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Wednesday, May 17,2006

Wednesday, May 17,2006

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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 2006-05-17 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Los Angeles Angels  0 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Casey Janssen Kelvim Escobar B.J. Ryan 38,767 2:26
2006 reg season 2006-05-17 Boston Red Sox  3 Baltimore Orioles  4 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Erik Bedard Tim Wakefield Chris Ray 32,089 2:26
2006 reg season 2006-05-17 Kansas City Royals  0 Cleveland Indians  5 box | pbp Progressive Field Jake Westbrook Jeremy Affeldt -- 15,064 2:09
2006 reg season 2006-05-17 Minnesota Twins  0 Detroit Tigers  2 box | pbp Comerica Park Justin Verlander Johan Santana Todd Jones 16,669 2:02
2006 reg season 2006-05-17 Texas Rangers  3 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Chien-Ming Wang Kameron Loe Mariano Rivera 52,547 2:34
2006 reg season 2006-05-17 Seattle Mariners  2 Oakland Athletics  7 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Barry Zito Jamie Moyer -- 19,208 2:32
2006 reg season 2006-05-17 Chicago White Sox  5 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  2 box | pbp Tropicana Field Jon Garland Ruddy Lugo Bobby Jenks 11,607 2:39
2006 reg season 2006-05-17 San Diego Padres  14 Arizona Diamondbacks  10 box | pbp Chase Field Mike Thompson Juan Cruz -- 18,012 3:02
2006 reg season 2006-05-17 Florida Marlins  4 Atlanta Braves  6 box | pbp Turner Field Oscar Villarreal Randy Messenger -- 25,647 3:36
2006 reg season 2006-05-17 Washington Nationals  0 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Sean Marshall Zach Day -- 39,757 2:40
2006 reg season 2006-05-17 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 Colorado Rockies  2 box | pbp Coors Field Brad Penny Jason Jennings Danys Baez 30,296 3:04
2006 reg season 2006-05-17 San Francisco Giants  10 Houston Astros  1 box | pbp Minute Maid Park Matt Morris Fernando Nieve -- 36,327 2:35
2006 reg season 2006-05-17 Philadelphia Phillies  7 Milwaukee Brewers  8 box | pbp Miller Park Jose Capellan Arthur Rhodes -- 20,874 2:57
2006 reg season 2006-05-17 Cincinnati Reds  2 Pittsburgh Pirates  7 box | pbp PNC Park Oliver Perez Bronson Arroyo -- 14,897 2:53
2006 reg season 2006-05-17 New York Mets  0 St. Louis Cardinals  1 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Mark Mulder Steve Trachsel Jason Isringhausen 40,573 2:32
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
2006 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 38 23 15 .605 0.0 204 179 25 L1 12-9 11-6 1 4 5 Yes dnq
2006 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 38 23 15 .605 0.0 223 169 54 W2 9-8 14-7 2 3 6 Yes Lost ALDS (Tigers)
2006 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 39 22 17 .564 1.5 223 194 29 W1 9-9 13-8 3 5 8 -- dnq
2006 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 41 19 22 .463 5.5 210 242 -32 W1 5-10 14-12 4 9 21 -- dnq
2006 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 40 16 24 .400 8.0 165 224 -59 L1 8-13 8-11 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 39 27 12 .692 0.0 222 177 45 W1 12-8 14-5 1 1 1 Yes dnq
2006 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 39 26 13 .667 1.0 193 131 62 W6 16-7 10-6 2 2 2 -- Lost World Series (Cardinals)
2006 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 40 19 21 .475 8.5 236 211 25 W2 9-12 10-9 3 8 20 -- dnq
2006 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 40 17 23 .425 10.5 182 220 -38 L4 5-15 12-8 4 10 24 -- Lost ALDS (Athletics)
2006 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 37 9 28 .243 17.0 138 222 -84 L5 2-19 8-8 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 Oakland Athletics franchise | log 39 20 19 .513 0.0 186 185 1 W3 11-9 9-10 1 7 16 Yes Lost ALCS (Tigers)
2006 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 39 20 19 .513 0.0 209 196 13 L2 11-7 9-12 2 6 15 Yes dnq
2006 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 40 17 23 .425 3.5 172 194 -22 L1 9-12 8-11 3 11 23 -- dnq
2006 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 41 17 24 .415 4.0 180 199 -19 L2 8-11 9-13 4 12 25 -- 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 39 24 15 .615 0.0 196 162 34 L1 12-9 12-6 1 2 4 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
2006 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 39 22 17 .564 2.0 187 190 -3 L2 10-6 12-11 2 4 9 Yes dnq
2006 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 40 20 20 .500 4.5 212 191 21 W3 9-14 11-6 3 12 19 -- dnq
2006 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 40 13 27 .325 11.5 170 202 -32 L2 10-17 3-10 4 15 28 -- dnq
2006 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 38 11 27 .289 12.5 180 216 -36 L3 8-13 3-14 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
2006 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 40 25 15 .625 0.0 195 151 44 W1 8-8 17-7 1 1 3 Yes Won World Series (Tigers)
2006 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 40 23 17 .575 2.0 201 201 0 L5 11-9 12-8 2 3 7 Yes dnq
2006 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 41 22 19 .537 3.5 194 207 -13 L3 6-11 16-8 3 8 12 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 40 21 19 .525 4.0 202 197 5 W3 6-12 15-7 4 9 14 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 39 17 22 .436 7.5 148 188 -40 W2 7-13 10-9 5 13 22 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 40 13 27 .325 12.0 162 201 -39 W2 3-17 10-10 6 14 27 -- 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 San Diego Padres franchise | log 41 23 18 .561 0.0 193 173 20 W1 13-6 10-12 1 5 10 Yes Lost NLDS (Cardinals)
2006 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 40 22 18 .550 0.5 205 182 23 L1 10-10 12-8 2 6 11 -- dnq
2006 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 41 22 19 .537 1.0 187 189 -2 L1 12-9 10-10 3 7 13 -- dnq
2006 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 41 21 20 .512 2.0 205 182 23 W1 11-10 10-10 4 10 18 -- Lost NLDS (Mets)
2006 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 41 21 20 .512 2.0 204 209 -5 W3 10-10 11-10 5 11 17 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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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.
  • 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
Jaye Chapman Atlanta Braves Hist Signed out of draft (Florida HS)
Erubiel Durazo -- Hist Released by Rangers
Raul Valdes -- Hist Released by Cubs
J.J. Hardy Milwaukee Brewers Injury DL - severe sprain of the distal ligament in his right ankle *Sliding into catcher Sal Fasano on a play at the plate*
Kyle Davies Atlanta Braves Injury DL - Right groin surgery
5 record(s)