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Friday, August 31,2001

Friday, August 31,2001

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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
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 Seattle Mariners  0 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Calvin Maduro Aaron Sele -- 37,084 2:28
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 New York Yankees  3 Boston Red Sox  1 box | pbp Fenway Park Roger Clemens Derek Lowe Mariano Rivera 33,501 2:58
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 Cleveland Indians  8 Chicago White Sox  11 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Bob Howry Jake Westbrook Keith Foulke 24,097 3:22
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 Texas Rangers  7 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Rick Helling Paul Byrd -- 15,071 2:29
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 Anaheim Angels  1 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Brad Radke Ismael Valdez Todd Jones 12,070 2:29
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 Oakland Athletics  9 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  5 box | pbp Tropicana Field Cory Lidle Bryan Rekar -- 11,230 3:08
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 Detroit Tigers  4 Toronto Blue Jays  3 box | pbp Rogers Centre Steve Sparks Pedro Borbon Matt Anderson 22,383 2:49
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 Chicago Cubs  8 Atlanta Braves  2 box | pbp Turner Field Juan Cruz John Burkett -- 37,045 3:06
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Cincinnati Reds  11 box | pbp Cinergy Field Chris Reitsma Todd Ritchie -- 19,090 2:34
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 St. Louis Cardinals  5 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Woody Williams Eric Gagne -- 45,172 2:41
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 Houston Astros  3 Milwaukee Brewers  2 box | pbp Miller Park Mike Williams Jamey Wright Billy Wagner 26,486 2:58
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 Florida Marlins  1 New York Mets  6 box | pbp Shea Stadium Al Leiter Brad Penny -- 23,020 2:26
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 Montreal Expos  5 Philadelphia Phillies  1 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Mike Thurman Nelson Figueroa Scott Strickland 14,272 2:45
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 Arizona Diamondbacks  4 San Diego Padres  1 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Curt Schilling Brett Jodie Bret Prinz 0 2:37
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 Arizona Diamondbacks  5 San Diego Padres  6 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Jose Nunez Bret Prinz Trevor Hoffman 24,372 2:40
2001 reg season 2001-08-31 Colorado Rockies  5 San Francisco Giants  2 box | pbp AT&T Park John Thomson Russ Ortiz Jay Powell 41,081 2:59
16 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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.
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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
2001 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 135 79 56 .585 0.0 697 613 84 W2 36-30 43-26 1 3 4 Yes Lost World Series (Diamondbacks)
2001 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 133 71 62 .534 7.0 653 593 60 L6 35-32 36-30 2 5 12 Yes dnq
2001 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 135 65 70 .481 14.0 643 648 -5 L2 34-34 31-36 3 9 18 -- dnq
2001 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 134 55 79 .410 23.5 576 686 -110 W1 28-38 27-41 4 12 26 -- dnq
2001 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 135 48 87 .356 31.0 541 775 -234 L3 20-47 28-40 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
2001 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 134 76 58 .567 0.0 749 676 73 L1 39-27 37-31 1 4 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Mariners)
2001 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 135 71 64 .526 5.5 646 642 4 W1 30-35 41-29 2 6 14 -- dnq
2001 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 133 68 65 .511 7.5 627 654 -27 W1 32-36 36-29 3 7 15 -- dnq
2001 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 133 55 78 .414 20.5 615 733 -118 W2 23-42 32-36 4 11 25 -- dnq
2001 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 135 54 81 .400 22.5 607 707 -100 L1 25-41 29-40 5 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
2001 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 135 96 39 .711 0.0 768 536 232 L1 51-19 45-20 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
2001 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 135 79 56 .585 17.0 715 554 161 W6 41-28 38-28 2 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
2001 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 135 69 66 .511 27.0 589 577 12 L4 34-36 35-30 3 8 16 -- dnq
2001 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 135 61 74 .452 35.0 761 793 -32 W2 28-40 33-34 4 10 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
2001 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 134 72 62 .537 0.0 595 537 58 L2 39-25 33-37 1 7 11 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Diamondbacks)
2001 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 134 71 63 .530 1.0 638 617 21 L3 31-37 40-26 2 8 13 -- dnq
2001 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 135 64 71 .474 8.5 509 605 -96 W3 25-40 39-31 3 10 19 -- dnq
2001 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 134 62 72 .463 10.0 633 622 11 L3 25-46 37-26 4 11 20 -- dnq
2001 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 134 58 76 .433 14.0 565 679 -114 W2 29-41 29-35 5 14 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
2001 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 134 79 55 .590 0.0 713 640 73 W5 40-26 39-29 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
2001 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 134 75 59 .560 4.0 614 564 50 W3 34-33 41-26 2 3 7 Yes dnq
2001 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 134 73 61 .545 6.0 664 596 68 W3 28-36 45-25 3 5 9 -- Lost in 1st Round (Diamondbacks)
2001 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 133 59 74 .444 19.5 610 628 -18 L1 28-36 31-38 4 13 22 -- dnq
2001 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 134 54 80 .403 25.0 637 708 -71 W1 32-35 22-45 5 15 27 -- dnq
2001 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 133 49 84 .368 29.5 536 713 -177 L2 19-51 30-33 6 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
2001 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 135 78 57 .578 0.0 661 547 114 L1 39-27 39-30 1 2 5 Yes Won World Series (Yankees)
2001 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 135 74 61 .548 4.0 665 640 25 L1 32-37 42-24 2 4 8 Yes dnq
2001 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 135 73 62 .541 5.0 640 624 16 L1 34-32 39-30 3 6 10 -- dnq
2001 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 135 67 68 .496 11.0 679 656 23 W1 37-31 30-37 4 9 17 -- dnq
2001 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 133 59 74 .444 18.0 758 741 17 W1 27-41 32-33 5 12 23 -- dnq
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
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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.
  • 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
Julio Franco Atlanta Braves Hist Sold by Mexico City Tigers (Mexican) to Atlanta Braves
Lyle Mouton Houston Astros Hist Traded by Detroit Tigers to Houston Astros for future considerations
Randy Velarde New York Yankees Hist Traded from Texas Rangers to New York Yankees for Randy Flores (10/12/2001) and Rosman Garcia (10/11/2001)
Rudy Seanez Atlanta Braves Hist Traded from San Diego Padres to Atlanta Braves for Winston Abreu (9/6/2001)
Guillermo Mota Montreal Expos Hist Activated from Disabled List
Tom Martin New York Mets Hist Activated from Disabled List
David Lee San Diego Padres Hist Activated from Disabled List
7 record(s)