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Friday, August 8,1997

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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 1997-08-08 Florida Marlins  6 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Turner Field Alex Fernandez Paul Byrd Robb Nen 49,335 3:08
1997 reg season 1997-08-08 San Diego Padres  1 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Marc Pisciotta Doug Bochtler -- 27,598 2:46
1997 reg season 1997-08-08 Los Angeles Dodgers  10 Cincinnati Reds  5 box | pbp Cinergy Field Tom Candiotti Mike Morgan Darren Dreifort 26,837 3:12
1997 reg season 1997-08-08 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Colorado Rockies  5 box | pbp Coors Field Jamey Wright Jon Lieber Jerry DiPoto 48,262 3:01
1997 reg season 1997-08-08 San Francisco Giants  4 Montreal Expos  0 box | pbp Stade Olympique Mark Gardner Carlos Perez -- 16,223 1:53
1997 reg season 1997-08-08 Houston Astros  1 New York Mets  6 box | pbp Shea Stadium Brian Bohanon Shane Reynolds -- 23,818 2:40
1997 reg season 1997-08-08 Philadelphia Phillies  1 St. Louis Cardinals  6 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Donovan Osborne Mark Leiter -- 38,300 2:39
1997 reg season 1997-08-08 Baltimore Orioles  6 Anaheim Angels  2 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Mike Mussina Dennis Springer Randy Myers 24,944 3:10
1997 reg season 1997-08-08 Kansas City Royals  2 Boston Red Sox  8 box | pbp Fenway Park Steve Avery Ricky Bones -- 31,777 2:43
1997 reg season 1997-08-08 Texas Rangers  6 Cleveland Indians  5 box | pbp Progressive Field Scott Bailes Michael Jackson John Wetteland 43,110 2:45
1997 reg season 1997-08-08 New York Yankees  1 Minnesota Twins  9 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome LaTroy Hawkins Dwight Gooden -- 24,201 2:57
1997 reg season 1997-08-08 Chicago White Sox  0 Seattle Mariners  5 box | pbp Kingdome Randy Johnson Chris Clemons -- 42,170 2:27
1997 reg season 1997-08-08 Detroit Tigers  3 Toronto Blue Jays  6 box | pbp Rogers Centre Woody Williams Willie Blair Kelvim Escobar 30,228 2:58
13 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 111 71 40 .640 0.0 577 422 155 W2 40-20 31-20 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 113 66 47 .584 6.0 593 469 124 L1 32-23 34-24 2 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 116 57 59 .491 16.5 650 619 31 W5 29-28 28-31 3 6 14 -- dnq
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 113 55 58 .487 17.0 444 473 -29 W4 27-28 28-30 4 8 16 -- dnq
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 113 53 60 .469 19.0 571 568 3 L1 21-31 32-29 5 10 20 -- 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 110 57 53 .518 0.0 585 573 12 L4 29-26 28-27 1 5 11 Yes Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 112 55 57 .491 3.0 491 530 -39 L3 20-37 35-20 2 7 15 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 113 54 59 .478 4.5 537 566 -29 L3 26-34 28-25 3 9 17 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 114 51 63 .447 8.0 560 590 -30 W1 25-29 26-34 4 12 23 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 112 47 65 .420 11.0 507 565 -58 L2 21-33 26-32 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 114 65 49 .570 0.0 660 603 57 W2 33-26 32-23 1 3 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 115 65 50 .565 0.5 614 555 59 L1 29-29 36-21 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 114 53 61 .465 12.0 548 578 -30 W1 24-29 29-32 3 11 21 -- dnq
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 116 45 71 .388 21.0 531 670 -139 W2 20-40 25-31 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 117 73 44 .624 0.0 586 424 162 L1 37-24 36-20 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 114 67 47 .588 4.5 497 453 44 W1 30-27 37-20 2 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 114 65 49 .570 6.5 539 480 59 W2 29-31 36-18 3 3 6 Yes dnq
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 113 58 55 .513 13.0 504 512 -8 L2 23-29 35-26 4 7 12 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 113 38 75 .336 33.0 442 641 -199 L1 15-43 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 116 61 55 .526 0.0 527 477 50 L5 28-32 33-23 1 6 10 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 116 57 59 .491 4.0 496 546 -50 L1 28-31 29-28 2 8 13 -- dnq
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 115 53 62 .461 7.5 467 458 9 W1 23-37 30-25 3 11 22 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 113 48 65 .425 11.5 435 544 -109 L1 19-33 29-32 4 12 24 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 116 47 69 .405 14.0 482 540 -58 W2 16-41 31-28 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 San Francisco Giants franchise | log 116 65 51 .560 0.0 543 552 -9 W1 31-26 34-25 1 4 8 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 115 63 52 .548 1.5 525 439 86 W2 27-29 36-23 2 5 9 -- dnq
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 117 55 62 .470 10.5 656 668 -12 W1 25-38 30-24 3 9 18 -- dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 115 54 61 .470 10.5 581 633 -52 L2 28-29 26-32 4 10 19 -- dnq
28 record(s)
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player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Darnell McDonald Baltimore Orioles Hist Signed out of draft (Colorado HS)
Tilson Brito Oakland Athletics Hist Claimed on waivers from Blue Jays by Athletics
Terry Mulholland San Francisco Giants Hist Claimed on waivers from Cubs by Giants
William Van Landingham -- Hist Released by Giants
Lance Johnson Chicago Cubs Hist Traded from New York Mets with Mark Clark and Manny Alexander to Chicago Cubs for Brian McRae, Mel Rojas and Turk Wendell
Brian McRae New York Mets Hist Traded from Chicago Cubs with Mel Rojas and Turk Wendell to New York Mets for Lance Johnson, Mark Clark (8/11/1997) and Manny Alexander (8/14/1997)
Mel Rojas New York Mets Hist Traded from Chicago Cubs with Brian McRae and Turk Wendell to New York Mets for Lance Johnson, Mark Clark (8/11/1997) and Manny Alexander (8/14/1997)
Turk Wendell New York Mets Hist Traded from Chicago Cubs with Brian McRae and Mel Rojas to New York Mets for Lance Johnson, Mark Clark (8/11/1997) and Manny Alexander (8/14/1997)
David Cone New York Yankees Injury DL - Right shoulder tendinitis
Brad Rigby Oakland Athletics Injury DL - Lower back spasms
Bill Haselman Boston Red Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
Ariel Prieto Oakland Athletics Hist Activated from Disabled List
Mike DeJean Colorado Rockies Hist Activated from Disabled List
Billy Ripken Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Walt Weiss Colorado Rockies Hist Activated from Disabled List
15 record(s)