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Sunday, August 9,1970

Sunday, August 9,1970

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Based on data sourced from Retrosheet.org.

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Games on this date
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  • 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.
year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Detroit Tigers  4 Boston Red Sox  7 box | pbp Fenway Park Ray Culp Mickey Lolich Gary Wagner 27,188 2:21
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 California Angels  5 Chicago White Sox  0 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Clyde Wright Tommy John Mel Queen 0 2:15
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 California Angels  6 Chicago White Sox  3 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Tom Murphy Jerry Crider Eddie Fisher 8,502 2:30
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Milwaukee Brewers  4 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Municipal Stadium Bobby Bolin Dick Drago Ken Sanders 9,492 2:15
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Oakland Athletics  3 Minnesota Twins  0 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Chuck Dobson Bert Blyleven -- 0 2:27
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Oakland Athletics  6 Minnesota Twins  3 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Jim Roland Jim Kaat Mudcat Grant 41,339 2:23
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Baltimore Orioles  4 New York Yankees  6 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Jack Aker Dick Hall -- 0 2:54
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Baltimore Orioles  12 New York Yankees  9 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Eddie Watt Ron Klimkowski Dave Leonhard 41,610 3:54
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Cleveland Indians  3 Washington Senators II  7 box | pbp Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Joe Coleman Sam McDowell -- 0 2:46
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Cleveland Indians  6 Washington Senators II  3 box | pbp Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Dennis Higgins Jackie Brown Steve Mingori 18,497 3:00
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Cincinnati Reds  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  7 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Jim Brewer Ray Washburn -- 0 2:56
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Cincinnati Reds  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  13 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Alan Foster Jim McGlothlin -- 48,277 2:38
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Chicago Cubs  4 Philadelphia Phillies  1 box | pbp Shibe Park Milt Pappas Rick Wise Phil Regan 0 2:30
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Chicago Cubs  1 Philadelphia Phillies  6 box | pbp Shibe Park Barry Lersch Larry Gura -- 19,907 2:24
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 New York Mets  3 Pittsburgh Pirates  8 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Luke Walker Nolan Ryan Orlando Pena 41,772 2:50
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Atlanta Braves  2 San Diego Padres  4 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Pat Dobson Pat Jarvis Tom Dukes 6,276 2:20
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Houston Astros  7 San Francisco Giants  5 box | pbp Candlestick Park Jack DiLauro Rich Robertson -- 0 3:39
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Houston Astros  1 San Francisco Giants  6 box | pbp Candlestick Park Gaylord Perry Tom Griffin -- 14,540 2:30
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Montreal Expos  7 St. Louis Cardinals  6 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Mike Wegener Steve Carlton Steve Renko 0 2:32
1970 reg season 1970-08-09 Montreal Expos  0 St. Louis Cardinals  4 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Jerry Reuss Bill Stoneman -- 28,479 2:42
20 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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.
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
1970 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 113 71 42 .628 0.0 566 443 123 W1 33-24 38-18 1 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Reds)
1970 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 113 61 52 .540 10.0 495 463 32 L1 29-31 32-21 2 5 8 Yes dnq
1970 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 112 60 52 .536 10.5 492 483 9 L1 26-27 34-25 3 6 9 -- dnq
1970 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 109 55 54 .505 14.0 494 483 11 W1 20-35 35-19 4 7 12 -- dnq
1970 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 114 56 58 .491 15.5 458 471 -13 W1 26-31 30-27 5 8 13 -- dnq
1970 AL East Washington Senators II franchise | log 113 51 62 .451 20.0 453 489 -36 L1 23-34 28-28 6 9 18 -- 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
1970 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 109 69 40 .633 0.0 528 404 124 L2 34-21 35-19 1 1 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Orioles)
1970 AL West California Angels franchise | log 113 64 49 .566 7.0 464 427 37 W2 33-24 31-25 2 3 4 Yes dnq
1970 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 113 63 50 .558 8.0 474 409 65 W2 29-27 34-23 3 4 7 Yes dnq
1970 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 113 42 71 .372 29.0 428 515 -87 L2 20-35 22-36 4 10 22 -- dnq
1970 AL West Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 116 43 73 .371 29.5 451 577 -126 W2 16-41 26-33 5 11 23 -- dnq
1970 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 116 42 74 .362 30.5 450 589 -139 L2 21-37 21-37 6 12 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
1970 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 114 64 50 .561 0.0 519 475 44 W1 28-29 36-21 1 3 6 Yes Lost NLCS (Reds)
1970 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 111 59 52 .532 3.5 485 424 61 L1 28-27 31-25 2 4 10 Yes dnq
1970 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 114 58 56 .509 6.0 560 494 66 L1 24-32 34-24 3 5 11 Yes dnq
1970 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 113 53 60 .469 10.5 528 520 8 W1 28-30 25-30 4 8 16 -- dnq
1970 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 112 51 61 .455 12.0 408 511 -103 W1 26-30 26-30 5 9 17 -- dnq
1970 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 115 50 65 .435 14.5 496 603 -107 L1 23-36 26-30 6 11 20 -- 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
1970 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 116 77 39 .664 0.0 569 489 80 L2 35-23 42-16 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Orioles)
1970 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 112 63 49 .563 12.0 534 438 96 W2 35-20 28-29 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1970 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 112 55 57 .491 20.0 611 633 -22 W1 25-30 30-27 3 6 14 -- dnq
1970 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 113 54 59 .478 21.5 537 560 -23 L2 26-32 28-27 4 7 15 -- dnq
1970 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 114 51 63 .447 25.0 514 558 -44 L1 23-34 28-29 5 10 19 -- dnq
1970 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 114 45 69 .395 31.0 487 543 -56 W2 22-34 23-35 6 12 21 -- dnq
24 record(s)