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Friday, September 18,1998

Friday, September 18,1998

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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 1998-09-18 Seattle Mariners  5 Anaheim Angels  3 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Mike Timlin Rich DeLucia -- 39,902 3:54
1998 reg season 1998-09-18 New York Yankees  15 Baltimore Orioles  5 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards David Wells Juan Guzman -- 48,113 3:52
1998 reg season 1998-09-18 Boston Red Sox  9 Chicago White Sox  11 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Jim Parque Steve Avery Bill Simas 17,767 3:00
1998 reg season 1998-09-18 Kansas City Royals  1 Cleveland Indians  4 box | pbp Progressive Field Jaret Wright Kevin Appier Paul Shuey 43,260 2:53
1998 reg season 1998-09-18 Minnesota Twins  4 Detroit Tigers  5 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Matt Anderson Mike Trombley -- 13,661 3:11
1998 reg season 1998-09-18 Toronto Blue Jays  1 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  6 box | pbp Tropicana Field Bryan Rekar Kelvim Escobar -- 22,615 2:35
1998 reg season 1998-09-18 Oakland Athletics  1 Texas Rangers  3 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington John Burkett Mike Oquist John Wetteland 40,874 2:26
1998 reg season 1998-09-18 Atlanta Braves  0 Arizona Diamondbacks  5 box | pbp Chase Field Andy Benes Greg Maddux -- 46,434 2:31
1998 reg season 1998-09-18 Cincinnati Reds  6 Chicago Cubs  4 box | pbp Wrigley Field Steve Parris Don Wengert Gabe White 40,105 3:13
1998 reg season 1998-09-18 St. Louis Cardinals  5 Milwaukee Brewers  2 box | pbp County Stadium Darren Oliver Rafael Roque Juan Acevedo 48,194 2:47
1998 reg season 1998-09-18 Florida Marlins  7 New York Mets  6 box | pbp Shea Stadium Brian Edmondson John Franco Matt Mantei 34,862 3:21
1998 reg season 1998-09-18 Montreal Expos  11 Philadelphia Phillies  4 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Javier Vazquez Mark Portugal Anthony Telford 14,811 3:02
1998 reg season 1998-09-18 Houston Astros  5 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Randy Johnson Elmer Dessens Jay Powell 16,937 2:47
1998 reg season 1998-09-18 Colorado Rockies  4 San Diego Padres  1 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Pedro Astacio Andy Ashby Dave Veres 28,158 2:30
1998 reg season 1998-09-18 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 San Francisco Giants  4 box | pbp Candlestick Park Julian Tavarez Scott Radinsky Robb Nen 31,452 3:09
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 152 106 46 .697 0.0 911 627 284 W2 51-28 55-18 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 152 86 66 .566 20.0 821 683 138 L1 41-38 45-28 2 2 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 155 82 73 .529 25.5 776 737 39 L2 36-44 46-29 3 6 12 -- dnq
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 153 77 76 .503 29.5 783 736 47 L4 36-38 41-38 4 7 14 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 152 61 91 .401 45.0 584 693 -109 W1 29-44 32-47 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 152 86 66 .566 0.0 811 727 84 W6 41-32 45-34 1 3 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 154 74 80 .481 13.0 806 899 -93 W1 31-43 42-38 2 8 16 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 152 70 82 .461 16.0 677 835 -158 L1 42-37 28-45 3 10 21 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 153 65 88 .425 21.5 697 778 -81 L9 34-45 31-43 4 12 25 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 154 60 94 .390 27.0 676 831 -155 W2 29-46 31-48 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 Texas Rangers franchise | log 153 83 70 .542 0.0 881 825 56 W4 35-39 48-31 1 4 9 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 153 81 72 .529 2.0 757 735 22 L4 41-36 40-36 2 5 11 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 152 72 80 .474 10.5 811 804 7 W5 34-44 38-36 3 9 18 -- dnq
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 153 69 84 .451 14.0 755 825 -70 L5 32-44 37-40 4 11 23 -- 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 155 99 56 .639 0.0 779 573 206 L1 46-31 53-25 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 155 86 69 .555 13.0 687 617 70 L1 41-37 45-32 2 5 8 Yes dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 153 70 83 .458 28.0 669 770 -101 L4 32-42 38-41 3 12 22 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 154 62 92 .403 36.5 612 746 -134 W2 23-50 39-42 4 14 26 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 154 51 103 .331 47.5 649 884 -235 W1 23-56 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 155 98 57 .632 0.0 852 600 252 W1 45-32 53-25 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 155 87 68 .561 11.0 801 753 48 L1 37-39 50-29 2 4 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 155 77 78 .497 21.0 763 747 16 W3 33-46 44-32 3 8 15 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 154 72 82 .468 25.5 677 772 -95 L1 35-42 37-40 4 10 19 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 154 71 83 .461 26.5 704 732 -28 W1 36-43 35-40 5 11 20 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 154 69 85 .448 28.5 633 669 -36 L3 29-46 39-40 6 13 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 West San Diego Padres franchise | log 155 95 60 .613 0.0 732 617 115 L4 42-34 53-26 1 3 4 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 153 82 71 .536 12.0 768 704 64 W2 38-40 44-31 2 6 10 -- dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 154 78 76 .506 16.5 649 645 4 L1 34-45 44-31 3 7 13 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 155 74 81 .477 21.0 785 808 -23 W1 34-45 40-36 4 9 17 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 155 62 93 .400 33.0 635 769 -134 W1 30-49 32-44 5 15 28 -- 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
Corey Patterson Chicago Cubs Hist Signed out of draft (Georgia HS)
Cecil Fielder -- Hist Released by Indians
Chad Kreuter Anaheim Angels Hist Traded by Chicago White Sox to Anaheim Angels for future considerations
Charlie O'Brien Anaheim Angels Injury DL - Fractured right finger
Terrell Wade Tampa Bay Rays Hist Activated from Disabled List
5 record(s)