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Events of Wednesday, May 5, 1999

Events of Wednesday, May 5, 1999
5-4-1999 5-6-1999 5-5-1998 5-5-2000
STL N 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1
ATL N 0 2 3 0 0 4 2 1 x - 12 16 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Smoltz (5-0)
LP: Bottenfield (4-1)
HR: Boone (5), Jordan (7), Klesko (2)
COL N 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 - 13 18 1
CHI N 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 6 10 3
BOX+PBP
WP: Astacio (2-3)
LP: Mulholland (2-1)
HR: Sexton (1), Perez (1), Sosa (6), Gaetti (3)
ARI N 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 0
CIN N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Johnson (3-1)
LP: Avery (1-3)
HR: Bell (9)
MIL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 7 0
FLA N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Karl (3-1)
LP: Meadows (3-3)
SV: Wickman (5)
HR: Nilsson (3)
LA N 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 - 8 13 1
MON N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 4 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Arnold (1-0)
LP: Vazquez (1-2)
HR: Sheffield 2 (7), Fullmer (3), Cox (1)
HOU N 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 5 8 0
NY N 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 11 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Powell (2-0)
LP: Benitez (0-1)
SV: Wagner (10)
HR: Bagwell (9)
SD N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0
PHI N 0 5 2 0 1 1 2 0 x - 11 14 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Byrd (3-2)
LP: Spencer (0-4)
HR: Sanders (6), Sefcik (1), Anderson (1), Lieberthal (2), Abreu (4)
SF N 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 2
PIT N 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 4 8 3
BOX+PBP
WP: Loiselle (3-1)
LP: F. Rodriguez (0-1)
HR: Sprague (3)
CHI A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1
BAL A 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 x - 8 7 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Guzman (1-3)
LP: Navarro (1-3)
HR: Anderson (4)
TEX A 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 8 12 0
BOS A 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 3 8 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Helling (3-3)
LP: Rapp (1-2)
HR: Gonzalez (5), Rodriguez (5), Garciaparra (1)
SEA A 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 6 10 0
CLE A 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Fassero (1-3)
LP: Burba (2-1)
SV: Mesa (7)
HR: Bell (9), Mabry (7), Dan Wilson (1), Fryman 2 (5)
ANA A 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 6 0
DET A 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Sparks (1-3)
LP: Weaver (3-2)
SV: Percival (5)
HR: Erstad (3), Vaughn (4)
NY A 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 1
MIN A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 3 5 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Pettitte (1-1)
LP: Hawkins (1-5)
SV: Rivera (8)
HR: Brosius (4), Lawton (3)
KC A 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 - 7 9 0
TB A 0 1 3 1 4 1 0 0 x - 10 17 0
BOX+PBP
WP: White (3-0)
LP: Witasick (0-2)
SV: Hernandez (10)
HR: Damon (3), Sweeney 2 (5), Kreuter (1), McGriff 2 (9), Flaherty (4), Sorrento (1)
OAK A 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 - 8 15 0
TOR A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Rogers (1-2)
LP: Escobar (2-1)
HR: Hinch (2)
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Standings At Close of Play of May 5, 1999
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Atlanta Braves 27 19 8 0 .704 - 164 108
New York Mets 28 17 11 0 .607 2.5 129 107
Philadelphia Phillies 27 14 13 0 .519 5.0 138 132
Montreal Expos 26 8 18 0 .308 10.5 116 147
Florida Marlins 28 6 22 0 .214 13.5 92 147
NL Central
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Houston Astros 27 17 10 0 .630 - 141 108
St. Louis Cardinals 26 15 11 0 .577 1.5 147 121
Chicago Cubs 25 13 12 0 .520 3.0 113 132
Pittsburgh Pirates 26 13 13 0 .500 3.5 118 124
Milwaukee Brewers 27 13 14 0 .481 4.0 119 128
Cincinnati Reds 26 11 15 0 .423 5.5 112 118
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
San Francisco Giants 29 17 12 0 .586 - 156 159
Los Angeles Dodgers 28 16 12 0 .571 0.5 140 136
Arizona Diamondbacks 29 15 14 0 .517 2.0 148 133
Colorado Rockies 24 11 13 0 .458 3.5 140 149
San Diego Padres 27 10 17 0 .370 6.0 107 131
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
New York Yankees 26 17 9 0 .654 - 151 124
Toronto Blue Jays 29 15 14 0 .517 3.5 178 165
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 29 15 14 0 .517 3.5 149 159
Boston Red Sox 26 12 14 0 .462 5.0 118 118
Baltimore Orioles 26 9 17 0 .346 8.0 132 162
AL Central
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Cleveland Indians 26 18 8 0 .692 - 170 118
Chicago White Sox 25 13 12 0 .520 4.5 113 113
Detroit Tigers 28 13 15 0 .464 6.0 124 138
Kansas City Royals 25 11 14 0 .440 6.5 142 133
Minnesota Twins 27 11 16 0 .407 7.5 130 164
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Texas Rangers 27 15 12 0 .556 - 150 156
Oakland Athletics 29 14 15 0 .483 2.0 158 162
Seattle Mariners 27 13 14 0 .481 2.0 156 173
Anaheim Angels 28 13 15 0 .464 2.5 149 135
ML League Leaders
Debuts on This Date
Team Player Name (Age)
TOR A Billy Koch (24)
TB A Ryan Rupe (24)
Last Games on This Date
Team Player Name (Age)
CHI N Richie Barker (26)
SD N Roberto Rivera (30)
CHI N Brad Woodall (29)
Deaths on This Date
Will Owens (97)
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Transactions
Toronto Blue Jays traded Robert Person to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Paul
Spoljaric.
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