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Monday, May 17,1999

Monday, May 17,1999

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1999 reg season 1999-05-17 Cleveland Indians  13 Chicago White Sox  9 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Bartolo Colon Jaime Navarro -- 17,101 3:32
1999 reg season 1999-05-17 Minnesota Twins  5 Seattle Mariners  15 box | pbp Kingdome John Halama Eric Milton -- 25,710 2:53
1999 reg season 1999-05-17 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  13 Texas Rangers  3 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Ryan Rupe John Burkett -- 29,946 2:42
1999 reg season 1999-05-17 Boston Red Sox  8 Toronto Blue Jays  7 box | pbp Rogers Centre John Wasdin Graeme Lloyd -- 20,395 3:00
1999 reg season 1999-05-17 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 Atlanta Braves  2 box | pbp Turner Field Kevin Millwood Todd Ritchie John Rocker 30,673 2:13
1999 reg season 1999-05-17 Cincinnati Reds  7 Colorado Rockies  2 box | pbp Coors Field Pete Harnisch Bobby Jones -- 40,067 2:40
1999 reg season 1999-05-17 Chicago Cubs  8 Florida Marlins  1 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Kevin Tapani Ryan Dempster -- 13,113 2:40
1999 reg season 1999-05-17 Philadelphia Phillies  4 Montreal Expos  3 box | pbp Stade Olympique Curt Schilling Mike Thurman -- 5,104 2:49
1999 reg season 1999-05-17 Milwaukee Brewers  7 New York Mets  6 box | pbp Shea Stadium Scott Karl Bobby Jones Bob Wickman 16,326 3:51
1999 reg season 1999-05-17 Arizona Diamondbacks  12 San Francisco Giants  1 box | pbp Candlestick Park John Frascatore Shawn Estes -- 10,846 3:11
10 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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.
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
1999 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 36 21 15 .583 0.0 191 176 15 W2 12-8 9-7 1 1 5 Yes Won World Series (Braves)
1999 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 40 23 17 .575 0.0 236 225 11 L1 13-7 10-10 2 3 8 Yes dnq
1999 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 37 21 16 .568 0.5 188 158 30 W1 9-8 12-8 3 5 12 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1999 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 39 18 21 .462 4.5 207 221 -14 L1 6-12 12-9 4 9 20 -- dnq
1999 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 37 16 21 .432 5.5 201 233 -32 L3 9-9 7-12 5 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
1999 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 37 21 16 .568 0.0 264 186 78 L3 11-5 10-11 1 6 11 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Red Sox)
1999 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 37 21 16 .568 0.0 160 187 -27 W2 11-9 10-7 2 4 10 Yes dnq
1999 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 35 18 17 .514 2.0 167 158 9 W1 11-6 7-11 3 7 14 -- dnq
1999 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 36 16 20 .444 4.5 207 186 21 L1 5-13 11-7 4 11 24 -- dnq
1999 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 38 14 24 .368 7.5 170 231 -61 W1 6-14 8-10 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
1999 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 38 22 16 .579 0.0 224 230 -6 W4 12-7 10-9 1 2 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1999 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 38 18 20 .474 4.0 193 191 2 W6 9-11 9-9 2 8 17 -- dnq
1999 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 38 17 21 .447 5.0 227 257 -30 L1 10-12 7-9 3 10 23 -- dnq
1999 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 38 16 22 .421 6.0 179 175 4 L2 8-9 8-13 4 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
1999 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 37 22 15 .595 0.0 201 177 24 W2 9-8 13-7 1 2 2 Yes dnq
1999 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 38 22 16 .579 0.5 188 179 9 L2 10-6 12-10 2 5 7 Yes Lost NLCS (Braves)
1999 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 37 17 20 .459 5.0 200 155 45 W2 10-7 7-13 3 13 22 -- Lost World Series (Yankees)
1999 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 36 13 23 .361 8.5 159 213 -54 L2 6-14 7-9 4 15 29 -- dnq
1999 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 38 11 27 .289 11.5 142 204 -62 L1 5-15 6-12 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
1999 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 36 21 15 .583 0.0 192 190 2 W2 11-8 10-7 1 4 4 Yes dnq
1999 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 35 20 15 .571 0.5 169 169 0 W1 12-4 8-11 2 6 9 -- dnq
1999 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 36 20 16 .556 1.0 205 144 61 L2 12-10 8-6 3 7 13 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1999 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 36 18 18 .500 3.0 160 181 -21 W1 6-9 12-9 4 8 15 -- dnq
1999 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 35 17 18 .486 3.5 162 152 10 W3 12-11 5-7 5 9 16 -- dnq
1999 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 37 17 20 .459 4.5 194 186 8 L1 10-10 7-10 6 12 21 -- 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
1999 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 37 24 13 .649 0.0 183 180 3 L2 14-4 10-9 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1999 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 39 23 16 .590 2.0 200 213 -13 L1 12-9 11-7 2 3 3 Yes dnq
1999 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 36 17 19 .472 6.5 145 174 -29 L2 11-7 6-12 3 10 18 -- dnq
1999 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 34 16 18 .471 6.5 187 210 -23 L1 7-5 9-13 4 11 19 -- dnq
1999 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 39 15 24 .385 10.0 217 177 40 W1 9-10 6-14 5 14 27 -- Lost in 1st Round (Mets)
30 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • 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
Mel Rojas Montreal Expos Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Dale Sveum Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1999-1999 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Wally Joyner San Diego Padres Injury DL - Chip fracture in left shoulder *Unknown*
John Smoltz Atlanta Braves Injury DL - Strained right elbow
Rod Beck Chicago Cubs Injury DL - Bone spur in right elbow + Surgery
Alex Gonzalez Toronto Blue Jays Injury DL - Right shoulder surgery
Scott Hatteberg Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Strained right elbow
Kip Gross Boston Red Sox Injury DL - 5th metacarpal fracture on right hand
Bill Mueller San Francisco Giants Hist Activated from Disabled List
Russ Springer Atlanta Braves Hist Activated from Disabled List
Miguel Cairo Tampa Bay Rays Hist Activated from Disabled List
11 record(s)