Baseball on this Date - Friday July 31,1998

Standings as of 1998-07-31.

Record in remaining games at far right

Rk	Lg	MLB	AL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	1998 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	1	New York Yankees	103	76	27	.738	--	604	401	203	38-19	38-8	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Torre	Brian Cashman	Yankee Stadium I	59	38	21	.644
2	2	5	Boston Red Sox	107	63	44	.589	15.0	586	476	110	30-27	33-17	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jimy Williams	Dan Duquette	Fenway Park	55	29	26	.527
3	6	15	Baltimore Orioles	109	55	54	.505	24.0	561	544	17	24-29	31-25	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ray Miller	Pat Gillick	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	53	24	29	.453
4	7	16	Toronto Blue Jays	111	54	57	.486	26.0	518	544	-26	24-34	30-23	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Gord Ash	SkyDome	51	34	17	.667
5	14	27	Tampa Bay Rays	106	43	63	.406	34.5	395	487	-92	20-32	23-31	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Larry Rothschild	Chuck Lamar	Tropicana Field	56	20	36	.357
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	1998 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	3	6	Cleveland Indians	108	62	46	.574	--	585	496	89	32-22	30-24	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		John Hart	Jacobs Field	54	27	27	.500
2	8	17	Minnesota Twins	107	51	56	.477	10.5	492	476	16	27-28	24-28	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Tom Kelly	Terry Ryan	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	55	19	36	.345
3	12	23	Chicago White Sox	108	48	60	.444	14.0	549	640	-91	22-31	25-30	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jerry Manuel	Ron Schueler	Comiskey Park II	54	32	22	.593
4	9	20	Kansas City Royals	108	48	60	.444	14.0	468	595	-127	28-24	20-36	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Herk Robinson	Kauffman Stadium	53	24	29	.453
5	13	26	Detroit Tigers	107	44	63	.411	17.5	472	560	-88	21-33	23-30	L4	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Randy Smith	Tiger Stadium	55	21	34	.382
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	1998 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	4	8	Anaheim Angels	108	58	50	.537	--	525	520	5	28-22	30-28	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Collins	Bill Bavasi	Edison International Field	54	27	27	.500
2	5	11	Texas Rangers	108	57	51	.528	1.0	616	602	14	27-27	30-24	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Douglas Melvin	The Ballpark in Arlington	54	31	23	.574
3	10	21	Oakland Athletics	108	48	60	.444	10.0	548	582	-34	22-30	26-30	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Monte Cross	Billy Beane	Network Associates Coliseum	54	26	28	.481
4	11	22	Seattle Mariners	108	48	60	.444	10.0	582	567	15	20-32	28-28	L4	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Woody Woodward	The Kingdome	53	28	25	.528
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	1998 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	2	Atlanta Braves	110	72	38	.655	--	575	415	160	34-19	38-19	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bobby Cox	John Schuerholz	Turner Field	52	34	18	.654
2	6	10	New York Mets	106	56	50	.528	14.0	460	387	73	24-26	32-24	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bobby Valentine	Steve Phillips	Shea Stadium	56	32	24	.571
3	8	13	Philadelphia Phillies	107	55	52	.514	15.5	497	536	-39	24-26	31-26	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Francona	Ed Wade	Veterans Stadium	55	20	35	.364
4	14	28	Montreal Expos	109	42	67	.385	29.5	424	545	-121	16-35	26-32	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Jim Beattie	Olympic Stadium	53	23	30	.434
5	16	30	Florida Marlins	110	39	71	.355	33.0	459	608	-149	15-38	24-33	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Dave Dombrowski	Joe Robbie Stadium	52	15	37	.288
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	1998 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	3	4	Houston Astros	109	65	44	.596	--	602	443	159	31-26	34-18	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Gerry Hunsicker	Astrodome	53	37	16	.698
2	4	7	Chicago Cubs	110	62	48	.564	3.5	551	503	48	24-28	38-20	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Ed Lynch	Wrigley Field	53	28	25	.528
3	9	14	Milwaukee Brewers	109	55	54	.505	10.0	491	514	-23	27-24	28-30	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Sal Bando	County Stadium	53	19	34	.358
4	10	18	St. Louis Cardinals	108	51	57	.472	13.5	527	552	-25	22-34	29-23	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Tony La Russa	Walt Jocketty	Busch Stadium II	54	32	22	.593
5	11	19	Pittsburgh Pirates	109	50	59	.459	15.0	440	453	-13	20-32	30-27	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Cam Bonifay	Three Rivers Stadium	53	19	34	.358
6	13	25	Cincinnati Reds	110	48	62	.436	17.5	464	533	-69	27-31	21-31	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Jim Bowden	Cinergy Field	52	29	23	.558
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	1998 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	2	3	San Diego Padres	109	71	38	.651	--	547	437	110	33-27	38-11	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bruce Bochy	Kevin Towers	Qualcomm Stadium	53	27	26	.509
2	5	9	San Francisco Giants	109	58	51	.532	13.0	518	478	40	26-30	32-21	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dusty Baker	Brian Sabean	3Com Park at Candlestick Point	54	31	23	.574
3	7	12	Los Angeles Dodgers	109	57	52	.523	14.0	476	459	17	27-31	30-21	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Tom Lasorda	Dodger Stadium	53	26	27	.491
4	12	24	Colorado Rockies	109	48	61	.440	23.0	525	594	-69	21-34	27-27	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Bob Gebhard	Coors Field	53	29	24	.547
5	15	29	Arizona Diamondbacks	109	40	69	.367	31.0	449	559	-110	19-40	21-29	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Buck Showalter	Joe Garagiola	Bank One Ballpark	53	25	28	.472

