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Saturday, August 30,1997

Saturday, August 30,1997

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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 1997-08-30 Oakland Athletics  3 Colorado Rockies  4 box | pbp Coors Field Jerry DiPoto Mike Mohler -- 48,308 2:48
1997 reg season 1997-08-30 Seattle Mariners  2 Los Angeles Dodgers  11 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Ramon Martinez Bob Wolcott Darren Dreifort 53,638 2:40
1997 reg season 1997-08-30 Texas Rangers  1 San Diego Padres  4 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Andy Ashby Terry Clark Trevor Hoffman 35,045 2:13
1997 reg season 1997-08-30 Anaheim Angels  3 San Francisco Giants  7 box | pbp Candlestick Park Shawn Estes Dennis Springer -- 26,200 2:43
1997 reg season 1997-08-30 New York Mets  13 Baltimore Orioles  6 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Brian Bohanon Terry Mathews Cory Lidle 48,068 3:41
1997 reg season 1997-08-30 Atlanta Braves  15 Boston Red Sox  2 box | pbp Fenway Park Kevin Millwood Tim Wakefield -- 32,865 2:42
1997 reg season 1997-08-30 Houston Astros  2 Chicago White Sox  9 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Jason Bere Mike Hampton -- 28,051 2:31
1997 reg season 1997-08-30 Chicago Cubs  9 Cleveland Indians  4 box | pbp Progressive Field Kevin Tapani John Smiley -- 43,044 3:20
1997 reg season 1997-08-30 Philadelphia Phillies  2 Detroit Tigers  0 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Matt Beech Scott Sanders Ricky Bottalico 22,537 3:05
1997 reg season 1997-08-30 St. Louis Cardinals  5 Kansas City Royals  16 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Tim Belcher Manny Aybar -- 39,291 2:40
1997 reg season 1997-08-30 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Milwaukee Brewers  1 box | pbp County Stadium Jon Lieber Jose Mercedes Rich Loiselle 23,673 2:24
1997 reg season 1997-08-30 Cincinnati Reds  1 Minnesota Twins  4 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome LaTroy Hawkins Mike Morgan Rick Aguilera 17,831 2:19
1997 reg season 1997-08-30 Montreal Expos  7 New York Yankees  2 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Pedro Martinez David Wells -- 40,362 2:32
1997 reg season 1997-08-30 Florida Marlins  4 Toronto Blue Jays  1 box | pbp Rogers Centre Alex Fernandez Chris Carpenter Robb Nen 35,229 2:21
14 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 132 85 47 .644 0.0 675 516 159 L1 44-22 41-25 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 133 78 55 .586 7.5 729 566 163 L3 40-27 38-28 2 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 136 67 69 .493 20.0 752 756 -4 L2 34-32 33-37 3 8 16 -- dnq
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 134 65 69 .485 21.0 551 576 -25 L2 32-34 33-35 4 9 18 -- dnq
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 134 62 72 .463 24.0 656 668 -12 L1 27-39 35-33 5 11 21 -- 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 Cleveland Indians franchise | log 131 69 62 .527 0.0 706 677 29 L1 33-30 36-32 1 5 10 Yes Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 134 67 67 .500 3.5 585 627 -42 L1 25-41 42-26 2 6 14 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 135 67 68 .496 4.0 659 693 -34 W2 30-38 37-30 3 7 15 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 132 55 77 .417 14.5 620 678 -58 W1 27-38 28-39 4 12 24 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 133 55 78 .414 15.0 626 696 -70 W1 26-39 29-39 5 13 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 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 136 74 62 .544 0.0 774 718 56 L4 36-32 38-30 1 3 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 136 73 63 .537 1.0 711 662 49 L1 32-36 41-27 2 4 9 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 136 64 72 .471 10.0 675 694 -19 L2 32-36 32-36 3 10 19 -- dnq
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 136 53 83 .390 21.0 628 788 -160 L3 23-46 30-37 4 14 27 -- 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 Atlanta Braves franchise | log 135 84 51 .622 0.0 671 480 191 W3 42-26 42-25 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 134 79 55 .590 4.5 596 529 67 W2 36-32 43-23 2 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 134 72 62 .537 11.5 639 591 48 W1 32-36 40-26 3 5 8 -- dnq
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 134 67 67 .500 16.5 588 617 -29 W2 30-38 37-29 4 8 12 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 131 50 81 .382 32.0 541 712 -171 W1 22-45 28-36 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 Central Houston Astros franchise | log 135 70 65 .519 0.0 637 565 72 L3 32-36 38-29 1 6 11 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 136 68 68 .500 2.5 594 646 -52 W1 33-36 35-32 2 7 13 -- dnq
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 135 62 73 .459 8.0 552 554 -2 L1 27-41 35-32 3 11 22 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 133 59 74 .444 10.0 524 634 -110 L1 27-41 32-33 4 12 23 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 136 55 81 .404 15.5 565 638 -73 W1 20-48 35-33 5 13 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 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 137 78 59 .569 0.0 616 506 110 W5 35-33 43-26 1 3 5 Yes dnq
1997 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 136 75 61 .551 2.5 652 663 -11 W2 35-32 40-29 2 4 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 137 67 70 .489 11.0 766 780 -14 W5 27-42 40-28 3 9 17 -- dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 137 64 73 .467 14.0 678 736 -58 W1 32-37 32-36 4 10 20 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Curtis Pride Boston Red Sox Hist Signed to minor league contract
Bill Swift -- Hist Released by Orioles
Bip Roberts Cleveland Indians Hist Traded from Kansas City Royals to Cleveland Indians for Roland De La Maza
Roland DeLaMaza Kansas City Royals Hist Traded from Cleveland Indians to Kansas City Royals for Bip Roberts
Darrin Jackson Milwaukee Brewers Hist Traded from Minnesota Twins to Milwaukee Brewers for Mick Fieldbinder (9/4/1997)
5 record(s)