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Saturday, August 17,1996

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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 1996-08-17 California Angels  0 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park Roger Clemens Chuck Finley -- 32,497 2:42
1996 reg season 1996-08-17 Detroit Tigers  3 Cleveland Indians  6 box | pbp Progressive Field Orel Hershiser Justin Thompson Jose Mesa 42,511 2:54
1996 reg season 1996-08-17 Chicago White Sox  6 Milwaukee Brewers  2 box | pbp County Stadium Alex Fernandez Ben McDonald Roberto Hernandez 31,551 2:59
1996 reg season 1996-08-17 Toronto Blue Jays  1 Minnesota Twins  11 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Rich Robertson Erik Hanson -- 20,354 2:57
1996 reg season 1996-08-17 Seattle Mariners  10 New York Yankees  3 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Jamie Moyer Kenny Rogers -- 51,729 2:44
1996 reg season 1996-08-17 Baltimore Orioles  1 Oakland Athletics  3 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Ariel Prieto Rocky Coppinger Mark Acre 20,231 2:34
1996 reg season 1996-08-17 Kansas City Royals  4 Texas Rangers  1 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Tim Belcher Ken Hill -- 41,855 2:31
1996 reg season 1996-08-17 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 Atlanta Braves  7 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Mike Bielecki Matt Ruebel -- 49,024 2:26
1996 reg season 1996-08-17 Houston Astros  3 Chicago Cubs  12 box | pbp Wrigley Field Steve Trachsel Darryl Kile -- 39,775 2:59
1996 reg season 1996-08-17 Colorado Rockies  3 Cincinnati Reds  5 box | pbp Cinergy Field John Smiley Mike Munoz Jeff Brantley 0 2:43
1996 reg season 1996-08-17 Colorado Rockies  5 Cincinnati Reds  9 box | pbp Cinergy Field Jeff Shaw Steve Reed -- 34,225 3:05
1996 reg season 1996-08-17 Montreal Expos  6 Los Angeles Dodgers  7 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Todd Worrell Dave Veres -- 47,549 2:59
1996 reg season 1996-08-17 San Francisco Giants  8 Philadelphia Phillies  4 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Allen Watson Rich Hunter Rod Beck 24,522 3:11
1996 reg season 1996-08-17 New York Mets  7 San Diego Padres  3 box | pbp Estadio Monterrey Mark Clark Tim Worrell Doug Henry 20,873 3:00
1996 reg season 1996-08-17 Florida Marlins  3 St. Louis Cardinals  4 box | pbp Busch Stadium II T.J. Mathews Jay Powell Dennis Eckersley 30,792 2:50
15 record(s)
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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 121 70 51 .579 0.0 622 587 35 L2 32-29 38-22 1 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Braves)
1996 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 123 66 57 .537 5.0 745 691 54 L1 34-27 31-31 2 5 9 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1996 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 123 60 63 .488 11.0 709 721 -12 W1 26-36 34-27 3 8 17 -- dnq
1996 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 123 54 69 .439 17.0 615 660 -45 L4 26-36 28-33 4 13 24 -- dnq
1996 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 122 42 80 .344 28.5 595 836 -241 L6 19-47 23-33 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 123 74 49 .602 0.0 713 597 116 W2 39-27 35-22 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1996 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 124 68 56 .548 6.5 691 596 95 W1 34-31 34-25 2 4 5 Yes dnq
1996 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 122 62 60 .508 11.5 700 678 22 W4 32-28 30-32 3 7 14 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 124 58 66 .468 16.5 593 605 -12 W1 32-32 26-34 4 10 19 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 124 57 67 .460 17.5 703 699 4 L1 27-32 30-35 5 11 22 -- 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 124 70 54 .565 0.0 719 605 114 L1 28-30 42-24 1 3 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1996 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 121 63 58 .521 5.5 748 689 59 W2 32-25 31-33 2 6 12 -- dnq
1996 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 126 61 65 .484 10.0 673 711 -38 W1 32-29 29-36 3 9 18 -- dnq
1996 AL West California Angels franchise | log 122 56 66 .459 13.0 586 737 -151 L1 20-39 36-27 4 12 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
1996 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 122 76 46 .623 0.0 611 462 149 W3 33-25 43-21 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1996 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 121 66 55 .545 9.5 595 519 76 L3 28-30 38-25 2 2 6 Yes dnq
1996 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 124 58 66 .468 19.0 585 598 -13 W1 24-38 34-28 3 10 20 -- dnq
1996 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 123 57 66 .463 19.5 511 544 -33 L2 18-41 39-25 4 11 21 -- dnq
1996 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 124 49 75 .395 28.0 489 617 -128 L3 23-40 26-35 5 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
1996 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 123 66 57 .537 0.0 601 614 -13 L1 32-34 34-23 1 4 10 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 123 66 57 .537 0.0 583 544 39 W2 32-29 34-28 2 3 8 Yes Lost NLCS (Braves)
1996 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 120 61 59 .508 3.5 557 588 -31 W2 29-29 32-30 3 7 13 -- dnq
1996 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 121 60 61 .496 5.0 588 570 18 W1 27-31 33-30 4 9 16 -- dnq
1996 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 122 52 70 .426 13.5 561 632 -71 L2 25-34 27-36 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
1996 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 123 66 57 .537 0.0 523 503 20 W3 33-32 33-25 1 5 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1996 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 125 66 59 .528 1.0 604 548 56 L1 34-29 32-30 2 6 11 -- Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
1996 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 123 62 61 .504 4.0 731 738 -7 L2 22-42 40-19 3 8 15 -- dnq
1996 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 120 52 68 .433 12.5 565 627 -62 W2 25-38 27-30 4 12 25 -- dnq
28 record(s)
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player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Sam Marsonek Texas Rangers Hist Signed out of draft (Florida HS)
Luis Polonia Atlanta Braves Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1996-1996 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Joey Hamilton Baltimore Orioles Injury DL - Unknown
Justin Thompson Detroit Tigers Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)