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Player Name	Pos	Age	Transaction Description	Roster for Current Team
John Barnes	RF-LF	22.098	Traded by Red Sox with Joe Thomas and Matt Kinney to Twins for Greg Swindell and Orlando Merced.
Peter Bergeron	CF	20.264	Traded by Dodgers with Jonathan Tucker, Ted Lilly and Wilton Guerrero to Expos for Hiram Bocachica, Mark Grudzielanek and Carlos Perez.
Willie Blair	P	32.225	Traded by Diamondbacks with Jorge Fabregas and Cash to Mets for Bernard Gilkey, Nelson Figueroa and Cash.
Hiram Bocachica	CF-LF	22.149	Traded by Expos with Mark Grudzielanek and Carlos Perez to Dodgers for Jonathan Tucker, Ted Lilly, Wilton Guerrero and Peter Bergeron.
Ellis Burks	CF-RF	33.323	Traded by Rockies to Giants for Jason Brester, Jim Stoops and Darryl Hamilton.
Royce Clayton	SS	28.210	Traded by Cardinals with Todd Stottlemyre to Rangers for Mark Little, Fernando Tatis and Darren Oliver.
Eddy Diaz	2B	26.306	Traded by Brewers to Red Sox for RHP Joe Hudson July 31 1998
Eddy Diaz	P	17.176	Traded by Brewers to Red Sox for Joe Hudson.
Kevin Elster	SS	33.362	Released by Rangers.
Leo Estrella	P	23.161	Traded by Mets to Blue Jays for Tony Phillips.
Jorge Fabregas	C	28.140	Traded by Diamondbacks with Willie Blair and Cash to Mets for Bernard Gilkey, Nelson Figueroa and Cash.
Nelson Figueroa	P	24.074	Traded by Mets with Bernard Gilkey and Cash to Diamondbacks for Jorge Fabregas, Willie Blair and Cash.
Freddy Garcia	P	21.298	Traded by Astros with John Halama and Carlos Guillen to Mariners for Randy Johnson.
Bernard Gilkey	LF	31.310	Traded by Mets with Nelson Figueroa and Cash to Diamondbacks for Jorge Fabregas, Willie Blair and Cash.
Mark Grudzielanek	2B-SS	28.031	Traded by Expos with Hiram Bocachica and Carlos Perez to Dodgers for Jonathan Tucker, Ted Lilly, Wilton Guerrero and Peter Bergeron.
Wilton Guerrero	2B-LF	23.280	Traded by Dodgers with Jonathan Tucker, Ted Lilly and Peter Bergeron to Expos for Hiram Bocachica, Mark Grudzielanek and Carlos Perez.
Carlos Guillen	2B	22.305	Traded by Astros with John Halama and Freddy Garcia to Mariners for Randy Johnson.
Juan Guzman	P	31.276	Traded by Blue Jays to Orioles for Nerio Rodriguez and Shannon Carter.
Darryl Hamilton	CF-RF	33.240	Traded by Giants with Jason Brester and Jim Stoops to Rockies for Ellis Burks.
