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Tuesday, September 16,1997

Tuesday, September 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 1997-09-16 San Francisco Giants  4 Atlanta Braves  6 box | pbp Turner Field Kevin Millwood Wilson Alvarez -- 37,661 2:48
1997 reg season 1997-09-16 Cincinnati Reds  0 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Kevin Tapani Kent Mercker -- 22,190 1:57
1997 reg season 1997-09-16 Colorado Rockies  6 Florida Marlins  9 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Jay Powell Jerry DiPoto -- 21,990 3:05
1997 reg season 1997-09-16 San Diego Padres  3 Houston Astros  15 box | pbp Astrodome Ramon Garcia Sterling Hitchcock -- 15,156 3:11
1997 reg season 1997-09-16 New York Mets  2 Philadelphia Phillies  3 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Curt Schilling Rick Reed -- 16,585 2:06
1997 reg season 1997-09-16 Montreal Expos  2 Pittsburgh Pirates  8 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Jon Lieber Mike Johnson -- 8,010 2:12
1997 reg season 1997-09-16 Los Angeles Dodgers  7 St. Louis Cardinals  6 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Rick Gorecki Dennis Eckersley Scott Radinsky 27,157 3:13
1997 reg season 1997-09-16 Minnesota Twins  9 Anaheim Angels  3 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Brad Radke Shigetoshi Hasegawa -- 14,075 3:24
1997 reg season 1997-09-16 Cleveland Indians  4 Baltimore Orioles  2 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Charles Nagy Nerio Rodriguez Jose Mesa 38,022 3:18
1997 reg season 1997-09-16 Cleveland Indians  2 Baltimore Orioles  7 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Jimmy Key David Weathers -- 46,185 2:37
1997 reg season 1997-09-16 Boston Red Sox  0 New York Yankees  2 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Andy Pettitte John Wasdin Mariano Rivera 0 2:47
1997 reg season 1997-09-16 Boston Red Sox  3 New York Yankees  4 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Willie Banks Robinson Checo Mariano Rivera 29,145 2:33
1997 reg season 1997-09-16 Kansas City Royals  2 Texas Rangers  4 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Matt Whiteside Gregg Olson John Wetteland 22,714 2:47
13 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 150 92 58 .613 0.0 754 618 136 W1 48-27 44-31 1 1 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 150 87 63 .580 5.0 818 643 175 W4 44-32 43-31 2 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 150 74 76 .493 18.0 730 722 8 W2 33-42 41-34 3 6 13 -- dnq
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 151 73 78 .483 19.5 812 812 0 L3 37-38 36-40 4 9 18 -- dnq
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 150 71 79 .473 21.0 611 648 -37 L2 33-42 38-37 5 10 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 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 148 80 68 .541 0.0 806 749 57 L1 39-35 41-33 1 4 9 Yes Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 148 73 75 .493 7.0 631 689 -58 W1 29-46 44-29 2 7 15 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 150 73 77 .487 8.0 719 782 -63 L2 31-44 42-33 3 8 16 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 148 61 87 .412 19.0 693 763 -70 L1 31-43 30-44 4 12 25 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 149 61 88 .409 19.5 712 802 -90 W1 29-45 32-43 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 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 151 84 67 .556 0.0 862 781 81 W2 41-34 43-33 1 3 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 151 78 73 .517 6.0 771 741 30 L1 34-41 44-32 2 5 11 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 151 71 80 .470 13.0 742 768 -26 W1 33-42 38-38 3 11 21 -- dnq
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 151 61 90 .404 23.0 711 867 -156 L2 27-49 34-41 4 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 East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 150 93 57 .620 0.0 741 541 200 W2 48-27 45-30 1 1 1 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 149 87 62 .584 5.5 678 603 75 W1 38-37 49-25 2 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 151 82 69 .543 11.5 723 656 67 L2 35-40 47-29 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 150 74 76 .493 19.0 646 683 -37 L4 31-44 43-32 4 8 14 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 150 61 89 .407 32.0 615 780 -165 W2 27-48 34-41 5 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 Central Houston Astros franchise | log 150 76 74 .507 0.0 715 619 96 W1 34-41 42-33 1 7 12 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 151 73 78 .483 3.5 661 714 -53 W2 34-42 39-36 2 9 17 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 150 69 81 .460 7.0 592 710 -118 L1 31-44 38-37 3 11 22 -- dnq
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 150 69 81 .460 7.0 635 636 -1 L2 30-45 39-36 4 12 23 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 151 64 87 .424 12.5 639 697 -58 W1 24-51 40-36 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 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 151 84 67 .556 0.0 685 590 95 W3 38-37 46-30 1 3 5 Yes dnq
1997 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 151 82 69 .543 2.0 712 741 -29 L4 38-37 44-32 2 4 7 -- Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 151 78 73 .517 6.0 862 842 20 L1 33-43 45-30 3 6 10 -- dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 151 71 80 .470 13.0 741 820 -79 L1 35-41 36-39 4 10 20 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Jose Offerman Kansas City Royals Hist Activated from Disabled List
Cecil Fielder New York Yankees Hist Activated from Disabled List
2 record(s)