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Friday, August 20,1999

Friday, August 20,1999

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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 1999-08-20 Detroit Tigers  1 Anaheim Angels  5 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Chuck Finley Brian Moehler -- 29,910 2:19
1999 reg season 1999-08-20 New York Yankees  9 Minnesota Twins  3 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Hideki Irabu Brad Radke Jeff Nelson 23,595 3:30
1999 reg season 1999-08-20 Toronto Blue Jays  11 Oakland Athletics  0 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Joey Hamilton Mike Oquist -- 13,335 2:44
1999 reg season 1999-08-20 Cleveland Indians  7 Seattle Mariners  4 box | pbp Safeco Field Bartolo Colon John Halama Michael Jackson 44,915 3:22
1999 reg season 1999-08-20 Kansas City Royals  4 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  5 box | pbp Tropicana Field Roberto Hernandez Scott Service -- 16,616 2:58
1999 reg season 1999-08-20 Boston Red Sox  3 Texas Rangers  4 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Esteban Loaiza Mark Portugal John Wetteland 35,036 2:50
1999 reg season 1999-08-20 San Diego Padres  3 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Turner Field Mike Remlinger Carlos Reyes -- 48,201 3:24
1999 reg season 1999-08-20 Colorado Rockies  11 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Pedro Astacio Kyle Farnsworth -- 40,130 2:48
1999 reg season 1999-08-20 Montreal Expos  5 Cincinnati Reds  3 box | pbp Cinergy Field Miguel Batista Scott Sullivan Ugueth Urbina 24,252 2:55
1999 reg season 1999-08-20 Houston Astros  6 Florida Marlins  4 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Trever Miller Jesus Sanchez Billy Wagner 19,845 5:44
1999 reg season 1999-08-20 San Francisco Giants  10 Milwaukee Brewers  3 box | pbp County Stadium Kirk Rueter Bill Pulsipher -- 27,762 3:11
1999 reg season 1999-08-20 Los Angeles Dodgers  8 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Alan Mills Wayne Gomes -- 17,444 3:29
1999 reg season 1999-08-20 Arizona Diamondbacks  4 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Todd Ritchie Todd Stottlemyre Mike Williams 23,934 2:47
13 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
1999 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 121 68 53 .562 0.0 658 540 118 W1 37-27 31-26 1 3 4 Yes Won World Series (Braves)
1999 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 124 68 56 .548 1.5 689 654 35 W1 38-27 30-29 2 5 8 Yes dnq
1999 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 122 65 57 .533 3.5 628 567 61 L2 36-28 29-29 3 6 11 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1999 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 120 62 58 .517 5.5 639 627 12 W3 31-27 31-31 4 7 14 -- dnq
1999 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 122 56 66 .459 12.5 596 707 -111 W2 24-33 32-33 5 10 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
1999 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 121 70 51 .579 0.0 751 645 106 W2 38-25 32-26 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Red Sox)
1999 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 120 60 60 .500 9.5 580 652 -72 L1 37-25 23-35 2 8 16 -- dnq
1999 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 121 54 67 .446 16.0 551 679 -128 L2 29-34 25-33 3 11 25 -- dnq
1999 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 120 53 67 .442 16.5 538 656 -118 L5 27-30 26-37 4 12 27 -- dnq
1999 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 121 45 76 .372 25.0 677 707 -30 L1 22-37 23-39 5 14 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 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 123 70 53 .569 0.0 715 644 71 W1 39-19 31-34 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1999 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 121 68 53 .562 1.0 688 725 -37 L1 34-27 34-26 2 4 5 Yes dnq
1999 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 122 57 65 .467 12.5 685 615 70 L1 33-28 24-37 3 9 19 -- dnq
1999 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 121 52 69 .430 17.0 505 610 -105 W2 29-29 23-40 4 13 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 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 122 67 55 .549 0.0 652 555 97 W1 35-25 32-30 1 3 7 Yes Lost NLCS (Braves)
1999 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 121 66 55 .545 0.5 646 585 61 L1 32-28 34-27 2 4 9 Yes dnq
1999 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 124 66 58 .532 2.0 653 540 113 W2 35-26 31-32 3 6 12 -- Lost World Series (Yankees)
1999 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 121 56 65 .463 10.5 539 646 -107 W1 30-32 26-33 4 12 21 -- dnq
1999 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 122 52 70 .426 15.0 540 631 -91 L2 29-34 23-36 5 16 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
1999 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 120 70 50 .583 0.0 614 520 94 L1 35-30 35-20 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1999 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 124 69 55 .556 3.0 625 506 119 W1 37-27 32-28 2 2 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1999 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 122 66 56 .541 5.0 613 638 -25 L1 35-26 31-30 3 5 10 -- dnq
1999 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 120 61 59 .508 9.0 576 693 -117 W1 33-24 28-35 4 8 15 -- dnq
1999 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 120 57 63 .475 13.0 597 636 -39 W2 24-31 33-32 5 10 18 -- dnq
1999 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 122 57 65 .467 14.0 611 592 19 W1 36-27 21-38 6 11 20 -- 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 San Francisco Giants franchise | log 121 63 58 .521 0.0 643 635 8 L1 34-28 29-30 1 7 13 Yes dnq
1999 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 124 60 64 .484 4.5 684 785 -101 L2 34-26 26-38 2 9 17 -- dnq
1999 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 122 56 66 .459 7.5 670 512 158 L1 28-31 28-35 3 14 24 -- Lost in 1st Round (Mets)
1999 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 122 56 66 .459 7.5 588 605 -17 W2 30-31 26-35 4 13 23 -- dnq
1999 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 122 54 68 .443 9.5 529 573 -44 L2 33-28 21-40 5 15 26 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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.
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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
Ricky Bones -- Hist Granted free agency
Lenny Webster -- Hist Released by Red Sox
Matt Whisenant San Diego Padres Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1999-1999 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Carl Dale Milwaukee Brewers Hist Traded from Oakland Athletics to Milwaukee Brewers for Rich Becker (8/18/1999)
Gregg Jefferies Detroit Tigers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Jeromy Burnitz Milwaukee Brewers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Jose Canseco Tampa Bay Rays Hist Activated from Disabled List
Bobby Hughes Milwaukee Brewers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Steve Montgomery Philadelphia Phillies Hist Activated from Disabled List
9 record(s)