Felix Heredia	P	22.043	Traded by Marlins with Steve Hoff to Cubs for Todd Noel, Kevin Orie and Justin Speier.
Joe Hudson	P	27.305	Traded by Red Sox to Brewers for Eddy Diaz.
Randy Johnson	P	34.325	Traded by Mariners to Astros for John Halama, Carlos Guillen and Freddy Garcia.
Mike Kinkade	LF-1B	25.086	Traded by Brewers to Mets for Bill Pulsipher.
Matt Kinney	P	21.227	Traded by Red Sox with Joe Thomas and John Barnes to Twins for Greg Swindell and Orlando Merced.
Ted Lilly	P	22.209	Traded by Dodgers with Jonathan Tucker, Wilton Guerrero and Peter Bergeron to Expos for Hiram Bocachica, Mark Grudzielanek and Carlos Perez.
Julio Manon	P	25.051	Loaned by Devil Rays to Mariners June 4-
Orlando Merced	RF-1B	31.271	Traded by Twins with Greg Swindell to Red Sox for Joe Thomas, Matt Kinney and John Barnes.
Darren Oliver	P	27.298	Traded by Rangers with Mark Little and Fernando Tatis to Cardinals for Todd Stottlemyre and Royce Clayton.
Kevin Orie	3B	25.333	Traded by Cubs with Todd Noel and Justin Speier to Marlins for Steve Hoff and Felix Heredia.
Carlos Perez	P	27.108	Traded by Expos with Hiram Bocachica and Mark Grudzielanek to Dodgers for Jonathan Tucker, Ted Lilly, Wilton Guerrero and Peter Bergeron.
Tony Phillips	2B-LF	39.097	Traded by Blue Jays to Mets for Leo Estrella.
Bill Pulsipher	P	24.295	Traded by Mets to Brewers for Mike Kinkade.
Nerio Rodriguez	P	25.131	Traded by Orioles with Shannon Carter to Blue Jays for Juan Guzman.
Justin Speier	P	24.267	Traded by Cubs with Todd Noel and Kevin Orie to Marlins for Steve Hoff and Felix Heredia.
Ed Sprague	3B	31.006	Traded by Blue Jays to Athletics for Scott Rivette.
Jim Stoops	P	26.031	Traded by Giants with Jason Brester and Darryl Hamilton to Rockies for Ellis Burks.
Todd Stottlemyre	P	33.072	Traded by Cardinals with Royce Clayton to Rangers for Mark Little, Fernando Tatis and Darren Oliver.
Greg Swindell	P	33.210	Traded by Twins with Orlando Merced to Red Sox for Joe Thomas, Matt Kinney and John Barnes.
Fernando Tatis	3B	23.211	Traded by Rangers with Mark Little and Darren Oliver to Cardinals for Todd Stottlemyre and Royce Clayton.
Kevin Tolar	P	27.184	Sent to Reds by Pirates for future considerations.
Todd Zeile	3B-1B	32.325	Traded by Marlins to Rangers for Jose Santo and Daniel DeYoung.

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