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Wednesday, August 21,1996

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Wednesday, August 21,1996

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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 1996-08-21 Seattle Mariners  5 Baltimore Orioles  10 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Scott Erickson Sterling Hitchcock -- 47,198 3:19
1996 reg season 1996-08-21 Oakland Athletics  4 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park Mark Brandenburg Doug Johns Heathcliff Slocumb 26,362 3:05
1996 reg season 1996-08-21 Texas Rangers  10 Cleveland Indians  8 box | pbp Progressive Field Ed Vosberg Julian Tavarez -- 42,345 4:07
1996 reg season 1996-08-21 Chicago White Sox  4 Detroit Tigers  7 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Jose Lima Bill Simas Gregg Olson 13,424 2:51
1996 reg season 1996-08-21 Toronto Blue Jays  6 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Juan Guzman Chris Haney -- 12,238 2:33
1996 reg season 1996-08-21 Milwaukee Brewers  10 Minnesota Twins  7 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Doug Jones Dave Stevens Mike Fetters 15,885 3:25
1996 reg season 1996-08-21 California Angels  7 New York Yankees  1 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Jason Dickson Jimmy Key Troy Percival 27,811 3:01
1996 reg season 1996-08-21 Cincinnati Reds  3 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Pedro Borbon Jeff Brantley -- 29,213 3:12
1996 reg season 1996-08-21 Florida Marlins  3 Chicago Cubs  8 box | pbp Wrigley Field Frank Castillo Pat Rapp -- 27,699 2:37
1996 reg season 1996-08-21 St. Louis Cardinals  2 Colorado Rockies  10 box | pbp Coors Field Armando Reynoso Andy Benes -- 48,045 3:16
1996 reg season 1996-08-21 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 Houston Astros  2 box | pbp Astrodome Denny Neagle Mike Hampton John Ericks 13,357 3:10
1996 reg season 1996-08-21 Philadelphia Phillies  6 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Curt Schilling Hideo Nomo -- 39,502 2:21
1996 reg season 1996-08-21 Montreal Expos  2 San Diego Padres  7 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Fernando Valenzuela Ugueth Urbina -- 29,182 2:49
1996 reg season 1996-08-21 New York Mets  11 San Francisco Giants  12 box | pbp Candlestick Park Mark Dewey Robert Person Rod Beck 11,473 2:58
14 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 125 72 53 .576 0.0 662 617 45 L1 32-29 40-24 1 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Braves)
1996 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 126 68 58 .540 4.5 765 706 59 W2 34-28 33-31 2 4 6 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1996 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 127 63 64 .496 10.0 732 741 -9 W3 26-36 37-28 3 8 17 -- dnq
1996 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 127 58 69 .457 15.0 635 670 -35 W4 30-36 28-33 4 12 22 -- dnq
1996 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 126 44 82 .349 28.5 628 874 -246 W2 19-48 25-34 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 127 76 51 .598 0.0 745 624 121 L1 39-27 37-24 1 1 2 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1996 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 128 69 59 .539 7.5 725 634 91 L2 35-34 34-25 2 5 7 Yes dnq
1996 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 126 63 63 .500 12.5 722 707 15 L1 32-28 31-35 3 7 15 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 128 60 68 .469 16.5 734 726 8 W1 29-33 31-35 4 10 19 -- dnq
1996 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 128 58 70 .453 18.5 604 629 -25 L4 32-33 26-37 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 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 128 73 55 .570 0.0 753 629 124 W1 30-31 43-24 1 3 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Yankees)
1996 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 125 64 61 .512 7.5 771 725 46 L3 33-28 31-33 2 6 12 -- dnq
1996 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 129 62 67 .481 11.5 689 727 -38 L2 32-31 30-36 3 9 18 -- dnq
1996 AL West California Angels franchise | log 126 58 68 .460 14.0 612 768 -156 W1 22-41 36-27 4 11 21 -- 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 125 79 46 .632 0.0 621 467 154 W6 33-25 46-21 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1996 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 125 67 58 .536 12.0 607 539 68 L3 29-33 38-25 2 3 8 Yes dnq
1996 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 128 59 69 .461 21.5 607 626 -19 L1 25-41 34-28 3 10 20 -- dnq
1996 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 127 58 69 .457 22.0 522 568 -46 L2 19-44 39-25 4 11 23 -- dnq
1996 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 127 52 75 .409 28.0 505 624 -119 W3 25-40 27-35 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 127 68 59 .535 0.0 622 634 -12 L1 32-35 36-24 1 4 9 Yes dnq
1996 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 126 67 59 .532 0.5 594 562 32 L2 32-31 35-28 2 5 10 Yes Lost NLCS (Braves)
1996 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 125 63 62 .504 4.0 617 586 31 W2 27-31 36-31 3 8 14 -- dnq
1996 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 124 62 62 .500 4.5 573 606 -33 L3 29-31 33-31 4 9 16 -- dnq
1996 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 126 53 73 .421 14.5 572 647 -75 W1 26-37 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 San Diego Padres franchise | log 129 70 59 .543 0.0 629 553 76 W4 34-29 36-30 1 2 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Cardinals)
1996 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 126 66 60 .524 2.5 527 519 8 L3 33-32 33-28 2 6 11 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1996 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 127 65 62 .512 4.0 756 756 0 W3 23-43 42-19 3 7 13 -- dnq
1996 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 124 54 70 .435 13.5 591 656 -65 W1 25-39 29-31 4 12 25 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Steve Decker Colorado Rockies Hist Sold by San Francisco Giants to Colorado Rockies
Trenidad Hubbard San Francisco Giants Hist Claimed on waivers from Rockies by Giants
Mark Parent -- Hist Released by Tigers
Terry Mathews Baltimore Orioles Hist Traded from Florida Marlins to Baltimore Orioles for Gregg Zaun (8/23/1996)
Sammy Sosa Chicago Cubs Injury DL - Right wrist surgery
Greg Keagle Detroit Tigers Hist Activated from Disabled List
6 record(s)