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Monday, September 21,1998

Monday, September 21,1998

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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 1998-09-21 Texas Rangers  9 Anaheim Angels  1 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Todd Stottlemyre Steve Sparks -- 33,487 3:15
1998 reg season 1998-09-21 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  3 Boston Red Sox  4 box | pbp Fenway Park Bret Saberhagen Tony Saunders Tom Gordon 0 3:00
1998 reg season 1998-09-21 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  8 Boston Red Sox  4 box | pbp Fenway Park Terrell Wade Carlos Reyes -- 23,379 3:04
1998 reg season 1998-09-21 Detroit Tigers  7 Kansas City Royals  5 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Dean Crow Scott Service Todd Jones 10,990 3:28
1998 reg season 1998-09-21 Chicago White Sox  7 Minnesota Twins  1 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Jim Abbott Bob Tewksbury -- 6,862 2:45
1998 reg season 1998-09-21 Cleveland Indians  4 New York Yankees  1 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Charles Nagy Andy Pettitte Paul Shuey 21,449 2:48
1998 reg season 1998-09-21 Oakland Athletics  2 Seattle Mariners  5 box | pbp Kingdome Jose Paniagua Gil Heredia Mike Timlin 30,076 2:54
1998 reg season 1998-09-21 Baltimore Orioles  1 Toronto Blue Jays  3 box | pbp Rogers Centre Roger Clemens Scott Erickson Dan Plesac 30,380 2:44
1998 reg season 1998-09-21 Philadelphia Phillies  5 Cincinnati Reds  8 box | pbp Cinergy Field Scott Sullivan Mark Leiter Danny Graves 12,969 2:49
1998 reg season 1998-09-21 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 San Francisco Giants  8 box | pbp Candlestick Park Orel Hershiser Jose Silva -- 15,695 2:45
10 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 155 107 48 .690 0.0 920 640 280 L1 52-29 55-19 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Padres)
1998 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 156 87 69 .558 20.5 835 705 130 L1 41-40 46-29 2 3 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1998 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 158 84 74 .532 24.5 791 750 41 W2 37-45 47-29 3 6 12 -- dnq
1998 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 156 78 78 .500 29.5 793 747 46 L2 36-39 42-39 4 7 15 -- dnq
1998 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 156 63 93 .404 44.5 607 713 -106 W1 30-45 33-48 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 Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 155 88 67 .568 0.0 826 738 88 W2 42-32 46-35 1 2 5 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1998 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 157 77 80 .490 12.0 824 906 -82 W4 32-43 44-38 2 8 16 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 155 71 84 .458 17.0 692 853 -161 L2 43-38 28-46 3 10 22 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 156 66 90 .423 22.5 708 793 -85 L1 35-46 31-44 4 12 25 -- dnq
1998 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 157 62 95 .395 27.0 691 846 -155 W1 30-46 32-49 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 West Texas Rangers franchise | log 156 84 72 .538 0.0 897 840 57 W1 36-39 48-33 1 4 10 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1998 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 156 83 73 .532 1.0 766 748 18 L1 41-36 42-37 2 5 11 Yes dnq
1998 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 155 73 82 .471 10.5 820 814 6 W1 34-46 39-36 3 9 19 -- dnq
1998 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 156 71 85 .455 13.0 771 837 -66 L1 34-45 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 157 101 56 .643 0.0 794 573 221 W2 48-31 53-25 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 157 88 69 .561 13.0 696 620 76 W2 41-37 47-32 2 4 6 Yes dnq
1998 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 156 72 84 .462 28.5 684 784 -100 L1 32-43 40-41 3 11 21 -- dnq
1998 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 156 62 94 .397 38.5 618 756 -138 L2 23-52 39-42 4 14 27 -- dnq
1998 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 156 51 105 .327 49.5 652 893 -241 L2 23-58 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 157 99 58 .631 0.0 855 607 248 W1 46-33 53-25 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Padres)
1998 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 157 87 70 .554 12.0 806 767 39 L3 37-39 50-31 2 5 8 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1998 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 157 79 78 .503 20.0 781 757 24 W5 35-46 44-32 3 8 14 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 157 74 83 .471 25.0 726 742 -16 W4 38-43 36-40 4 10 18 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 156 72 84 .462 26.5 687 790 -103 L3 35-42 37-42 5 12 20 -- dnq
1998 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 157 70 87 .446 29.0 641 680 -39 L2 29-47 40-41 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 157 96 61 .611 0.0 736 619 117 L1 42-34 54-27 1 3 4 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1998 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 156 84 72 .538 11.5 794 710 84 W1 38-40 46-32 2 6 9 -- dnq
1998 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 156 79 77 .506 16.5 654 663 -9 W1 35-46 44-31 3 7 13 -- dnq
1998 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 157 75 82 .478 21.0 787 812 -25 W1 35-46 40-36 4 9 17 -- dnq
1998 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 157 62 95 .395 34.0 635 784 -149 L2 30-49 32-46 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)
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player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Rolando Arrojo Tampa Bay Rays Injury DL - Right biceps strain
Melvin Nieves Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Right shoulder surgery
2 record(s)