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Friday, August 18,2006

Friday, August 18,2006

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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 2006-08-18 Seattle Mariners  0 Los Angeles Angels  3 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Jered Weaver Felix Hernandez Francisco Rodriguez 44,072 2:48
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 Toronto Blue Jays  2 Baltimore Orioles  7 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Kris Benson Scott Downs -- 22,679 2:25
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 New York Yankees  12 Boston Red Sox  4 box | pbp Fenway Park Chien-Ming Wang Jason Johnson -- 36,325 3:55
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 New York Yankees  14 Boston Red Sox  11 box | pbp Fenway Park Mike Myers Mike Timlin -- 36,071 4:45
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 Texas Rangers  2 Detroit Tigers  1 box | pbp Comerica Park Kevin Millwood Zach Miner Akinori Otsuka 39,327 2:34
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 Oakland Athletics  1 Kansas City Royals  7 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Luke Hudson Joe Blanton -- 0 2:43
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 Oakland Athletics  3 Kansas City Royals  5 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Ambiorix Burgos Huston Street Joe Nelson 23,952 3:04
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 Chicago White Sox  3 Minnesota Twins  7 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Pat Neshek Freddy Garcia -- 43,204 2:45
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 Cleveland Indians  5 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  6 box | pbp Tropicana Field Seth McClung Brian Sikorski -- 15,405 2:44
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 St. Louis Cardinals  11 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Jason Marquis Carlos Marmol -- 40,346 2:52
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 Pittsburgh Pirates  7 Cincinnati Reds  3 box | pbp Great American Ballpark Ian Snell Chris Michalak -- 31,718 2:51
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 Atlanta Braves  6 Florida Marlins  1 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Tim Hudson Scott Olsen -- 19,161 2:35
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 Houston Astros  2 Milwaukee Brewers  3 box | pbp Miller Park Francisco Cordero Brad Lidge -- 30,294 2:50
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 Colorado Rockies  3 New York Mets  6 box | pbp Shea Stadium Steve Trachsel Byung-Hyun Kim Billy Wagner 35,325 2:43
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 Washington Nationals  6 Philadelphia Phillies  4 box | pbp Citizens Bank Park Tony Armas Brett Myers Chad Cordero 30,123 3:10
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 Arizona Diamondbacks  2 San Diego Padres  8 box | pbp PETCO Park Woody Williams Enrique Gonzalez -- 35,196 2:35
2006 reg season 2006-08-18 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 San Francisco Giants  7 box | pbp AT&T Park Jason Schmidt Brad Penny -- 42,862 2:37
17 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 120 72 48 .600 0.0 672 570 102 W2 33-25 39-23 1 3 4 Yes Lost ALDS (Tigers)
2006 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 121 69 52 .570 3.5 673 621 52 L2 30-31 39-21 2 5 6 -- dnq
2006 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 122 65 57 .533 8.0 628 586 42 L1 27-33 38-24 3 7 9 -- dnq
2006 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 122 54 68 .443 19.0 594 680 -86 W3 23-37 31-31 4 12 25 -- dnq
2006 AL East Tampa Bay Devil Rays franchise | log 122 49 73 .402 24.0 529 649 -120 W1 18-45 31-28 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
2006 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 122 79 43 .648 0.0 619 479 140 L1 41-23 38-20 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Cardinals)
2006 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 121 73 48 .603 5.5 684 586 98 L1 31-26 41-23 2 2 3 Yes dnq
2006 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 121 71 50 .587 7.5 611 537 74 W1 28-31 43-19 3 4 5 Yes Lost ALDS (Athletics)
2006 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 121 54 67 .446 24.5 655 603 52 L1 22-37 32-30 4 11 24 -- dnq
2006 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 124 44 80 .355 36.0 566 739 -173 W2 17-46 28-33 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 122 68 54 .557 0.0 549 539 10 L2 32-28 36-26 1 6 7 Yes Lost ALCS (Tigers)
2006 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 123 64 59 .520 4.5 595 578 17 W2 35-31 29-28 2 8 11 -- dnq
2006 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 123 63 60 .512 5.5 648 606 42 W1 32-29 31-31 3 9 12 -- dnq
2006 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 122 56 66 .459 12.0 555 584 -29 L9 25-37 31-29 4 10 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
2006 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 121 73 48 .603 0.0 634 546 88 W2 37-26 36-22 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Cardinals)
2006 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 121 59 62 .488 14.0 634 627 7 L2 28-27 31-35 2 7 16 -- dnq
2006 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 121 57 64 .471 16.0 627 615 12 W2 32-33 25-31 3 12 21 -- dnq
2006 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 121 56 65 .463 17.0 560 581 -21 L1 29-36 27-29 4 13 22 -- dnq
2006 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 122 54 68 .443 19.5 557 624 -67 W1 24-38 30-30 5 14 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 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 121 65 56 .537 0.0 590 579 11 W2 30-32 35-24 1 2 8 Yes Won World Series (Tigers)
2006 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 122 62 60 .508 3.5 597 631 -34 L2 31-28 31-32 2 4 13 Yes dnq
2006 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 122 58 64 .475 7.5 552 561 -9 L1 24-33 34-31 3 11 20 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 122 58 64 .475 7.5 552 634 -82 W1 23-39 35-25 4 10 19 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 121 52 69 .430 13.0 512 627 -115 L1 27-37 25-32 5 15 27 -- dnq
2006 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 122 47 75 .385 18.5 539 612 -73 W1 15-45 32-30 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 Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 122 64 58 .525 0.0 606 561 45 L2 25-32 39-26 1 3 10 Yes Lost NLDS (Mets)
2006 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 122 61 61 .500 3.0 604 613 -9 L2 31-30 30-31 2 5 15 Yes dnq
2006 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 122 61 61 .500 3.0 546 542 4 W1 32-26 29-35 3 6 14 -- Lost NLDS (Cardinals)
2006 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 122 59 63 .484 5.0 560 539 21 L1 27-34 32-29 4 9 18 -- dnq
2006 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 122 59 63 .484 5.0 558 557 1 W5 27-35 32-28 5 8 17 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Chris Young Arizona Diamondbacks Active Recalled from Tucson (AAA)
Jose Vizcaino -- Hist Released by Giants
Preston Wilson St. Louis Cardinals Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2006-2006 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Adam Bernero Kansas City Royals Injury DL - right elbow inflammation
Andy Phillips New York Yankees Injury DL - strained left rib muscle
Elmer Dessens Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Jose Vidro Washington Nationals Hist Activated from Disabled List
Keith Foulke Boston Red Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
Bobby Crosby Oakland Athletics Hist Activated from Disabled List
9 record(s)