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Wednesday, May 8,2002

Wednesday, May 8,2002

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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
2002 reg season 2002-05-08 Detroit Tigers  2 Anaheim Angels  3 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Troy Percival Fernando Rodney -- 14,722 2:48
2002 reg season 2002-05-08 Cleveland Indians  6 Baltimore Orioles  2 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Danys Baez Scott Erickson -- 29,361 2:57
2002 reg season 2002-05-08 Kansas City Royals  1 Minnesota Twins  3 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Brad Radke Jeremy Affeldt -- 13,026 2:19
2002 reg season 2002-05-08 Boston Red Sox  12 Oakland Athletics  6 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis John Burkett Erik Hiljus -- 40,155 3:31
2002 reg season 2002-05-08 Toronto Blue Jays  4 Seattle Mariners  5 box | pbp Safeco Field Kazuhiro Sasaki Scott Eyre -- 35,190 3:39
2002 reg season 2002-05-08 New York Yankees  7 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  2 box | pbp Tropicana Field Roger Clemens Delvin James -- 15,263 2:35
2002 reg season 2002-05-08 Chicago White Sox  5 Texas Rangers  3 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Mark Buehrle Doug Davis -- 21,305 2:49
2002 reg season 2002-05-08 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Arizona Diamondbacks  4 box | pbp Chase Field Curt Schilling Kip Wells Byung-Hyun Kim 31,343 2:44
2002 reg season 2002-05-08 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 Atlanta Braves  1 box | pbp Turner Field Odalis Perez Kevin Millwood Eric Gagne 22,163 2:29
2002 reg season 2002-05-08 St. Louis Cardinals  3 Chicago Cubs  2 box | pbp Wrigley Field Matt Morris Juan Cruz Jason Isringhausen 33,473 3:06
2002 reg season 2002-05-08 Milwaukee Brewers  5 Cincinnati Reds  14 box | pbp Cinergy Field Jose Acevedo Nick Neugebauer -- 15,691 3:10
2002 reg season 2002-05-08 San Diego Padres  4 Florida Marlins  7 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Oswaldo Mairena Jeremy Fikac Vladimir Nunez 6,915 3:05
2002 reg season 2002-05-08 Colorado Rockies  5 Montreal Expos  0 box | pbp Stade Olympique Shawn Chacon Carl Pavano -- 5,220 2:28
2002 reg season 2002-05-08 San Francisco Giants  8 New York Mets  2 box | pbp Shea Stadium Kirk Rueter Shawn Estes -- 29,267 2:49
2002 reg season 2002-05-08 Houston Astros  3 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Jose Mesa Nelson Cruz -- 13,216 3:13
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
2002 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 30 23 7 .767 0.0 190 110 80 W8 15-2 8-5 1 1 1 Yes dnq
2002 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 34 20 14 .588 5.0 174 130 44 W2 11-8 9-6 2 5 9 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Angels)
2002 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 34 17 17 .500 8.0 157 154 3 L1 8-8 9-9 3 9 18 -- dnq
2002 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 31 10 21 .323 13.5 146 206 -60 L1 6-9 4-12 4 12 27 -- dnq
2002 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 32 9 23 .281 15.0 119 170 -51 L13 2-12 7-11 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
2002 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 35 22 13 .629 0.0 172 162 10 W1 6-10 16-3 1 3 5 Yes Lost ALCS (Angels)
2002 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 34 21 13 .618 0.5 211 171 40 W2 9-9 12-4 2 4 6 Yes dnq
2002 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 34 17 17 .500 4.5 150 171 -21 W1 8-10 9-7 3 8 16 -- dnq
2002 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 32 11 21 .344 9.5 126 176 -50 L1 4-14 7-7 4 11 26 -- dnq
2002 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 31 9 22 .290 11.0 125 172 -47 L1 5-12 4-10 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
2002 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 33 23 10 .697 0.0 199 154 45 W1 14-2 9-8 1 2 2 Yes dnq
2002 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 33 17 16 .515 6.0 162 165 -3 L2 7-8 10-8 2 6 12 -- Lost in 1st Round (Twins)
2002 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 32 16 16 .500 6.5 160 145 15 W1 9-6 7-10 3 7 17 -- Won World Series (Giants)
2002 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 33 14 19 .424 9.0 154 159 -5 L2 7-8 7-11 4 10 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
2002 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 33 18 15 .545 0.0 169 150 19 W3 8-8 10-7 1 6 11 Yes dnq
2002 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 33 18 15 .545 0.0 139 127 12 L4 8-8 10-7 2 5 10 Yes dnq
2002 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 33 17 16 .515 1.0 164 153 11 L6 7-8 10-8 3 8 13 -- dnq
2002 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 34 16 18 .471 2.5 121 136 -15 L2 8-8 8-10 4 10 19 -- Lost in 1st Round (Giants)
2002 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 33 14 19 .424 4.0 143 167 -24 W5 3-12 11-7 5 13 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
2002 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 33 20 13 .606 0.0 146 130 16 W3 8-7 12-6 1 3 7 Yes dnq
2002 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 32 16 16 .500 3.5 110 138 -28 L2 9-8 7-8 2 9 15 -- dnq
2002 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 34 15 19 .441 5.5 147 164 -17 W1 7-12 8-7 3 11 20 -- Lost NLCS (Giants)
2002 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 32 14 18 .438 5.5 158 153 5 L2 7-10 7-8 4 12 21 -- dnq
2002 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 32 13 19 .406 6.5 124 129 -5 L1 7-8 6-11 5 15 25 -- dnq
2002 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 34 9 25 .265 11.5 121 174 -53 L4 2-16 7-9 6 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
2002 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 32 21 11 .656 0.0 153 100 53 W6 10-7 11-4 1 1 3 Yes Lost World Series (Angels)
2002 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 34 22 12 .647 0.0 176 146 30 W2 10-6 12-6 2 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
2002 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 33 20 13 .606 1.5 124 106 18 W2 12-5 8-8 3 4 8 -- dnq
2002 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 33 17 16 .515 4.5 118 130 -12 L2 6-12 11-4 4 7 14 -- dnq
2002 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 33 14 19 .424 7.5 149 159 -10 W2 5-12 9-7 5 14 22 -- 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
  • 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
Kevin Nicholson St. Louis Cardinals Hist Signed to minor league contract
Bobby Smith -- Hist Released by Devil Rays
Darrin Fletcher Toronto Blue Jays Injury DL - Right ankle sprain *While crossing the street*
Nelson Figueroa Milwaukee Brewers Injury DL - Sprained ankle *Slipped on the warning track during batting practice*
Shannon Stewart Toronto Blue Jays Injury DL - Right hamstring strain
Carl Everett Texas Rangers Injury DL - Strained right calf muscle
Paul Abbott Seattle Mariners Injury DL - Inflamed right shoulder
Donovan Osborne Chicago Cubs Injury DL - Strained left lat
Mario Valdez Oakland Athletics Hist Activated from Disabled List
Sterling Hitchcock New York Yankees Hist Activated from Disabled List
10 record(s)