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Monday, August 17,1998

Monday, August 17,1998

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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 1998-08-17 Chicago White Sox  2 Anaheim Angels  7 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Steve Sparks Jim Parque -- 22,174 2:21
1998 reg season 1998-08-17 Minnesota Twins  2 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Scott Erickson LaTroy Hawkins Armando Benitez 46,606 2:50
1998 reg season 1998-08-17 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  3 Cleveland Indians  4 box | pbp Progressive Field Bartolo Colon Wilson Alvarez Michael Jackson 43,139 2:43
1998 reg season 1998-08-17 New York Yankees  7 Kansas City Royals  1 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium David Cone Jose Rosado -- 27,895 2:47
1998 reg season 1998-08-17 Toronto Blue Jays  4 Oakland Athletics  2 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Kelvim Escobar Tom Candiotti Dan Plesac 9,761 3:10
1998 reg season 1998-08-17 Detroit Tigers  1 Seattle Mariners  3 box | pbp Kingdome Jamie Moyer Brian Moehler Mike Timlin 38,639 2:28
1998 reg season 1998-08-17 Montreal Expos  1 Arizona Diamondbacks  6 box | pbp Chase Field Andy Benes Jeremy Powell -- 39,367 2:22
1998 reg season 1998-08-17 Houston Astros  0 Philadelphia Phillies  4 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Paul Byrd Randy Johnson -- 18,975 2:27
8 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 121 91 30 .752 0.0 739 462 277 W2 43-21 48-9 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 121 71 50 .587 20.0 677 550 127 L2 35-30 36-20 2 2 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 124 66 58 .532 26.5 658 598 60 W1 32-33 34-25 3 6 11 -- dnq
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 125 63 62 .504 30.0 602 618 -16 W2 27-36 36-26 4 7 13 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 122 48 74 .393 43.5 451 567 -116 L1 22-35 26-39 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 Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 123 68 55 .553 0.0 652 577 75 W2 35-27 33-28 1 3 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 123 56 67 .455 12.0 620 725 -105 L1 24-35 31-33 2 9 20 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 124 55 69 .444 13.5 551 711 -160 L3 32-29 23-40 3 10 23 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 123 54 69 .439 14.0 571 596 -25 L1 29-34 25-35 4 11 24 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 122 48 74 .393 19.5 530 635 -105 L1 23-36 25-38 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 Anaheim Angels franchise | log 124 67 57 .540 0.0 614 592 22 W1 34-26 33-31 1 4 9 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 122 65 57 .533 1.0 701 676 25 L1 29-31 36-26 2 5 10 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 122 56 66 .459 10.0 652 633 19 W1 25-36 31-30 3 8 19 -- dnq
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 124 54 70 .435 13.0 618 685 -67 L2 25-36 29-34 4 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 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 124 82 42 .661 0.0 643 459 184 L1 40-22 42-20 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 121 66 55 .545 14.5 537 462 75 L1 30-29 36-26 2 5 8 Yes dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 123 61 62 .496 20.5 554 628 -74 W2 29-33 32-29 3 8 15 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 125 49 76 .392 33.5 489 615 -126 L7 16-42 33-34 4 14 28 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 124 44 80 .355 38.0 517 681 -164 L4 18-44 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 125 76 49 .608 0.0 682 500 182 L2 34-29 42-20 1 3 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 124 68 56 .548 7.5 620 579 41 W1 28-33 40-23 2 4 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 122 59 63 .484 15.5 599 611 -12 L1 24-37 35-26 3 9 16 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 124 59 65 .476 16.5 527 590 -63 W1 29-32 30-33 4 10 17 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 124 56 68 .452 19.5 544 591 -47 W3 30-33 26-35 5 13 21 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 124 56 68 .452 19.5 502 519 -17 W1 25-36 31-32 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 124 80 44 .645 0.0 598 474 124 L1 34-29 46-15 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 124 66 58 .532 14.0 610 565 45 W3 30-32 36-26 2 6 12 -- dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 124 62 62 .500 18.0 518 521 -3 W1 28-36 34-26 3 7 14 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 124 57 67 .460 23.0 617 661 -44 L1 25-36 32-31 4 11 18 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 124 47 77 .379 33.0 512 624 -112 W2 23-44 24-33 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
Chili Davis New York Yankees Hist Activated from Disabled List
Arthur Rhodes Baltimore Orioles Hist Activated from Disabled List
Rich Loiselle Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Activated from Disabled List
3 record(s)