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MLB Games on Saturday August 8, 1998

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Anaheim AngelsAL5Chicago White SoxAL7Box | PBP90Comiskey Park IIDay2:34Mike SirotkaJason DicksonBill SimasEdmonds
Anaheim AngelsAL3Chicago White SoxAL4Box | PBP924,073Comiskey Park IINight2:56Chad BradfordShigetoshi Hasegawa---Cameron, Shipley
Seattle MarinersAL9Detroit TigersAL3Box | PBP937,495Tiger StadiumDay3:01Ken CloudeBrian Powell---Davis (2), Ducey, Martinez
Baltimore OriolesAL6Minnesota TwinsAL3Box | PBP918,396Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeNight3:15Sidney PonsonBrad RadkeJesse OroscoAnderson, Lawton, Palmeiro
Kansas City RoyalsAL1New York YankeesAL14Box | PBP945,975Yankee Stadium IDay2:48Orlando HernandezGlendon Rusch---Brosius, Knoblauch
Cleveland IndiansAL6Tampa Bay Devil RaysAL2Box | PBP937,108Tropicana FieldNight2:33Charles NagyBryan Rekar---Giles, Trammell
Boston Red SoxAL11Texas RangersAL1Box | PBP944,242The Ballpark in ArlingtonNight2:33Tim WakefieldAaron Sele---Bragg (2), Valentin
Oakland AthleticsAL5Toronto Blue JaysAL6Box | PBP1031,330SkyDomeDay3:16Dan PlesacMike Fetters---Canseco, Green, Grieve
Milwaukee BrewersNL0Cincinnati RedsNL4Box | PBP923,906Cinergy FieldNight2:38Dennys ReyesSteve Woodard---Young
New York MetsNL4Colorado RockiesNL3Box | PBP948,312Coors FieldDay3:09Armando ReynosoBobby JonesJohn FrancoAlfonzo
Philadelphia PhilliesNL6Houston AstrosNL7Box | PBP942,523AstrodomeNight2:52Doug HenryMark Leiter---Abreu, Bell, Berry, Estalella (2)
Pittsburgh PiratesNL1Los Angeles DodgersNL2Box | PBP945,187Dodger StadiumNight2:40Antonio OsunaJason Christiansen------
Arizona DiamondbacksNL3Montreal ExposNL5Box | PBP910,717Olympic StadiumNight2:36Dustin HermansonAmaury TelemacoUgueth UrbinaAndrews
Atlanta BravesNL14San Francisco GiantsNL6Box | PBP939,1743Com ParkDay2:58Kevin MillwoodDanny Darwin---Colbrunn, Galarraga, Jones, Lockhart, Lopez
Chicago CubsNL8St. Louis CardinalsNL9Box | PBP1348,064Busch Stadium IIDay4:25Bobby WittDave Stevens---Hernandez, Houston, Lankford, Marrero, McGwire, Sosa
15 record(s)
Glossary:
visTeam Visiting Team Lg League vScore Visiting team runs scored homeTeam Home Team hScore Home team runs scored Boxscore Link to Boxscore (Box) and Play by Play (PBP) Inn Innings in a game or Innings played at position Attendance Number of people paying for tickets for games Ballpark Team or School's ballpark for the season TOD Time of Day (Day or Night) GameTime Time of play for the game Winning Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when winning team went ahead for good Losing Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when losing team was losing for the rest of the game Save Pitcher The final pitcher for the winning team in a close game

Standings on Saturday, August 08, 1998

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East111New York Yankees1128329.741-68342725642-2141-8503119.620
AL East225Boston Red Sox1146747.58817.062650212434-3033-17482523.521
AL East3612Baltimore Orioles1156055.52224.56075683927-3033-25471928.404
AL East4715Toronto Blue Jays1175760.48728.5558584-2626-3631-24453114.689
AL East51428Tampa Bay Devil Rays1134469.38939.5414526-11220-3224-37491930.388
AL Central
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL Central136Cleveland Indians1156550.565-6205338735-2630-24472423.511
AL Central2920Chicago White Sox1155263.45213.0581682-10124-3427-30472819.596
AL Central31021Kansas City Royals1165264.44813.5508659-15131-2721-37452025.444
AL Central41223Minnesota Twins1145163.44713.5531538-727-2824-35481929.396
AL Central51327Detroit Tigers1144668.40418.5491594-10323-3523-33481929.396
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West147Texas Rangers1156352.548-6636362727-2736-25472522.532
AL West2511Anaheim Angels1156055.5223.0564564028-2432-31472522.532
AL West3818Seattle Mariners1155362.46110.06165853123-3230-30462323.500
AL West41122Oakland Athletics1165264.44811.5586639-5323-3129-33462224.478
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East112Atlanta Braves1177839.667-61944017936-1942-20452817.622
NL East259New York Mets1146252.54414.55084297926-2636-26482622.542
NL East3916Philadelphia Phillies1155659.48721.0518590-7225-3031-29471928.404
NL East41426Montreal Expos1174869.41030.0463566-10316-3532-34451728.378
NL East51630Florida Marlins1164175.35336.5491643-15215-3926-36461333.283
NL Central
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL Central134Houston Astros1167046.603-64147316834-2836-18463214.696
NL Central248Chicago Cubs1176453.5476.55825523024-3040-23462620.565
NL Central3814Milwaukee Brewers1165759.49113.0510554-4427-2630-33461729.370
NL Central41017St. Louis Cardinals1155560.47814.5568578-1024-3731-23472819.596
NL Central51119Cincinnati Reds1175364.45317.5514559-4530-3323-31452421.533
NL Central61325Pittsburgh Pirates1175166.43619.5463489-2620-3431-32451827.400
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West123San Diego Padres1167541.647-56945511434-2941-12462323.500
NL West2610San Francisco Giants1176255.53013.55735284530-3232-23462719.587
NL West3713Los Angeles Dodgers1176057.51315.5498496228-3632-21452322.511
NL West41224Colorado Rockies1175265.44423.5566630-6425-3627-29452520.556
NL West51529Arizona Diamondbacks1164472.37931.0481593-11223-4321-29462125.457
30 record(s)
Glossary:
League Abbreviation or name of league divRank Divisional Rank LgRank Rank within a League. For MLB, refers to AL or NL MLBRank Rank in all of Major League Baseball for the season Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. GP Games Played. Usually refers to a team W Wins (Pitcher or Team) L Losses (Pitcher or Team) WPct Winning Percentage (W/(W+L)) GBL Games behind leader. ((Team A Wins-Team B Wins) + (Team A Losses-Team B Losses))/2 RF Runs For RA Runs Against Diff Run Differential. RF-RA Home Home Team rosG Rest-of-Season Games rosW Rest-of-Season Wins rosL Rest-of-Season Losses rosPct Winning Percentage for Rest of season
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