Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights Across Leagues
The day’s AL and NL standings show East, Central, and West divisions with team records and win percentages. Notable games include Boston routing Minnesota, New York defeating Texas, and Toronto crushing Oakland 13 to ? The schedule lists Friday and Wednesday matchups across cities such as Boston, Chicago, California, Texas, New York, Baltimore, and Seattle with several late-start games and key pitcher matchups.
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Associated Press
Boston
Detroit
New York
Toronto
Baltimore
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Chicago
Minnesota
Seattle
California
Oakland
Texas
Oakland Stottlemyr
Scanlan
Chicago Bere
Cormier
Finley
Guzman
Hershiser
Mahomes
Doherty
Bosin
Dave Stewart
SNL
Thesing Stross
First Round NBA Playoff Glance Matches Set
The Associated Press outlines the best of five first round games with Cleveland at New York at 6 pm, Sage at Indiana 7 pm on TNT, Houston at Utah 8 30 pm, and the Lakers at Seattle 9 30 pm.
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NBA
Associated Pros
Cleveland
New York
Sage
Aflawa
Indiana
TNT
Houston
Utah
Lakers
Seattle
SAFBATHOME Pitchers With Fewest Career Hit Batsmen Per Innings
List ranks SAFBATHOME pitchers by the lowest hit batsmen per innings through 1994 with a 2000 IP minimum. Cuellar averages 1 hit batsman every 234 innings, Dobson 216, Quidry 194, Newhouser 157, Crowder 146, and Wide Blue 148, with innings tracked across their careers.
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Safbathome
Mike Cuellar
Joe Dobson
Ron Quidry
Hal Newhouser
Alvin Crowder
Wide Blue
Opening Day Struggles Mark MLB Return Amid Fading Crowds
Baseball opener sees weak turnouts with fans scarce across parks as 232 day strike lingers. Pirates fans hurl debris prompting potential forfeit while Marlins draw record low attendance. Umpires locked out. Famous Chicken reappears in San Diego. Joe DiMaggio and Braves widow attend events as Denver welcomes a sellout despite snowfall.
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Ted Giannoulas
Joe DiMaggio
Yankee Stadium
Atlanta
Felicia Shotkoski
Braves
Dave Shotkoski
Denver
Royals open new era with 5-1 win over Orioles
Kansas City Royals debut under rookie manager Bob Boone in a new era at Kauffman Stadium. The 1995 opener features seven rookies, 10 changes from last year, and a grass field first. Kevin Appier earns a four straight opening day start as the strike looms and a small crowd watches.
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Atlanta
Braves
Kansas City
Milwaukee
New York
Kauffman Stadium
Royals
Bob Boone
Boone
Kauffman
Kevin Appier
Appier
Goodwin Impresses In Royals Opener At Kansas City
Kansas City center fielder Tom Goodwin starred in the Royals 5-1 season opening win over Baltimore. He went 1-for-3, scored the first run, stole a base, and made a spectacular running catch that drew ESPN highlights. Goodwin deflected pressure about filling big shoes left by McRae and Cone, saying he will simply play hard every day.
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Herald
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Kansas Ke
Baltimore Orioles
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Royals
McRae
ESPN
Cy Young
David) Cone
Kevin Appier
Rusty Meacham
Orioles
Harold Baines
Blue Jays pummel A’s as Cone shines in opener
Toronto built a 12-1 lead by the second inning and rolled to a 13-1 victory over Oakland as David Cone allowed one run in six innings. Devon White drove in four, Alex Gonzalez added four RBIs, and Toronto set a club record with 11 runs in one inning.
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Kansas City
Oakland A’s
Toronto
Royals
Blue Jays
David Cone
Cone
Athletics
Devon White
Alex Gonzalez
Yankees
Rangers
Jimmy Key
New York
Red Sox
Twins
Jose Canseco
Mo Vaughn
Boston
Fenway Park
Minnesota Brewers
White Sox
County Stadium
John Jahn
Pat Listach
Milwaukee
Brewers
Bud Selig
Baseball
Tigers
Angels
Anaheim Stadium
California
Cecil Fielder
Juan Samuel
Detroit
Baseball Stars Shine as Cy Young Winner Maddux Tops Giants
Maddux pitched five strong innings in Atlanta as the Braves beat the Giants 12-5. Bagwell homered and drove in three for Houston in a 10-2 win over San Diego. Dante Bichette delivered a three run homer in the 14th to lift the Rockies 11-9 over the Mets in a snow delayed opener at Coors Field. St Louis beat Philadelphia 7-6 with Scott Cooper delivering a two run ninth inning single. Cubs blanked Reds 7-1 in Jim Bullinger’s start. Cardinals’ Cooper key hit.
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Jeff Bagwell
Colorado Rockies
Rockies
New York Mets
Bichette
Coors Field
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Philadelphia
Montreal
Pittsburgh
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Atlanta
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Reds
Jim Bullinger
Brian McRae
Jim Riggleman
Astros
Padres
Phil Plantier
Derek Bell
San Diego
Houston
Cardinals
Phillies
Scott Cooper
Busch Stadium
Opening day chaos as replacement umpires clash with players
Replacement umpires drew confrontation across stadiums including Toronto and Denver as players argued on field. Bobby Bonilla and Dallas Green were ejected in Denver after Bonilla struck out on a checked swing, while Cal Ripken and Tony Phillips also drew officials’ ire. Umpire labor dispute resumes at Toronto SkyDome with officials picketing elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Toronto
Bobby Bonilla
Dallas Green
New York Mets
Tony Phillips
California
Cal Ripken
Phillips
Mike Pilato
Angels
Yankee Stadium
New York
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City
SkyDome
Ontario Labor Relations Board
Milwaukee
Brewers
Phil Garner
Denver
Coors Field
Rockies
Terry Bovey
Bonilla
Mets
Bovey
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