Baseball on this Date - Friday May 2,1997

Games on 1997-05-02

Vis Team	R	Home Team	R	Box	Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save Pitcher
Pittsburgh Pirates	3	Atlanta Braves	2	Box	Chris Peters	Mike Bielecki	Rich Loiselle
Philadelphia Phillies	7	Colorado Rockies	4	Box	Bobby Munoz	Mark Thompson	Ricky Bottalico
Florida Marlins	1	Houston Astros	2	Box	Shane Reynolds	Pat Rapp	Billy Wagner
Chicago Cubs	7	Los Angeles Dodgers	8	Box	Tom Candiotti	Bob Patterson	(none)
St. Louis Cardinals	4	New York Mets	7	Box	Greg McMichael	T.J. Mathews	John Franco
Montreal Expos	5	San Diego Padres	4	Box	Dave Veres	Doug Bochtler	Ugueth Urbina
Cincinnati Reds	6	San Francisco Giants	2	Box	Pete Schourek	Osvaldo Fernandez	(none)
Oakland Athletics	1	Baltimore Orioles	7	Box	Jimmy Key	Steve Karsay	(none)
New York Yankees	9	Kansas City Royals	1	Box	David Cone	Jim Pittsley	Mariano Rivera
Milwaukee Brewers	1	Seattle Mariners	8	Box	Randy Johnson	Jeff D'Amico	(none)
Boston Red Sox	5	Texas Rangers	4	Box	Butch Henry	Danny Patterson	Heathcliff Slocumb
Minnesota Twins	3	Toronto Blue Jays	2	Box	Brad Radke	Tim Crabtree	Rick Aguilera

Standings as of 1997-05-02

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Rk	Lg	MLB	AL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	1997 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	2	Baltimore Orioles	25	18	7	.720	--	142	97	45	8-4	10-3	W4	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Pat Gillick	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	137	80	57	.584
2	4	11	Boston Red Sox	26	14	12	.538	4.5	151	128	23	8-7	6-5	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Jimy Williams	Dan Duquette	Fenway Park	136	64	72	.471
3	5	12	New York Yankees	28	15	13	.536	4.5	165	122	43	8-7	7-6	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Joe Torre	Bob Watson	Yankee Stadium I	134	81	53	.604
4	11	21	Toronto Blue Jays	25	11	14	.440	7.0	101	104	-3	6-6	5-8	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Gord Ash	SkyDome	137	65	72	.474
5	13	23	Detroit Tigers	27	11	16	.407	8.0	139	154	-15	5-9	6-7	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Randy Smith	Tiger Stadium	135	68	67	.504
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	1997 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
2	7	15	Milwaukee Brewers	24	12	12	.500	--	111	128	-17	4-8	8-4	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Sal Bando	County Stadium	137	66	71	.482
1	8	16	Cleveland Indians	26	13	13	.500	--	174	173	1	7-7	6-6	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		John Hart	Jacobs Field	135	73	62	.541
3	9	17	Kansas City Royals	25	12	13	.480	0.5	121	118	3	7-6	5-7	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Herk Robinson	Kauffman Stadium	136	55	81	.404
4	12	22	Minnesota Twins	28	12	16	.429	2.0	129	159	-30	6-8	6-8	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Tom Kelly	Terry Ryan	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	134	56	78	.418
5	14	26	Chicago White Sox	25	8	17	.320	4.5	106	138	-32	4-8	4-9	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Bevington	Ron Schueler	Comiskey Park II	136	72	64	.529
Rk	Lg	MLB	AL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	1997 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	2	5	Seattle Mariners	28	17	11	.607	--	169	152	17	9-4	8-7	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Woody Woodward	The Kingdome	134	73	61	.545
2	3	8	Texas Rangers	25	14	11	.560	1.5	114	103	11	7-5	7-6	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Douglas Melvin	The Ballpark in Arlington	137	63	74	.460
3	6	14	Anaheim Angels	24	12	12	.500	3.0	124	135	-11	5-5	7-7	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Collins	Bill Bavasi	Edison International Field	138	72	66	.522
4	10	19	Oakland Athletics	28	13	15	.464	4.0	130	165	-35	5-9	8-6	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Monte Cross	Sandy Alderson	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	134	52	82	.388
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL East	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	1997 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	1	1	Atlanta Braves	27	20	7	.741	--	146	78	68	8-4	12-3	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bobby Cox	John Schuerholz	Turner Field	135	81	54	.600
2	6	9	Florida Marlins	27	15	12	.556	5.0	106	102	4	3-10	12-2	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Dave Dombrowski	Joe Robbie Stadium	135	77	58	.570
3	7	10	Montreal Expos	26	14	12	.538	5.5	128	133	-5	5-8	9-4	W3	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Jim Beattie	Olympic Stadium	136	64	72	.471
4	9	18	New York Mets	28	13	15	.464	7.5	126	108	18	6-8	7-7	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bobby Valentine	Joe McIlvaine	Shea Stadium	134	75	59	.560
5	12	25	Philadelphia Phillies	26	9	17	.346	10.5	97	127	-30	6-8	3-9	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Terry Francona	Lee Thomas	Veterans Stadium	136	59	77	.434
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL Central	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	1997 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	5	7	Houston Astros	28	16	12	.571	--	115	97	18	7-7	9-5	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Gerry Hunsicker	Astrodome	134	68	66	.507
2	8	13	Pittsburgh Pirates	27	14	13	.519	1.5	97	127	-30	8-7	6-6	W2	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Cam Bonifay	Three Rivers Stadium	135	65	70	.481
3	10	20	St. Louis Cardinals	27	12	15	.444	3.5	93	96	-3	4-11	8-4	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Tony La Russa	Walt Jocketty	Busch Stadium II	135	61	74	.452
4	13	27	Cincinnati Reds	27	8	19	.296	7.5	102	174	-72	3-12	5-7	W1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Jim Bowden	Cinergy Field	135	68	67	.504
5	14	28	Chicago Cubs	27	6	21	.222	9.5	106	146	-40	2-13	4-8	L3	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Ed Lynch	Wrigley Field	135	62	73	.459
Rk	Lg	MLB	NL West	GP	W	L	Pct	GBL	RF	RA	Diff	Home	Away	StrK	1997 Links	Manager	General Manager	Ballpark	GP	W	L	Pct
1	2	3	Colorado Rockies	26	18	8	.692	--	180	131	49	9-4	9-4	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Bob Gebhard	Coors Field	136	65	71	.478
2	3	4	San Francisco Giants	26	17	9	.654	1.0	98	85	13	8-4	9-5	L2	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Dusty Baker	Brian Sabean	3Com Park at Candlestick Point	136	73	63	.537
3	4	6	Los Angeles Dodgers	26	15	11	.577	3.0	101	95	6	6-5	9-6	W4	T S R Log Off Def SP D		Fred Claire	Dodger Stadium	136	73	63	.537
4	11	24	San Diego Padres	26	10	16	.385	8.0	111	107	4	4-7	6-9	L1	T S R Log Off Def SP D	Bruce Bochy	Kevin Towers	Qualcomm Stadium	136	66	70	.485

Player Name	Pos	Age	Transaction Description	Roster for Current Team
Kevin Jarvis	P	27.274	Claimed on waivers by Tigers from Reds.
Mike Perez	P	32.195	Signed as Free Agent by Royals.

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