Events of Tuesday, August 31, 1999 (original) (raw)
Events of Tuesday, August 31, 1999
Events of Tuesday, August 31, 1999
8-30-1999 9-1-1999 8-31-1998 8-31-2000
MON N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 0 ARI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 0
BOX+PBP WP: Thurman (6-10) LP: Johnson (14-9) SV: Urbina (33) HR: Blum (5), Durazo (6)
ATL N 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 - 8 11 0 CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 9 1
BOX+PBP WP: Maddux (17-6) LP: Guzman (4-2) HR: C. Jones (35), E. Perez (5), Lewis (5)
PIT N 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 - 9 14 2 COL N 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 0 - 8 18 1
BOX+PBP WP: Williams (3-4) LP: Lee (3-2) SV: Silva (2) HR: Giles (34), B. Brown (12), Young (21), Helton (27)
NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 7 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 x - 6 7 1
BOX+PBP WP: Lima (18-7) LP: Wendell (3-2) HR: Olerud (16), Caminiti (6)
MIL N 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 8 1 LA N 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 x - 5 12 0
BOX+PBP WP: Judd (3-1) LP: Peterson (1-5) SV: Shaw (29) HR: Burnitz (27)
CHI N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 5 0 SD N 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 7 9 0
BOX+PBP WP: Ashby (13-7) LP: Bowie (1-4) HR: Sosa (55), Nevin (22)
PHI N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 SF N 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 x - 8 11 0
BOX+PBP WP: Rueter (13-7) LP: Wolf (5-6) HR: Mueller (2), Bonds 2 (30), Burks (25)
FLA N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2 STL N 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 0 x - 8 12 2
BOX+PBP WP: Luebbers (2-3) LP: Meadows (10-14) HR: Alberto Castillo (4), Kennedy (1)
TB A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 11 0 BAL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
BOX+PBP WP: Rupe (8-7) LP: Ponson (11-10) SV: Hernandez (37)
KC A 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 4 1 BOS A 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 x - 6 11 2
BOX+PBP WP: Garces (3-1) LP: Witasick (5-11) SV: Lowe (10)
SEA A 2 0 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 - 11 15 0 CHI A 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 2
BOX+PBP WP: Halama (11-5) LP: Snyder (9-10) HR: Ibanez (5), A. Rodriguez 2 (35), Lampkin (6), Darrin Jackson (4)
ANA A 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 5 0 - 12 14 2 CLE A 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 10 x - 14 19 0
BOX+PBP WP: Poole (1-0) LP: Percival (3-4) SV: Shuey (5) HR: Salmon (11), Glaus 2 (24), Thome (26), Sexson (25)
TEX A 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 11 1 DET A 1 2 2 1 0 0 8 0 x - 14 16 0
BOX+PBP WP: Cordero (1-0) LP: Kolb (1-1) HR: Rodriguez (30), Greer (17), Gonzalez (30), Higginson (10)
OAK A 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 1 NY A 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
BOX+PBP WP: Jones (5-5) LP: Mendoza (6-8) SV: Isringhausen (2) HR: Stairs (31), Saenz (8), O'Neill (14)
MIN A 2 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 2 - 14 20 0 TOR A 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 3 9 1
BOX+PBP WP: Radke (11-12) LP: Hamilton (7-8) HR: Jones (6), Cordova (13)
Standings At Close of Play of August 31, 1999
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 134 84 50 0 .627 - 699 569 New York Mets 133 80 53 0 .602 3.5 712 603 Philadelphia Phillies 131 67 64 0 .511 15.5 714 644 Montreal Expos 132 56 76 0 .424 27.0 595 703 Florida Marlins 132 53 79 0 .402 30.0 571 686
NL Central
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Houston Astros 134 79 55 0 .590 - 660 551 Cincinnati Reds 131 76 55 0 .580 1.5 674 575 Pittsburgh Pirates 133 66 67 0 .496 12.5 667 643 St. Louis Cardinals 133 64 69 0 .481 14.5 657 695 Milwaukee Brewers 131 57 74 0 .435 20.5 640 700 Chicago Cubs 131 54 77 0 .412 23.5 627 769
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Arizona Diamondbacks 133 79 54 0 .594 - 729 547 San Francisco Giants 132 71 61 0 .538 7.5 720 678 Los Angeles Dodgers 132 62 70 0 .470 16.5 646 646 San Diego Padres 133 61 72 0 .459 18.0 579 648 Colorado Rockies 134 60 74 0 .448 19.5 740 845
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 131 81 50 0 .618 - 728 579 Boston Red Sox 132 74 58 0 .561 7.5 677 607 Toronto Blue Jays 134 70 64 0 .522 12.5 733 709 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 132 59 73 0 .447 22.5 634 747 Baltimore Orioles 131 58 73 0 .443 23.0 689 678
AL Central
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Cleveland Indians 131 81 50 0 .618 - 817 692 Chicago White Sox 133 62 71 0 .466 20.0 654 735 Minnesota Twins 130 56 74 0 .431 24.5 584 687 Detroit Tigers 131 53 78 0 .405 28.0 603 720 Kansas City Royals 132 51 81 0 .386 30.5 709 761
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Texas Rangers 133 79 54 0 .594 - 774 706 Oakland Athletics 132 72 60 0 .545 6.5 741 680 Seattle Mariners 132 66 66 0 .500 12.5 740 774 Anaheim Angels 131 51 80 0 .389 27.0 547 683
Debuts on This Date
Team Player Name (Age) CLE A Sean DePaula (25)
Transactions
Houston Astros released Sean Bergman.
Cleveland Indians released Pat Borders.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Pat Borders as a free agent.
Houston Astros released Alex Diaz.
Atlanta Braves signed Jorge Fabregas as a free agent.
Anaheim Angels released Reggie Williams.
Cleveland Indians traded Jimmy Hamilton to Baltimore Orioles completing trade in which Baltimore Orioles traded Harold Baines to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Juan Aracena and a player to be named later (August 27, 1999).
Chicago Cubs traded Rod Beck to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Mark Guthrie and a player to be named later; Chicago Cubs received Cole Liniak (September 1, 1999).
Chicago Cubs traded Tyler Houston to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Richard Negrette.
Arizona Diamondbacks traded Belvani Martinez to Colorado Rockies in exchange for Lenny Harris.
San Francisco Giants traded Stan Javier to Houston Astros in exchange for Joe Messman.