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Wednesday, August 5,1998

Wednesday, August 5,1998

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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 1998-08-05 Cleveland Indians  6 Anaheim Angels  5 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Paul Shuey Troy Percival Paul Assenmacher 43,104 3:10
1998 reg season 1998-08-05 Detroit Tigers  1 Baltimore Orioles  6 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Juan Guzman Justin Thompson -- 47,733 2:54
1998 reg season 1998-08-05 Kansas City Royals  4 Minnesota Twins  3 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Tim Belcher Frankie Rodriguez Jeff Montgomery 9,545 2:35
1998 reg season 1998-08-05 New York Yankees  1 Oakland Athletics  3 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Tom Candiotti Hideki Irabu -- 22,458 2:16
1998 reg season 1998-08-05 Chicago White Sox  3 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  7 box | pbp Tropicana Field Roberto Hernandez Bob Howry -- 24,814 2:53
1998 reg season 1998-08-05 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Texas Rangers  4 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington John Wetteland Randy Myers -- 27,766 2:50
1998 reg season 1998-08-05 Cincinnati Reds  13 Atlanta Braves  9 box | pbp Turner Field John Hudek Russ Springer -- 43,315 3:18
1998 reg season 1998-08-05 Arizona Diamondbacks  10 Chicago Cubs  7 box | pbp Wrigley Field Andy Benes Kerry Wood Gregg Olson 39,664 2:55
1998 reg season 1998-08-05 Houston Astros  3 Florida Marlins  5 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Jesus Sanchez Mike Hampton Matt Mantei 19,038 2:46
1998 reg season 1998-08-05 St. Louis Cardinals  5 Milwaukee Brewers  1 box | pbp County Stadium Kent Mercker Jeff Juden -- 25,969 2:25
1998 reg season 1998-08-05 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 Montreal Expos  5 box | pbp Stade Olympique Carl Pavano Darren Dreifort Ugueth Urbina 9,611 2:22
1998 reg season 1998-08-05 San Francisco Giants  6 New York Mets  4 box | pbp Shea Stadium Russ Ortiz Bobby Jones Robb Nen 35,571 2:57
1998 reg season 1998-08-05 Colorado Rockies  6 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Jamey Wright Francisco Cordova -- 12,862 2:13
1998 reg season 1998-08-05 Philadelphia Phillies  0 San Diego Padres  4 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Kevin Brown Curt Schilling -- 19,109 2:27
14 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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.
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 109 80 29 .734 0.0 647 422 225 L1 42-21 38-8 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 111 66 45 .595 15.0 608 490 118 W1 33-28 33-17 2 2 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 113 58 55 .513 24.0 585 556 29 W3 25-30 33-25 3 6 12 -- dnq
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 115 56 59 .487 27.0 546 572 -26 L2 26-36 30-23 4 7 16 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 111 44 67 .396 37.0 411 515 -104 W1 20-32 24-35 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 Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 113 63 50 .558 0.0 609 530 79 W1 33-26 30-24 1 3 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 111 51 60 .459 11.0 512 508 4 L4 27-28 24-32 2 8 18 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 112 51 61 .455 11.5 495 616 -121 W2 30-24 21-37 3 9 19 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 113 50 63 .442 13.0 570 674 -104 L1 24-34 25-30 4 12 25 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 111 46 65 .414 16.0 484 572 -88 L2 23-35 23-30 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 West Texas Rangers franchise | log 112 61 51 .545 0.0 651 618 33 W4 27-27 34-24 1 4 8 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 113 60 53 .531 1.5 556 553 3 L1 28-22 32-31 2 5 11 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 114 51 63 .447 11.0 574 627 -53 W1 22-30 29-33 3 10 23 -- dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 112 50 62 .446 11.0 594 578 16 L1 20-32 30-30 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 114 75 39 .658 0.0 595 434 161 L1 34-19 41-20 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 111 59 52 .532 14.5 487 411 76 L1 24-26 35-26 2 6 10 -- dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 112 55 57 .491 19.0 509 572 -63 L7 24-28 31-29 3 9 15 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 114 46 68 .404 29.0 445 557 -112 W3 16-35 30-33 4 14 27 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 115 41 74 .357 34.5 488 637 -149 W1 15-38 26-36 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 Houston Astros franchise | log 114 68 46 .596 0.0 625 467 158 L1 34-28 34-18 1 3 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 115 64 51 .557 4.5 571 527 44 L1 24-28 40-23 2 4 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 114 57 57 .500 11.0 510 533 -23 L2 27-24 30-33 3 8 14 -- dnq
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 113 53 60 .469 14.5 543 567 -24 W2 24-37 29-23 4 10 17 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 114 51 63 .447 17.0 493 554 -61 W1 30-32 21-31 5 13 22 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 114 51 63 .447 17.0 460 479 -19 L1 20-32 31-31 6 11 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 114 74 40 .649 0.0 561 449 112 W2 34-29 40-11 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 114 62 52 .544 12.0 559 500 59 W1 30-31 32-21 2 5 9 Yes dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 114 58 56 .509 16.0 493 485 8 L2 28-35 30-21 3 7 13 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 114 51 63 .447 23.0 551 617 -66 W1 24-36 27-27 4 12 20 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 114 43 71 .377 31.0 472 584 -112 W1 22-42 21-29 5 15 29 -- 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
Norm Charlton Atlanta Braves Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1998-1998 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Enrique Cruz New York Mets Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Paul Wagner Atlanta Braves Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1998-1998 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Turner Ward Pittsburgh Pirates Injury DL - Strained hamstring
Bobby Bonilla Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Todd Greene Anaheim Angels Hist Activated from Disabled List
6 record(s)