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Saturday, August 9,1997

Saturday, August 9,1997

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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 1997-08-09 Florida Marlins  3 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Turner Field John Smoltz Rob Stanifer Mark Wohlers 47,552 2:58
1997 reg season 1997-08-09 San Diego Padres  7 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Will Cunnane Terry Adams Trevor Hoffman 38,513 3:17
1997 reg season 1997-08-09 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 Cincinnati Reds  3 box | pbp Cinergy Field Gabe White Ismael Valdez Jeff Shaw 30,809 2:21
1997 reg season 1997-08-09 Pittsburgh Pirates  7 Colorado Rockies  8 box | pbp Coors Field Mike Munoz Ricardo Rincon -- 48,323 3:24
1997 reg season 1997-08-09 San Francisco Giants  1 Montreal Expos  2 box | pbp Stade Olympique Pedro Martinez Roberto Hernandez -- 20,296 2:39
1997 reg season 1997-08-09 Houston Astros  8 New York Mets  3 box | pbp Shea Stadium Russ Springer Mel Rojas -- 34,352 2:40
1997 reg season 1997-08-09 Philadelphia Phillies  3 St. Louis Cardinals  2 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Tyler Green Manny Aybar Ricky Bottalico 42,926 2:32
1997 reg season 1997-08-09 Baltimore Orioles  3 Anaheim Angels  4 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Chuck Finley Arthur Rhodes Troy Percival 32,207 3:05
1997 reg season 1997-08-09 Kansas City Royals  9 Boston Red Sox  2 box | pbp Fenway Park Glendon Rusch Jeff Suppan -- 31,410 2:29
1997 reg season 1997-08-09 Texas Rangers  4 Cleveland Indians  3 box | pbp Progressive Field Terry Clark Charles Nagy John Wetteland 42,964 2:45
1997 reg season 1997-08-09 Texas Rangers  2 Cleveland Indians  4 box | pbp Progressive Field Paul Assenmacher Eric Moody Jose Mesa 41,330 2:38
1997 reg season 1997-08-09 New York Yankees  4 Minnesota Twins  1 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome David Wells Brad Radke Mariano Rivera 42,151 3:06
1997 reg season 1997-08-09 Milwaukee Brewers  2 Oakland Athletics  3 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis T.J. Mathews Bob Wickman Billy Taylor 11,171 2:39
1997 reg season 1997-08-09 Chicago White Sox  5 Seattle Mariners  2 box | pbp Kingdome James Baldwin Ken Cloude Matt Karchner 45,063 3:02
1997 reg season 1997-08-09 Detroit Tigers  3 Toronto Blue Jays  2 box | pbp Rogers Centre Scott Sanders Chris Carpenter Todd Jones 37,166 3:01
15 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 112 71 41 .634 0.0 580 426 154 L1 40-21 31-20 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 114 67 47 .588 5.0 597 470 127 W1 33-23 34-24 2 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 117 57 60 .487 16.5 652 628 24 L1 29-28 28-32 3 6 14 -- dnq
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 114 55 59 .482 17.0 446 476 -30 L1 27-28 28-31 4 9 16 -- dnq
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 114 54 60 .474 18.0 574 570 4 W1 22-31 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 112 58 54 .518 0.0 592 579 13 W1 29-26 29-28 1 5 11 Yes Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 113 55 58 .487 3.5 493 533 -40 L4 20-38 35-20 2 7 15 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 114 55 59 .482 4.0 542 568 -26 W1 27-34 28-25 3 8 17 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 115 51 64 .443 8.5 561 594 -33 L1 25-29 26-35 4 12 23 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 113 48 65 .425 10.5 516 567 -51 W1 22-33 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 Anaheim Angels franchise | log 116 66 50 .569 0.0 618 558 60 W1 29-29 37-21 1 3 5 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 115 65 50 .565 0.5 662 608 54 L1 33-26 32-24 2 4 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 116 54 62 .466 12.0 554 585 -31 L1 25-30 29-32 3 11 21 -- dnq
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 117 46 71 .393 20.5 534 672 -138 W3 20-40 26-31 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 118 74 44 .627 0.0 590 427 163 W1 37-24 37-20 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 115 67 48 .583 5.5 500 457 43 L1 30-28 37-20 2 2 4 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 115 65 50 .565 7.5 542 488 54 L1 29-31 36-19 3 3 7 Yes dnq
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 114 59 55 .518 13.0 506 513 -7 W1 23-29 36-26 4 7 12 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 114 39 75 .342 33.0 445 643 -198 W1 16-43 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 117 62 55 .530 0.0 535 480 55 W1 29-32 33-23 1 6 10 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 117 57 60 .487 5.0 503 554 -51 L2 28-32 29-28 2 8 13 -- dnq
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 116 53 63 .457 8.5 469 461 8 L1 23-37 30-26 3 11 22 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 114 49 65 .430 11.5 438 546 -108 W1 19-33 30-32 4 12 24 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 117 47 70 .402 15.0 487 547 -60 L1 16-41 31-29 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 117 65 52 .556 0.0 544 554 -10 L1 31-27 34-25 1 4 8 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 116 63 53 .543 1.5 527 442 85 L1 27-30 36-23 2 5 9 -- dnq
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 118 56 62 .475 9.5 664 675 -11 W2 25-38 31-24 3 9 18 -- dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 116 55 61 .474 9.5 588 638 -50 W1 29-29 26-32 4 10 19 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • 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
Eddie Williams Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Traded from Los Angeles Dodgers to Pittsburgh Pirates for Hal Garrett
Greg Myers Minnesota Twins Injury DL - Sprained ankle *Unknown*
Brian Moehler Detroit Tigers Injury DL - Strained groin
Matt Mieske Milwaukee Brewers Injury DL - Strained right hamstring
4 record(s)