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Thursday, May 22,1997

Thursday, May 22,1997

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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 1997-05-22 Pittsburgh Pirates  9 Montreal Expos  3 box | pbp Stade Olympique Jon Lieber Carlos Perez Ricardo Rincon 12,620 2:47
1997 reg season 1997-05-22 New York Mets  10 Philadelphia Phillies  3 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Bobby Jones Curt Schilling -- 18,486 2:55
1997 reg season 1997-05-22 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 San Diego Padres  4 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Joey Hamilton Hideo Nomo Doug Bochtler 32,749 2:25
1997 reg season 1997-05-22 Colorado Rockies  2 San Francisco Giants  7 box | pbp Candlestick Park Mark Gardner John Thomson -- 10,811 2:41
1997 reg season 1997-05-22 Kansas City Royals  1 Cleveland Indians  9 box | pbp Progressive Field Albie Lopez Jose Rosado -- 42,962 2:51
1997 reg season 1997-05-22 Boston Red Sox  8 New York Yankees  2 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Tom Gordon David Wells -- 28,255 3:11
1997 reg season 1997-05-22 Oakland Athletics  7 Texas Rangers  10 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington John Burkett Mike Oquist John Wetteland 36,204 3:12
7 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 43 30 13 .698 0.0 238 160 78 W5 13-6 17-7 1 1 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 42 23 19 .548 6.5 158 165 -7 W2 13-9 10-10 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 46 25 21 .543 6.5 258 195 63 L4 13-10 12-11 3 4 9 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 44 19 25 .432 11.5 221 213 8 L2 9-15 10-10 4 11 21 -- dnq
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 43 17 26 .395 13.0 225 243 -18 W1 10-15 7-11 5 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 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 43 23 20 .535 0.0 248 234 14 W5 11-12 12-8 1 6 11 Yes Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 41 20 21 .488 2.0 196 210 -14 W1 5-14 15-7 2 8 17 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 42 20 22 .476 2.5 221 227 -6 W6 8-11 12-11 3 9 18 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 43 20 23 .465 3.0 193 209 -16 L6 11-12 9-11 4 10 19 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 45 18 27 .400 6.0 210 253 -43 L1 9-13 9-14 5 12 23 -- 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 Texas Rangers franchise | log 43 25 18 .581 0.0 211 192 19 W1 10-8 15-10 1 2 5 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 43 23 20 .535 2.0 233 229 4 W2 7-12 16-8 2 5 10 -- dnq
1997 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 45 24 21 .533 2.0 268 273 -5 L2 14-9 10-12 3 7 12 -- Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 47 18 29 .383 9.0 214 291 -77 L1 8-18 10-11 4 14 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 East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 45 32 13 .711 0.0 224 139 85 W6 13-7 19-6 1 1 1 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 44 27 17 .614 4.5 188 152 36 L1 9-11 18-6 2 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 44 24 20 .545 7.5 233 216 17 L3 9-14 15-6 3 4 7 Yes dnq
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 46 25 21 .543 7.5 213 166 47 W2 13-11 12-10 4 5 8 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 45 17 28 .378 15.0 162 247 -85 L2 8-14 9-14 5 12 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 Central Houston Astros franchise | log 46 24 22 .522 0.0 190 176 14 W1 11-13 13-9 1 8 15 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 45 23 22 .511 0.5 182 211 -29 W2 14-10 9-12 2 9 16 -- dnq
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 44 18 26 .409 5.0 163 169 -6 L1 6-17 12-9 3 11 22 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 44 16 28 .364 7.0 193 209 -16 W1 6-17 10-11 4 13 27 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 44 14 30 .318 9.0 160 241 -81 L1 7-18 7-12 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 44 26 18 .591 0.0 188 193 -5 W1 11-8 15-10 1 3 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 45 24 21 .533 2.5 273 245 28 L1 12-14 12-7 2 6 13 -- dnq
1997 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 44 23 21 .523 3.0 158 152 6 L5 9-12 14-9 3 7 14 -- dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 44 19 25 .432 7.0 194 205 -11 W4 6-12 13-13 4 10 20 -- 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
Billy Brewer -- Hist Released by Athletics
Humberto Cota -- Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1997-1997 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Luis Pineda -- Hist Released by Rangers
Al Martin Pittsburgh Pirates Injury DL - Sprained right hand
Luis Castillo Florida Marlins Hist Activated from Disabled List
Rob Butler Philadelphia Phillies Hist Activated from Disabled List
Tom Glavine Atlanta Braves Hist Signed to 4-year contract for 1998-2001 ($34m) [Extension] Club option for 2002 at $8m
7 record(s)