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Saturday, August 16,1997

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Saturday, August 16,1997

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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 1997-08-16 New York Mets  5 Colorado Rockies  7 box | pbp Coors Field Darren Holmes Greg McMichael Jerry DiPoto 48,311 2:55
1997 reg season 1997-08-16 Pittsburgh Pirates  10 Florida Marlins  5 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Francisco Cordova Tony Saunders -- 40,031 3:19
1997 reg season 1997-08-16 Philadelphia Phillies  5 Houston Astros  3 box | pbp Astrodome Jerry Spradlin Billy Wagner Ricky Bottalico 28,260 2:47
1997 reg season 1997-08-16 Cincinnati Reds  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Chan Ho Park Kent Mercker Todd Worrell 53,464 2:52
1997 reg season 1997-08-16 Chicago Cubs  3 San Diego Padres  4 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Trevor Hoffman Terry Adams -- 41,720 2:47
1997 reg season 1997-08-16 Montreal Expos  8 San Francisco Giants  5 box | pbp Candlestick Park Dustin Hermanson Pat Rapp Ugueth Urbina 25,345 3:15
1997 reg season 1997-08-16 Atlanta Braves  5 St. Louis Cardinals  3 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Greg Maddux Matt Morris Mark Wohlers 47,229 2:32
1997 reg season 1997-08-16 Anaheim Angels  9 Baltimore Orioles  10 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Arthur Rhodes Darrell May Randy Myers 47,815 3:25
1997 reg season 1997-08-16 Minnesota Twins  4 Boston Red Sox  12 box | pbp Fenway Park Tim Wakefield Shane Bowers -- 30,011 3:13
1997 reg season 1997-08-16 Seattle Mariners  11 Chicago White Sox  6 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Bobby Ayala Doug Drabek -- 40,223 2:47
1997 reg season 1997-08-16 Toronto Blue Jays  4 Cleveland Indians  8 box | pbp Progressive Field Paul Shuey Paul Quantrill -- 42,908 2:53
1997 reg season 1997-08-16 Kansas City Royals  2 Detroit Tigers  1 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Kevin Appier Kevin Jarvis Jeff Montgomery 15,502 2:50
1997 reg season 1997-08-16 Oakland Athletics  5 Milwaukee Brewers  6 box | pbp County Stadium Doug Jones Mike Mohler -- 17,031 3:02
1997 reg season 1997-08-16 Texas Rangers  8 New York Yankees  5 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I John Wetteland Ramiro Mendoza -- 41,634 4:13
14 record(s)
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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 118 75 43 .636 0.0 611 453 158 W1 41-21 34-22 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 121 72 49 .595 4.5 650 500 150 L1 35-23 37-26 2 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 124 61 63 .492 17.0 692 668 24 W3 29-28 32-35 3 6 13 -- dnq
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 120 58 62 .483 18.0 476 498 -22 L2 27-30 31-32 4 10 17 -- dnq
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 122 56 66 .459 21.0 603 618 -15 L4 24-35 32-31 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 119 63 56 .529 0.0 642 613 29 W4 29-26 34-30 1 5 10 Yes Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 120 58 62 .483 5.5 574 610 -36 L3 28-34 30-28 2 9 19 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 120 58 62 .483 5.5 521 571 -50 W1 22-40 36-22 3 8 18 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 119 51 68 .429 12.0 541 600 -59 W2 25-36 26-32 4 12 24 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 122 51 71 .418 13.5 579 649 -70 L8 25-34 26-37 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 121 68 53 .562 0.0 699 629 70 W2 35-27 33-26 1 3 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 122 68 54 .557 0.5 647 589 58 L1 31-32 37-22 2 4 6 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 122 59 63 .484 9.5 598 612 -14 W1 30-31 29-32 3 7 16 -- dnq
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 124 50 74 .403 19.5 575 711 -136 L1 23-42 27-32 4 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 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 124 76 48 .613 0.0 604 445 159 W1 38-25 38-23 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 121 70 51 .579 4.5 526 495 31 L1 32-30 38-21 2 2 4 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 122 67 55 .549 8.0 573 531 42 L2 31-34 36-21 3 4 8 Yes dnq
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 121 61 60 .504 13.5 530 543 -13 W1 25-33 36-27 4 7 12 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 119 44 75 .370 29.5 480 655 -175 W6 21-43 23-32 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 123 65 58 .528 0.0 577 511 66 L3 31-32 34-26 1 6 11 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 122 60 62 .492 4.5 532 576 -44 W1 31-34 29-28 2 8 14 -- dnq
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 122 55 67 .451 9.5 486 489 -3 L1 23-37 32-30 3 11 22 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 121 53 68 .438 11.0 470 571 -101 L1 22-36 31-32 4 12 23 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 124 49 75 .395 16.5 508 576 -68 L3 18-45 31-30 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 West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 124 69 55 .556 0.0 584 586 -2 L1 32-27 37-28 1 3 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 123 67 56 .545 1.5 544 464 80 W1 27-31 40-25 2 5 9 -- dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 123 60 63 .488 8.5 615 661 -46 W3 30-29 30-34 3 9 15 -- dnq
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 123 59 64 .480 9.5 693 706 -13 W2 25-38 34-26 4 10 20 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Rey Sanchez New York Yankees Hist Traded from Chicago Cubs to New York Yankees for Frisco Parotte
Shawn Boskie Baltimore Orioles Injury DL - Elbow triceps tendinitis
Jim Edmonds Anaheim Angels Hist Activated from Disabled List
Todd Hollandsworth Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)