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Monday, May 8,2006

Monday, May 8,2006

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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
2006 reg season 2006-05-08 Cleveland Indians  3 Kansas City Royals  4 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Mike Wood Paul Byrd Ambiorix Burgos 9,029 2:41
2006 reg season 2006-05-08 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  3 Seattle Mariners  6 box | pbp Safeco Field Gil Meche Chad Orvella J.J. Putz 16,102 2:28
2006 reg season 2006-05-08 Minnesota Twins  4 Texas Rangers  6 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington John Koronka Brad Radke Akinori Otsuka 18,608 2:39
2006 reg season 2006-05-08 Los Angeles Angels  1 Toronto Blue Jays  5 box | pbp Rogers Centre Roy Halladay Jeff Weaver -- 18,611 1:59
2006 reg season 2006-05-08 Chicago Cubs  3 San Diego Padres  8 box | pbp PETCO Park Chris Young Greg Maddux -- 24,139 2:42
2006 reg season 2006-05-08 Houston Astros  5 San Francisco Giants  7 box | pbp AT&T Park Noah Lowry Roy Oswalt Armando Benitez 36,342 2:46
2006 reg season 2006-05-08 Colorado Rockies  6 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Jeff Francis Jason Marquis Brian Fuentes 39,007 2:35
7 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
2006 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 29 18 11 .621 0.0 183 118 65 W5 9-8 9-3 1 3 5 Yes Lost ALDS (Tigers)
2006 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 31 19 12 .613 0.0 162 150 12 W4 8-7 11-5 2 4 6 Yes dnq
2006 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 31 17 14 .548 2.0 178 162 16 W2 6-7 11-7 3 5 12 -- dnq
2006 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 33 14 19 .424 6.0 165 197 -32 L5 5-10 9-9 4 9 21 -- dnq
2006 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 33 13 20 .394 7.0 143 187 -44 L1 7-12 6-8 5 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
2006 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 31 23 8 .742 0.0 175 124 51 W2 9-5 13-4 1 1 1 Yes dnq
2006 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 32 20 12 .625 3.5 161 111 50 L2 12-6 8-6 2 2 4 Yes Lost World Series (Cardinals)
2006 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 33 17 16 .515 7.0 204 176 28 L1 9-10 8-6 3 8 16 -- dnq
2006 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 32 13 19 .406 10.5 131 182 -51 L1 3-13 10-6 4 12 25 -- Lost ALDS (Athletics)
2006 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 30 7 23 .233 15.5 101 171 -70 W1 2-14 6-8 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
2006 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 33 18 15 .545 0.0 175 157 18 W1 9-5 9-10 1 6 13 Yes dnq
2006 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 31 16 15 .516 1.0 142 148 -6 L1 9-5 7-10 2 7 15 -- Lost ALCS (Tigers)
2006 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 33 14 19 .424 4.0 131 153 -22 L2 8-11 6-8 3 10 22 -- dnq
2006 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 34 14 20 .412 4.5 143 158 -15 W1 6-8 8-12 4 11 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
2006 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 31 21 10 .677 0.0 151 124 27 L1 9-4 12-6 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
2006 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 31 17 14 .548 4.0 155 157 -2 W8 7-4 10-10 2 7 11 -- dnq
2006 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 31 13 18 .419 8.0 154 147 7 W1 7-13 6-5 3 13 23 -- dnq
2006 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 32 11 21 .344 10.5 138 163 -25 W1 8-11 3-10 4 14 27 -- dnq
2006 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 29 8 21 .276 12.0 130 156 -26 L3 6-9 2-12 5 15 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
2006 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 32 21 11 .656 0.0 176 156 20 W1 11-7 10-4 1 2 3 Yes dnq
2006 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 33 20 13 .606 1.5 160 126 34 L1 8-8 12-5 2 3 7 Yes Won World Series (Tigers)
2006 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 32 19 13 .594 2.0 156 146 10 L4 5-9 14-4 3 5 9 Yes dnq
2006 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 32 16 16 .500 5.0 158 153 5 L3 5-10 11-6 4 9 17 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 31 14 17 .452 6.5 119 149 -30 L7 6-11 8-6 5 12 20 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 33 9 24 .273 12.5 122 168 -46 L1 3-17 6-7 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
2006 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 33 20 13 .606 0.0 166 153 13 W4 11-5 9-8 1 4 8 Yes dnq
2006 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 32 18 14 .563 1.5 166 134 32 L1 8-7 10-7 2 6 10 -- dnq
2006 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 32 17 15 .531 2.5 134 134 0 W9 9-4 8-11 3 8 14 -- Lost NLDS (Cardinals)
2006 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 32 15 17 .469 4.5 156 144 12 W3 7-8 8-9 4 10 18 -- Lost NLDS (Mets)
2006 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 32 15 17 .469 4.5 144 175 -31 W1 7-10 8-7 5 11 19 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
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  • 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.
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  • 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
Matt Blank Florida Marlins Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Jeff Fassero -- Hist Released by Giants
Joe Mays -- Hist Released by Royals
Simon Castro San Diego Padres Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Darin Erstad Los Angeles Angels Injury DL - Bone spur in right foot
Larry Bigbie St. Louis Cardinals Hist Activated from Disabled List
Juan Rivera Los Angeles Angels Hist Activated from Disabled List
Noah Lowry San Francisco Giants Hist Activated from Disabled List
Denny Bautista Kansas City Royals Hist Activated from Disabled List
9 record(s)