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Sunday, May 12,1996

Sunday, May 12,1996

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1996 reg season 1996-05-12 Cleveland Indians  4 California Angels  1 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Jim Poole Troy Percival Jose Mesa 22,768 3:02
1996 reg season 1996-05-12 New York Yankees  9 Chicago White Sox  8 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Bob Wickman Larry Thomas John Wetteland 17,405 3:33
1996 reg season 1996-05-12 Baltimore Orioles  4 Milwaukee Brewers  6 box | pbp County Stadium Angel Miranda Scott Erickson Mike Fetters 14,333 2:40
1996 reg season 1996-05-12 Minnesota Twins  3 Oakland Athletics  8 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Don Wengert Jose Parra -- 13,430 2:36
1996 reg season 1996-05-12 Kansas City Royals  5 Seattle Mariners  8 box | pbp Kingdome Randy Johnson Doug Linton Norm Charlton 27,470 3:13
1996 reg season 1996-05-12 Detroit Tigers  5 Texas Rangers  3 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Felipe Lira Darren Oliver Mike Myers 35,677 2:35
1996 reg season 1996-05-12 Boston Red Sox  7 Toronto Blue Jays  8 box | pbp Rogers Centre Marty Janzen Heathcliff Slocumb -- 31,188 3:13
1996 reg season 1996-05-12 San Diego Padres  5 Cincinnati Reds  0 box | pbp Cinergy Field Bob Tewksbury Dave Burba -- 22,786 2:37
1996 reg season 1996-05-12 Colorado Rockies  5 Florida Marlins  7 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Robb Nen Curt Leskanic -- 21,058 3:12
1996 reg season 1996-05-12 Houston Astros  6 Montreal Expos  7 box | pbp Stade Olympique Ugueth Urbina Mike Hampton Mel Rojas 19,345 3:15
1996 reg season 1996-05-12 Chicago Cubs  3 New York Mets  0 box | pbp Shea Stadium Jim Bullinger Mark Clark -- 19,122 2:00
1996 reg season 1996-05-12 Atlanta Braves  0 Philadelphia Phillies  6 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Mike Grace Greg Maddux -- 32,314 2:10
1996 reg season 1996-05-12 San Francisco Giants  7 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Allen Watson Zane Smith -- 17,132 2:34
1996 reg season 1996-05-12 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 St. Louis Cardinals  6 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Mark Petkovsek Hideo Nomo Dennis Eckersley 38,549 3:17
14 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
1996 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 35 21 14 .600 0.0 206 171 35 W1 8-9 13-5 1 3 5 Yes Won World Series (Braves)
1996 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 36 19 17 .528 2.5 195 218 -23 L1 7-9 12-8 2 6 11 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1996 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 36 17 19 .472 4.5 218 220 -2 W2 8-9 9-10 3 9 16 -- dnq
1996 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 35 12 23 .343 9.0 172 230 -58 L2 5-14 7-9 4 13 27 -- dnq
1996 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 39 12 27 .308 11.0 192 289 -97 W1 6-18 6-9 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
1996 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 35 23 12 .657 0.0 207 169 38 W2 14-9 9-3 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1996 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 36 20 16 .556 3.5 185 161 24 L1 9-11 11-5 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1996 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 35 16 19 .457 7.0 211 205 6 L3 7-12 9-7 3 10 20 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 34 15 19 .441 7.5 212 186 26 W1 7-10 8-9 4 11 21 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 38 16 22 .421 8.5 173 208 -35 L2 10-11 6-11 5 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
1996 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 37 24 13 .649 0.0 224 169 55 L1 8-7 16-6 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1996 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 37 20 17 .541 4.0 221 192 29 W2 7-6 13-11 2 5 8 Yes dnq
1996 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 36 19 17 .528 4.5 207 188 19 W3 9-7 10-10 3 7 10 -- dnq
1996 AL West California Angels franchise | log 37 19 18 .514 5.0 167 184 -17 L2 6-10 13-8 4 8 13 -- 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
1996 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 38 26 12 .684 0.0 232 167 65 W3 10-8 16-4 1 1 1 Yes dnq
1996 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 37 23 14 .622 2.5 183 127 56 L1 10-7 13-7 2 2 4 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1996 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 35 18 17 .514 6.5 153 166 -13 W1 12-7 6-10 3 5 12 -- dnq
1996 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 39 18 21 .462 8.5 143 171 -28 W7 5-13 13-8 4 9 18 -- dnq
1996 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 35 15 20 .429 9.5 173 178 -5 L1 6-11 9-9 5 13 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
1996 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 38 18 20 .474 0.0 198 197 1 L3 11-10 7-10 1 6 15 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 34 16 18 .471 0.0 171 196 -25 L1 7-8 9-10 2 8 17 -- dnq
1996 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 37 17 20 .459 0.5 173 171 2 W1 5-12 12-8 3 10 19 -- dnq
1996 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 37 16 21 .432 1.5 173 195 -22 L4 9-7 7-14 4 11 23 -- dnq
1996 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 37 16 21 .432 1.5 157 197 -40 W1 7-9 9-12 5 12 22 -- Lost NLCS (Braves)
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
1996 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 37 22 15 .595 0.0 194 141 53 W1 12-7 10-8 1 3 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
1996 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 36 19 17 .528 2.5 211 211 0 W3 13-8 6-9 2 4 9 Yes dnq
1996 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 38 18 20 .474 4.5 143 138 5 L1 8-15 10-5 3 7 14 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1996 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 36 15 21 .417 6.5 179 228 -49 L7 7-13 8-8 4 14 26 -- dnq
28 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
Tim Hamulack Houston Astros Hist Signed out of draft (Maryland HS)
Felix Jose -- Hist Released by Red Sox
Joe Slusarski Milwaukee Brewers Hist Signed to minor league contract
Alan Mills Baltimore Orioles Hist Activated from Disabled List
Zane Smith Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Activated from Disabled List
5 record(s)