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Sunday, April 20,1997

Sunday, April 20,1997

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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 1997-04-20 Atlanta Braves  2 Colorado Rockies  9 box | pbp Coors Field Darren Holmes John Smoltz -- 48,155 2:43
1997 reg season 1997-04-20 Houston Astros  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Chris Holt Tom Candiotti John Hudek 33,250 2:21
1997 reg season 1997-04-20 Chicago Cubs  2 New York Mets  8 box | pbp Shea Stadium Bobby Jones Steve Trachsel -- 0 2:44
1997 reg season 1997-04-20 Chicago Cubs  4 New York Mets  3 box | pbp Shea Stadium Kevin Foster Dave Mlicki Turk Wendell 18,484 3:17
1997 reg season 1997-04-20 Montreal Expos  5 Philadelphia Phillies  1 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Jeff Juden Bobby Munoz Dave Veres 0 2:32
1997 reg season 1997-04-20 Montreal Expos  3 Philadelphia Phillies  0 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Pedro Martinez Mark Portugal Ugueth Urbina 20,262 2:22
1997 reg season 1997-04-20 Cincinnati Reds  3 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Jon Lieber Kent Mercker John Ericks 14,542 2:40
1997 reg season 1997-04-20 St. Louis Cardinals  2 San Diego Padres  8 box | pbp Aloha Stadium Andy Ashby Brady Raggio -- 40,050 2:53
1997 reg season 1997-04-20 Florida Marlins  0 San Francisco Giants  2 box | pbp Candlestick Park Osvaldo Fernandez Alex Fernandez Rod Beck 24,514 2:38
1997 reg season 1997-04-20 Baltimore Orioles  11 Boston Red Sox  1 box | pbp Fenway Park Jimmy Key Tom Gordon -- 32,290 3:13
1997 reg season 1997-04-20 New York Yankees  7 Chicago White Sox  8 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Al Levine Brian Boehringer -- 23,601 4:20
1997 reg season 1997-04-20 Milwaukee Brewers  4 Cleveland Indians  6 box | pbp Progressive Field Orel Hershiser Bob Wickman Jose Mesa 42,285 3:15
1997 reg season 1997-04-20 Oakland Athletics  2 Detroit Tigers  9 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Brian Moehler Steve Karsay -- 9,281 2:34
1997 reg season 1997-04-20 Anaheim Angels  11 Kansas City Royals  1 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Jason Dickson Glendon Rusch -- 17,176 2:25
1997 reg season 1997-04-20 Minnesota Twins  6 Seattle Mariners  10 box | pbp Kingdome Bob Wolcott Todd Ritchie Norm Charlton 34,678 3:09
1997 reg season 1997-04-20 Toronto Blue Jays  5 Texas Rangers  10 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Bobby Witt Juan Guzman -- 34,333 3:02
16 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 14 11 3 .786 0.0 76 50 26 W2 5-3 6-0 1 1 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 15 8 7 .533 3.5 65 53 12 L1 4-2 4-5 2 6 12 Yes dnq
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 16 8 8 .500 4.0 92 78 14 L2 4-4 4-4 3 8 14 -- dnq
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 19 8 11 .421 5.5 110 122 -12 W1 3-5 5-6 4 12 21 -- dnq
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 18 7 11 .389 6.0 98 85 13 L1 6-7 1-4 5 13 22 -- Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
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 Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 14 8 6 .571 0.0 61 53 8 L2 3-4 5-2 1 3 9 Yes dnq
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 18 10 8 .556 0.0 93 96 -3 L1 4-6 6-2 2 4 11 Yes dnq
1997 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 17 8 9 .471 1.5 105 120 -15 W2 5-5 3-4 3 9 17 -- Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 15 7 8 .467 1.5 64 69 -5 L1 4-3 3-5 4 10 18 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 17 5 12 .294 4.5 74 95 -21 W1 2-5 3-7 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 Seattle Mariners franchise | log 18 11 7 .611 0.0 106 105 1 W1 6-1 5-6 1 2 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 15 8 7 .533 1.5 64 63 1 W1 3-3 5-4 2 5 13 -- dnq
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 18 9 9 .500 2.0 81 92 -11 L1 4-6 5-3 3 7 16 -- dnq
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 16 7 9 .438 3.0 87 95 -8 W1 4-4 3-5 4 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 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 17 13 4 .765 0.0 95 54 41 L1 5-3 8-1 1 2 3 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 17 10 7 .588 3.0 64 53 11 L3 3-5 7-2 2 6 8 -- Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 16 7 9 .438 5.5 77 93 -16 W2 4-6 3-3 3 9 20 -- dnq
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 17 6 11 .353 7.0 64 67 -3 L1 3-6 3-5 4 10 23 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 17 5 12 .294 8.0 49 78 -29 L2 3-6 2-6 5 13 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 Central Houston Astros franchise | log 18 11 7 .611 0.0 68 57 11 W2 5-5 6-2 1 5 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 16 8 8 .500 2.0 56 72 -16 W2 4-4 4-4 2 8 15 -- dnq
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 17 6 11 .353 4.5 47 59 -12 L1 3-9 3-2 3 11 24 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 18 6 12 .333 5.0 67 109 -42 L2 2-10 4-2 4 12 25 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 15 1 14 .067 8.5 40 81 -41 W1 1-8 0-6 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 San Francisco Giants franchise | log 16 13 3 .813 0.0 66 47 19 W9 5-0 8-3 1 1 1 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 16 11 5 .688 2.0 121 87 34 W1 6-2 5-3 2 3 4 Yes dnq
1997 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 16 10 6 .625 3.0 61 44 17 L2 3-1 7-5 3 4 5 Yes dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 16 9 7 .563 4.0 72 46 26 W1 3-1 6-6 4 7 10 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Fernando Vina Milwaukee Brewers Injury DL - Fractured left ankle *Jammed his foot in base while stealing 2b*
Steve Finley San Diego Padres Injury DL - Left elbow soreness
Mark Portugal Philadelphia Phillies Hist Activated from Disabled List
Warren Newson Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)