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Wednesday, August 12,2009

Wednesday, August 12,2009

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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
2009 reg season 2009-08-12 New York Mets  6 Arizona Diamondbacks  4 box | pbp Chase Field Pedro Feliciano Jon Rauch Francisco Rodriguez 22,320 3:33
2009 reg season 2009-08-12 Washington Nationals  2 Atlanta Braves  6 box | pbp Turner Field Derek Lowe Jorge Sosa -- 17,886 2:34
2009 reg season 2009-08-12 Philadelphia Phillies  12 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Pedro Martinez Jeff Samardzija -- 41,133 2:55
2009 reg season 2009-08-12 Pittsburgh Pirates  0 Colorado Rockies  8 box | pbp Coors Field Ubaldo Jimenez Kevin Hart -- 29,430 2:49
2009 reg season 2009-08-12 Houston Astros  14 Florida Marlins  6 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Bud Norris Ricky Nolasco -- 21,122 3:31
2009 reg season 2009-08-12 San Diego Padres  6 Milwaukee Brewers  5 box | pbp Miller Park Kevin Correia Todd Coffey Heath Bell 38,753 3:09
2009 reg season 2009-08-12 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 San Francisco Giants  4 box | pbp AT&T Park Brian Wilson Guillermo Mota -- 43,300 3:28
2009 reg season 2009-08-12 Cincinnati Reds  2 St. Louis Cardinals  5 box | pbp Busch Stadium III Chris Carpenter Homer Bailey Ryan Franklin 40,328 2:44
2009 reg season 2009-08-12 Tampa Bay Rays  5 Los Angeles Angels  10 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Jason Bulger Grant Balfour -- 37,859 3:14
2009 reg season 2009-08-12 Oakland Athletics  6 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Vin Mazzaro Jason Berken Andrew Bailey 19,128 2:36
2009 reg season 2009-08-12 Detroit Tigers  2 Boston Red Sox  8 box | pbp Fenway Park Josh Beckett Zach Miner -- 38,124 2:57
2009 reg season 2009-08-12 Texas Rangers  5 Cleveland Indians  0 box | pbp Progressive Field Tommy Hunter Fausto Carmona -- 18,794 2:36
2009 reg season 2009-08-12 Kansas City Royals  1 Minnesota Twins  7 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Francisco Liriano Brian Bannister -- 30,105 2:18
2009 reg season 2009-08-12 Toronto Blue Jays  3 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Yankee Stadium II Chad Gaudin Shawn Camp -- 47,113 3:56
2009 reg season 2009-08-12 Chicago White Sox  0 Seattle Mariners  1 box | pbp Safeco Field Chris Jakubauskas Tony Pena -- 24,427 3:52
15 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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.
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
2009 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 114 70 44 .614 0.0 634 538 96 W2 38-21 32-23 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Philadelphia)
2009 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 113 60 53 .531 9.5 583 499 84 W3 35-20 25-33 2 4 7 Yes Lost in ALDS (LA Angels)
2009 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 114 56 58 .491 14.0 594 525 69 W1 35-19 21-39 3 9 20 -- dnq
2009 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 113 55 58 .487 14.5 547 507 40 L2 30-27 25-31 4 10 22 -- dnq
2009 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 114 48 66 .421 22.0 519 604 -85 L1 27-30 21-36 5 14 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
2009 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 113 59 54 .522 0.0 562 555 7 W2 36-20 23-34 1 5 13 Yes Lost in ALDS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 113 58 55 .513 1.0 525 520 5 L3 34-20 24-35 2 6 16 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 113 51 62 .451 8.0 577 597 -20 L1 26-30 25-32 3 11 25 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 115 51 64 .443 9.0 529 522 7 L1 30-30 21-34 4 12 26 -- dnq
2009 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 113 49 64 .434 10.0 459 579 -120 L5 30-31 19-33 5 13 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
2009 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 112 62 50 .554 0.0 537 488 49 W1 35-23 27-27 1 2 3 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 114 63 51 .553 0.0 455 497 -42 W1 35-20 28-31 2 3 5 Yes dnq
2009 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 112 57 55 .509 5.0 638 560 78 L1 30-28 27-27 3 7 17 -- Lost in ALCS (NY Yankees)
2009 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 114 57 57 .500 6.0 523 551 -28 W1 28-26 29-31 4 8 19 -- 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
2009 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 114 61 53 .535 0.0 537 545 -8 W3 35-23 26-30 1 3 6 Yes dnq
2009 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 111 58 53 .523 1.5 585 513 72 L1 28-30 30-23 2 8 12 -- Lost World Series (NY Yankees)
2009 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 114 59 55 .518 2.0 490 526 -36 W1 33-22 26-33 3 10 15 -- dnq
2009 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 114 58 56 .509 3.0 511 463 48 W5 29-26 29-30 4 11 18 -- dnq
2009 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 114 45 69 .395 16.0 520 621 -101 L2 28-31 17-38 5 15 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
2009 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 113 60 53 .531 0.0 530 568 -38 L1 28-27 32-26 1 4 8 Yes dnq
2009 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 114 60 54 .526 0.5 486 542 -56 L3 35-24 25-30 2 6 10 -- dnq
2009 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 116 61 55 .526 0.5 516 472 44 W1 33-24 28-31 3 7 11 -- Lost in NLDS (LA Dodgers)
2009 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 112 58 54 .518 1.5 495 482 13 W1 35-19 23-35 4 9 14 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 113 52 61 .460 8.0 448 537 -89 L1 29-25 23-36 5 13 23 -- dnq
2009 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 113 41 72 .363 19.0 464 515 -51 L1 25-30 16-42 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
2009 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 115 64 51 .557 0.0 567 452 115 L1 34-24 30-27 1 1 2 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 114 63 51 .553 0.5 455 425 30 W1 39-20 24-31 2 2 4 Yes dnq
2009 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 114 60 54 .526 3.5 573 502 71 W1 27-27 33-27 3 5 9 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2009 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 115 56 59 .487 8.0 523 547 -24 L1 34-26 22-33 4 12 21 -- dnq
2009 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 115 52 63 .452 12.0 441 571 -130 W1 30-30 22-33 5 14 24 -- 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
Colin Kleven Philadelphia Phillies DL-7 Signed out of draft (British Columbia HS)
Luis Liria Chicago White Sox Minors Assigned to Azl Cubs [Ariz] (Rk)
Matt DeSalvo Florida Marlins Hist Signed to Minor League contract
Jon Meloan Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Claimed on waivers from Rays by Pirates
Sidney Ponson -- Hist Granted free agency
R.J. Swindle Cleveland Indians Hist Claimed on waivers from Rays by Indians
Jason Waddell Detroit Tigers Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2009-2009 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Esteban Yan Florida Marlins Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2009-2009 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Rich Aurilia San Francisco Giants Injury DL - Left ankle inflammation *Chronic*
Wesley Wright Houston Astros Injury DL - left shoulder strain
Evan Meek Pittsburgh Pirates Injury DL - Strained left oblique
LaTroy Hawkins Houston Astros Hist Activated from Disabled List
Pedro Martinez Philadelphia Phillies Hist Activated from Disabled List
Lance Berkman Houston Astros Hist Activated from Disabled List
Nate Schierholtz San Francisco Giants Hist Activated from Disabled List
Nick Hundley San Diego Padres Hist Activated from Disabled List
Randy Henry Baltimore Orioles Minors Signed out of draft (South Mountain CC)
Kyung-Min Na Chicago Cubs Minors Signed as undrafted free agent (South Korea)
18 record(s)