Baseball on this Date - Friday August 29,2003

Standings as of 2003-08-29.

Record in remaining games at far right

Rk	Lg	MLB	AL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2003 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	2	New York Yankees	132	80	52	.606	--	715	606	109	42-24	39-28	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Torre	Brian Cashman	Yankee Stadium I	30	21	9	.700
2	3	5	Boston Red Sox	134	78	56	.582	3.0	810	685	125	32-34	46-22	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Grady Little	Theo Epstein	Fenway Park	28	17	11	.607
3	8	18	Toronto Blue Jays	134	66	68	.493	15.0	744	722	22	37-32	29-36	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Carlos Tosca	J.P. Ricciardi	SkyDome	28	20	8	.714
4	10	22	Baltimore Orioles	134	61	73	.455	20.0	648	664	-16	28-41	33-32	L6	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Mike Hargrove	Mike Flanagan	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	28	10	18	.357
5	13	29	Tampa Bay Rays	133	53	80	.398	27.5	594	719	-125	24-43	29-37	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Lou Piniella	Chuck Lamar	Tropicana Field	29	10	19	.345
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2003 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	5	9	Kansas City Royals	133	70	63	.526	--	689	705	-16	33-32	37-31	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Tony Pena	Allard Baird	Kauffman Stadium	29	13	16	.448
2	6	10	Chicago White Sox	135	71	64	.526	--	652	604	48	28-41	43-23	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jerry Manuel	Kenny Williams	U.S. Cellular Field	27	15	12	.556
3	7	11	Minnesota Twins	134	70	64	.522	0.5	648	638	10	35-32	35-32	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ron Gardenhire	Terry Ryan	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	28	20	8	.714
4	12	25	Cleveland Indians	135	60	75	.444	11.0	585	644	-59	26-40	34-35	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Eric Wedge	Mark Shapiro	Jacobs Field	27	8	19	.296
5	14	30	Detroit Tigers	133	34	99	.256	36.0	471	747	-276	18-51	16-48	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Alan Trammell	Dave Dombrowski	Comerica Park	29	9	20	.310
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2003 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	2	4	Oakland Athletics	135	80	55	.593	--	638	524	114	32-34	48-21	W7	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ken Macha	Billy Beane	Network Associates Coliseum	27	16	11	.593
2	4	6	Seattle Mariners	135	78	57	.578	2.0	672	544	128	37-28	41-29	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Pat Gillick	Safeco Field	27	15	12	.556
3	9	19	Anaheim Angels	135	65	70	.481	15.0	637	608	29	27-39	38-31	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Bill Stoneman	Edison International Field	27	12	15	.444
4	11	23	Texas Rangers	135	61	74	.452	19.0	701	825	-124	26-43	35-31	L4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Buck Showalter	John Hart	The Ballpark in Arlington	27	10	17	.370
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2003 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	1	Atlanta Braves	134	85	49	.634	--	755	619	136	39-28	46-21	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bobby Cox	John Schuerholz	Turner Field	28	16	12	.571
3	3	8	Philadelphia Phillies	134	71	63	.530	14.0	636	562	74	32-37	39-26	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Larry Bowa	Ed Wade	Veterans Stadium	28	15	13	.536
2	4	7	Florida Marlins	134	71	63	.530	14.0	619	585	34	30-38	41-25	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Larry Beinfest	Pro Player Stadium	28	20	8	.714
4	8	15	Montreal Expos	136	71	65	.522	15.0	613	597	16	25-42	46-23	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Omar Minaya	Olympic Stadium,Hiram Bithorn Stadium	26	12	14	.462
5	13	24	New York Mets	132	59	73	.447	25.0	565	644	-79	30-38	29-36	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Art Howe	Jim Duquette	Shea Stadium	29	7	22	.241
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2003 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
2	6	12	St. Louis Cardinals	134	70	64	.522	--	726	671	55	30-36	40-28	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Tony La Russa	Walt Jocketty	Busch Stadium II	28	15	13	.536
1	7	14	Houston Astros	134	70	64	.522	--	649	563	86	29-36	41-28	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Gerry Hunsicker	Minute Maid Park	28	17	11	.607
3	10	17	Chicago Cubs	133	69	64	.519	0.5	581	573	8	36-32	33-32	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dusty Baker	Jim Hendry	Wrigley Field	29	19	10	.655
4	12	21	Pittsburgh Pirates	132	62	70	.470	7.0	623	656	-33	30-34	32-36	W4	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Lloyd McClendon	Dave Littlefield	PNC Park	30	13	17	.433
5	14	26	Cincinnati Reds	134	59	75	.440	11.0	594	733	-139	28-37	31-38	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dave Miley		Great American Ballpark	28	10	18	.357
6	15	27	Milwaukee Brewers	134	58	76	.433	12.0	597	708	-111	31-37	27-39	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Ned Yost	Douglas Melvin	Miller Park	28	10	18	.357
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	2003 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	2	3	San Francisco Giants	133	80	53	.602	--	606	538	68	34-34	46-19	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Felipe Alou	Brian Sabean	Pac Bell Park	28	20	8	.714
2	5	13	Arizona Diamondbacks	134	70	64	.522	10.5	592	547	45	30-36	40-28	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bob Brenly	Joe Garagiola	Bank One Ballpark	28	14	14	.500
3	9	16	Los Angeles Dodgers	133	69	64	.519	11.0	465	446	19	31-35	38-29	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jim Tracy	Dan Evans	Dodger Stadium	29	16	13	.552
4	11	20	Colorado Rockies	137	65	72	.474	17.0	727	731	-4	20-48	45-24	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Clint Hurdle	Daniel O'Dowd	Coors Field	25	9	16	.360
5	16	28	San Diego Padres	135	54	81	.400	27.0	555	699	-144	26-43	28-38	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bruce Bochy	Kevin Towers	Qualcomm Stadium	27	10	17	.370

Player Name	Pos	Age	Transaction Description	Roster for Current Team
Francisco Mateo	P	19.114	Signed as nondrafted free agent by Blue Jays
John Peabody	OF	18.005	On disabled list
Anthony Reyes	P	21.317	signed
Sam Taulli	P	23.345	Voluntarily retired
Mike Venafro	P	30.027	Released by Astros.
Andy Wilson	2B	28.017	Contract purchased by Diamondbacks from San Angelo
Jaret Wright	P	27.244	Claimed on waivers by Braves from Padres.

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