Diamondbacks  1 Oakland Athletics  2 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Mike Mohler Russ Springer -- 9,082 3:14
1998 reg season 1998-06-05 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 Seattle Mariners  4 box | pbp Kingdome Bill Swift Ismael Valdez -- 39,053 2:24
1998 reg season 1998-06-05 Montreal Expos  5 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  2 box | pbp Tropicana Field Dustin Hermanson Rick White -- 24,025 2:32
1998 reg season 1998-06-05 San Diego Padres  7 Texas Rangers  8 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Tim Crabtree Donne Wall John Wetteland 37,903 3:02
1998 reg season 1998-06-05 Philadelphia Phillies  8 Toronto Blue Jays  7 box | pbp Rogers Centre Tyler Green Bill Risley Mark Leiter 31,176 3:00
1998 reg season 1998-06-05 Chicago White Sox  5 Chicago Cubs  6 box | pbp Wrigley Field Terry Mulholland Tony Castillo -- 38,097 3:50
1998 reg season 1998-06-05 Cleveland Indians  1 Cincinnati Reds  2 box | pbp Cinergy Field Pete Harnisch Charles Nagy Jeff Shaw 43,532 2:37
1998 reg season 1998-06-05 Kansas City Royals  3 Houston Astros  0 box | pbp Astrodome Tim Belcher Pete Schourek Jeff Montgomery 27,895 2:36
1998 reg season 1998-06-05 Detroit Tigers  3 Milwaukee Brewers  7 box | pbp County Stadium Cal Eldred Frank Castillo Bob Wickman 14,559 2:50
1998 reg season 1998-06-05 Minnesota Twins  1 Pittsburgh Pirates  6 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Jose Silva Mike Morgan -- 28,446 2:17
1998 reg season 1998-06-05 San Francisco Giants  3 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Orel Hershiser Kent Bottenfield Robb Nen 43,239 3:09
15 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 55 42 13 .764 0.0 356 235 121 W5 19-8 23-5 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 58 34 24 .586 9.5 292 276 16 L1 14-12 20-12 2 4 9 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 61 30 31 .492 15.0 271 294 -23 L1 15-14 15-17 3 6 14 -- dnq
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 60 29 31 .483 15.5 297 310 -13 W1 14-16 15-15 4 7 17 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 59 25 34 .424 19.0 227 279 -52 L4 15-17 10-17 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
1998 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 59 35 24 .593 0.0 329 270 59 L1 19-14 16-10 1 3 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 58 26 32 .448 8.5 285 260 25 L2 14-13 12-19 2 9 21 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 59 25 34 .424 10.0 304 358 -54 L1 14-20 10-15 3 11 24 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 58 22 36 .379 12.5 253 335 -82 W1 14-13 8-23 4 13 27 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 56 21 35 .375 12.5 268 325 -57 L6 10-22 11-13 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
1998 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 59 36 23 .610 0.0 376 314 62 W1 15-13 21-10 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 58 32 26 .552 3.5 276 271 5 W6 15-10 17-16 2 5 11 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 60 27 33 .450 9.5 333 335 -2 W1 12-17 15-16 3 8 20 -- dnq
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 58 25 33 .431 10.5 303 311 -8 W2 12-16 13-17 4 10 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 East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 61 42 19 .689 0.0 331 216 115 L1 17-11 25-8 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 55 32 23 .582 7.0 250 182 68 W1 13-13 19-10 2 6 10 -- dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 57 27 30 .474 13.0 264 286 -22 W1 11-16 16-14 3 11 18 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 59 23 36 .390 18.0 199 286 -87 W3 9-19 14-17 4 14 26 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 59 17 42 .288 24.0 265 364 -99 L9 5-22 12-20 5 16 30 -- 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 Chicago Cubs franchise | log 59 35 24 .593 0.0 290 259 31 W7 12-13 23-11 1 4 8 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 59 35 24 .593 0.0 298 220 78 L2 19-13 16-11 2 5 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 57 29 28 .509 5.0 244 263 -19 W1 12-13 17-15 3 7 12 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 60 30 30 .500 5.5 242 241 1 W6 8-17 22-13 4 8 13 -- dnq
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 59 29 30 .492 6.0 311 314 -3 L3 11-20 18-10 5 9 15 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 61 28 33 .459 8.0 270 295 -25 W1 15-18 13-15 6 12 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 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 61 37 24 .607 0.0 293 238 55 L1 18-17 19-7 1 3 4 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 61 37 24 .607 0.0 302 239 63 W7 17-16 20-8 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 60 29 31 .483 7.5 257 267 -10 L1 14-20 15-11 3 10 16 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 61 26 35 .426 11.0 282 334 -52 L1 16-17 10-18 4 13 23 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 61 19 42 .311 18.0 231 322 -91 L3 9-26 10-16 5 15 29 -- 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
Brandon Backe Tampa Bay Devil Rays Hist Signed out of draft (Galveston College)
Steve Bechler Baltimore Orioles Hist Signed out of draft (Oregon HS)
Joe Beimel Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Signed out of draft (Duquesne)
Doug Clark San Francisco Giants Hist Signed out of draft (Massachusetts)
Jeremy Fikac San Diego Padres Hist Signed out of draft (Southwest Tennessee CC)
Jason Hart Oakland Athletics Hist Signed out of draft (Missouri State)
Luke Hudson Colorado Rockies Hist Signed out of draft (Tennessee)
Alex Pelaez San Diego Padres Hist Signed out of draft (San Diego State)
Earl Snyder New York Mets Hist Signed out of draft (Hartford)
Corky Miller Cincinnati Reds Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Nevada)
Todd Hollandsworth Los Angeles Dodgers Injury DL - Left shoulder surgery
Adam Riggs Los Angeles Dodgers Injury DL - Right shoulder surgery
Bip Roberts Detroit Tigers Hist Activated from Disabled List
13 record(s)