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Saturday, April 12,1997

Saturday, April 12,1997

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1997 reg season 1997-04-12 Atlanta Braves  2 Chicago Cubs  1 box | pbp Wrigley Field Mike Bielecki Bob Patterson Mark Wohlers 23,944 2:30
1997 reg season 1997-04-12 Florida Marlins  1 Cincinnati Reds  2 box | pbp Cinergy Field Hector Carrasco Rick Helling -- 21,466 2:54
1997 reg season 1997-04-12 Montreal Expos  8 Colorado Rockies  12 box | pbp Coors Field Jamey Wright Jim Bullinger Jerry DiPoto 50,010 3:18
1997 reg season 1997-04-12 Houston Astros  7 St. Louis Cardinals  5 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Ramon Garcia Todd Stottlemyre Billy Wagner 28,235 3:15
1997 reg season 1997-04-12 Seattle Mariners  5 Boston Red Sox  1 box | pbp Fenway Park Jeff Fassero Jim Corsi -- 15,358 3:06
1997 reg season 1997-04-12 Minnesota Twins  11 Kansas City Royals  6 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Todd Ritchie Tim Belcher -- 13,558 3:23
6 record(s)
Standings on this date
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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
1997 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 8 6 2 .750 0.0 45 37 8 W2 3-2 3-0 1 1 3 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 7 4 3 .571 1.5 30 18 12 W2 2-0 2-3 2 5 12 Yes dnq
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 10 5 5 .500 2.0 71 68 3 W1 2-4 3-1 3 8 15 -- dnq
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 9 4 5 .444 2.5 57 39 18 L1 4-4 0-1 4 9 17 -- Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 10 4 6 .400 3.0 53 53 0 L3 4-4 0-2 5 11 19 -- 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
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 10 6 4 .600 0.0 61 65 -4 W2 2-2 4-2 1 4 10 Yes dnq
1997 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 9 5 4 .556 0.5 68 64 4 W1 4-4 1-0 2 6 13 -- Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 6 3 3 .500 1.0 18 21 -3 L1 2-2 1-1 3 7 14 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 8 3 5 .375 2.0 39 40 -1 L2 2-3 1-2 4 12 21 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 8 2 6 .250 3.0 35 51 -16 L3 1-2 1-4 5 14 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
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 9 6 3 .667 0.0 44 44 0 W2 1-0 5-3 1 2 6 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 10 6 4 .600 0.5 63 64 -1 W4 2-0 4-4 2 3 9 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 7 3 4 .429 2.0 34 33 1 L1 1-2 2-2 3 10 18 -- dnq
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 9 3 6 .333 3.0 49 70 -21 L2 0-1 3-5 4 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
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 10 8 2 .800 0.0 47 26 21 L1 3-1 5-1 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 10 7 3 .700 1.0 40 28 12 W1 2-2 5-1 2 3 5 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 8 3 5 .375 4.0 33 46 -13 L5 0-2 3-3 3 10 22 -- dnq
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 9 3 6 .333 4.5 31 38 -7 L1 3-6 0-0 4 11 23 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 10 3 7 .300 5.0 20 42 -22 L2 3-6 0-1 5 12 25 -- 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
1997 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 11 7 4 .636 0.0 39 33 6 W1 2-3 5-1 1 5 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 9 4 5 .444 2.0 28 33 -5 L1 4-4 0-1 2 8 16 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 10 4 6 .400 2.5 39 65 -26 W1 1-4 3-2 3 9 20 -- dnq
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 9 2 7 .222 4.0 23 37 -14 L1 0-6 2-1 4 13 27 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 9 0 9 .000 6.0 20 44 -24 L9 0-6 0-3 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
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 9 7 2 .778 0.0 78 40 38 W7 4-2 3-0 1 2 2 Yes dnq
1997 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 10 7 3 .700 0.5 35 24 11 W2 1-0 6-3 2 4 4 Yes dnq
1997 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 8 5 3 .625 1.5 27 23 4 W1 0-0 5-3 3 6 8 -- Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 10 6 4 .600 1.5 51 32 19 W1 1-0 5-4 4 7 11 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • 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
Mark Gubicza Anaheim Angels Injury DL - Right shoulder surgery
Rex Hudler Philadelphia Phillies Injury DL - Strained left hamstring
Roberto Mejia St. Louis Cardinals Injury DL - Left shoulder surgery
Mark Lewis San Francisco Giants Hist Activated from Disabled List
Curtis Leskanic Colorado Rockies Hist Activated from Disabled List
Desi Wilson San Francisco Giants Hist Activated from Disabled List
6 record(s)