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Saturday, September 12,1998

Saturday, September 12,1998

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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 1998-09-12 Anaheim Angels  2 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Alan Mills Troy Percival -- 48,038 3:14
1998 reg season 1998-09-12 Detroit Tigers  3 Boston Red Sox  2 box | pbp Fenway Park Matt Anderson Tom Gordon Todd Jones 31,220 2:39
1998 reg season 1998-09-12 Chicago White Sox  6 Cleveland Indians  4 box | pbp Progressive Field James Baldwin Paul Shuey Bob Howry 43,170 2:44
1998 reg season 1998-09-12 Seattle Mariners  2 Kansas City Royals  5 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Tim Belcher Jamie Moyer Jeff Montgomery 28,091 2:31
1998 reg season 1998-09-12 Oakland Athletics  6 Minnesota Twins  5 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Jay Witasick Eric Milton Billy Taylor 11,771 3:24
1998 reg season 1998-09-12 Toronto Blue Jays  5 New York Yankees  3 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Chris Carpenter David Wells Robert Person 48,752 2:34
1998 reg season 1998-09-12 Texas Rangers  8 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  2 box | pbp Tropicana Field Rick Helling Julio Santana -- 31,278 3:19
1998 reg season 1998-09-12 Florida Marlins  2 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Turner Field Bruce Chen Livan Hernandez Kerry Ligtenberg 48,797 2:30
1998 reg season 1998-09-12 Milwaukee Brewers  12 Chicago Cubs  15 box | pbp Wrigley Field Rod Beck Bob Wickman -- 39,170 3:16
1998 reg season 1998-09-12 Arizona Diamondbacks  0 Cincinnati Reds  3 box | pbp Cinergy Field Steve Parris Omar Daal Gabe White 17,463 2:09
1998 reg season 1998-09-12 St. Louis Cardinals  2 Houston Astros  3 box | pbp Astrodome Randy Johnson Darren Oliver Billy Wagner 52,493 2:36
1998 reg season 1998-09-12 New York Mets  3 Montreal Expos  5 box | pbp Stade Olympique Mike Maddux Rick Reed Ugueth Urbina 22,047 2:36
1998 reg season 1998-09-12 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 Philadelphia Phillies  13 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Mark Portugal Elmer Dessens -- 19,329 2:43
1998 reg season 1998-09-12 Los Angeles Dodgers  7 San Diego Padres  8 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Scott Sanders Sean Maloney Trevor Hoffman 60,823 3:07
1998 reg season 1998-09-12 Colorado Rockies  1 San Francisco Giants  0 box | pbp Candlestick Park Pedro Astacio Robb Nen Jerry DiPoto 30,422 2:31
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 146 103 43 .705 0.0 882 601 281 L2 49-27 54-16 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 146 83 63 .568 20.0 795 656 139 L1 38-36 45-27 2 2 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 149 80 69 .537 24.5 756 707 49 W2 34-40 46-29 3 6 11 -- dnq
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 147 75 72 .510 28.5 755 701 54 W4 36-38 39-34 4 7 13 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 146 57 89 .390 46.0 551 678 -127 L1 29-44 28-45 5 13 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 146 80 66 .548 0.0 771 708 63 L2 41-32 39-34 1 3 8 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 148 71 77 .480 10.0 762 849 -87 W2 30-41 40-37 2 8 17 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 147 67 80 .456 13.5 637 809 -172 W2 41-35 26-45 3 10 23 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 147 65 82 .442 15.5 670 725 -55 L3 34-42 31-40 4 12 25 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 148 56 92 .378 25.0 641 803 -162 W1 28-46 28-46 5 14 29 -- 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 147 80 67 .544 0.0 733 696 37 L2 40-32 40-35 1 4 9 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 147 79 68 .537 1.0 855 799 56 W1 34-37 45-31 2 5 10 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 147 68 79 .463 12.0 735 782 -47 W2 31-41 37-38 3 9 21 -- dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 147 67 80 .456 13.0 772 790 -18 L2 29-44 38-36 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 149 95 54 .638 0.0 761 559 202 W3 45-30 50-24 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 149 82 67 .550 13.0 656 593 63 L2 37-36 45-31 2 5 7 Yes dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 148 69 79 .466 25.5 658 746 -88 W1 32-39 37-40 3 11 19 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 149 59 90 .396 36.0 590 730 -140 W2 22-50 37-40 4 14 26 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 149 48 101 .322 47.0 625 862 -237 L6 20-54 28-47 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 149 96 53 .644 0.0 828 571 257 W8 44-32 52-21 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 149 83 66 .557 13.0 769 725 44 W1 34-38 49-28 2 4 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 149 72 77 .483 24.0 729 729 0 L2 31-46 41-31 3 8 15 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 149 70 79 .470 26.0 660 750 -90 L1 33-40 37-39 4 10 18 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 149 69 80 .463 27.0 692 718 -26 W2 35-43 34-37 5 12 20 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 148 68 80 .459 27.5 616 634 -18 L1 28-42 39-39 6 13 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 149 94 55 .631 0.0 715 591 124 W2 42-34 52-21 1 3 4 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 148 79 69 .534 14.5 746 672 74 L3 37-38 42-31 2 6 12 -- dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 149 75 74 .503 19.0 631 631 0 L2 33-44 42-30 3 7 14 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 150 72 78 .480 22.5 772 793 -21 W7 32-42 40-36 4 9 16 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 149 58 91 .389 36.0 599 754 -155 L4 29-49 29-42 5 15 28 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
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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.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Chris Haney Chicago Cubs Hist Sold by Kansas City Royals to Chicago Cubs
Cesar Crespo Florida Marlins Hist Traded from New York Mets with Brandon Villafuerte to Florida Marlins for Rob Stratton (3/20/1998)
Lou Merloni Boston Red Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
Todd Hundley New York Mets Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)