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Friday, August 22,1997

Friday, August 22,1997

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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 1997-08-22 Cincinnati Reds  2 Atlanta Braves  6 box | pbp Turner Field Greg Maddux Mike Remlinger -- 48,937 2:42
1997 reg season 1997-08-22 Montreal Expos  1 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Steve Trachsel Steve Kline Terry Adams 29,454 2:31
1997 reg season 1997-08-22 St. Louis Cardinals  7 Florida Marlins  3 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Matt Morris Tony Saunders -- 26,650 2:57
1997 reg season 1997-08-22 Colorado Rockies  1 Houston Astros  9 box | pbp Astrodome Darryl Kile John Thomson -- 33,061 2:49
1997 reg season 1997-08-22 San Diego Padres  8 New York Mets  9 box | pbp Shea Stadium John Franco Doug Bochtler -- 20,229 4:10
1997 reg season 1997-08-22 Los Angeles Dodgers  5 Philadelphia Phillies  3 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Antonio Osuna Ricky Bottalico Todd Worrell 21,060 2:37
1997 reg season 1997-08-22 San Francisco Giants  2 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Steve Cooke Kirk Rueter Rich Loiselle 18,562 2:14
1997 reg season 1997-08-22 Boston Red Sox  5 Anaheim Angels  8 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Allen Watson Bret Saberhagen Troy Percival 24,977 3:25
1997 reg season 1997-08-22 Minnesota Twins  1 Baltimore Orioles  3 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Scott Erickson Bob Tewksbury Randy Myers 47,785 2:13
1997 reg season 1997-08-22 Toronto Blue Jays  5 Kansas City Royals  3 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Roger Clemens Jose Rosado Kelvim Escobar 29,604 2:35
1997 reg season 1997-08-22 Detroit Tigers  16 Milwaukee Brewers  1 box | pbp County Stadium Brian Moehler Steve Woodard Eddie Gaillard 14,423 3:21
1997 reg season 1997-08-22 Cleveland Indians  5 Oakland Athletics  3 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Jaret Wright Ariel Prieto Jose Mesa 11,451 3:08
1997 reg season 1997-08-22 New York Yankees  5 Seattle Mariners  9 box | pbp Kingdome Jeff Fassero Kenny Rogers -- 57,351 2:58
1997 reg season 1997-08-22 Chicago White Sox  8 Texas Rangers  17 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Darren Oliver Jaime Navarro -- 33,353 3:08
14 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 125 81 44 .648 0.0 643 482 161 W3 44-22 37-22 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 127 76 51 .598 6.0 686 532 154 L1 38-25 38-26 2 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 129 64 65 .496 19.0 725 703 22 L2 31-30 33-35 3 6 13 -- dnq
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 127 61 66 .480 21.0 512 539 -27 W1 30-34 31-32 4 9 17 -- dnq
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 127 60 67 .472 22.0 638 637 1 W2 26-35 34-32 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 125 66 59 .528 0.0 670 642 28 W1 31-28 35-31 1 5 11 Yes Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 128 63 65 .492 4.5 622 652 -30 L1 28-35 35-30 2 7 14 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 127 62 65 .488 5.0 550 602 -52 L2 25-41 37-24 3 8 16 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 125 52 73 .416 14.0 571 635 -64 L3 25-37 27-36 4 12 24 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 126 52 74 .413 14.5 598 671 -73 L1 26-37 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 128 72 56 .563 0.0 728 659 69 W3 36-29 36-27 1 3 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 129 70 59 .543 2.5 683 624 59 W1 31-34 39-25 2 4 9 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 128 61 67 .477 11.0 626 650 -24 W1 30-32 31-35 3 10 18 -- dnq
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 129 51 78 .395 21.5 602 739 -137 L1 23-43 28-35 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 128 79 49 .617 0.0 618 454 164 W3 40-26 39-23 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 126 73 53 .579 5.0 555 517 38 L1 32-30 41-23 2 2 4 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 127 69 58 .543 9.5 594 554 40 W1 31-35 38-23 3 5 8 -- dnq
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 126 62 64 .492 16.0 548 574 -26 L1 25-35 37-29 4 8 15 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 123 45 78 .366 31.5 506 683 -177 L2 21-44 24-34 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 128 68 60 .531 0.0 611 529 82 W2 31-32 37-28 1 6 10 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 128 64 64 .500 4.0 560 605 -45 W1 32-35 32-29 2 7 12 -- dnq
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 127 59 68 .465 8.5 516 504 12 W1 26-38 33-30 3 11 22 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 125 55 70 .440 11.5 486 587 -101 L2 23-37 32-33 4 12 23 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 128 51 77 .398 17.0 523 596 -73 W1 19-47 32-30 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 128 71 57 .555 0.0 606 612 -6 L1 33-29 38-28 1 3 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 128 70 58 .547 1.0 558 480 78 W2 30-32 40-26 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 128 61 67 .477 10.0 714 738 -24 L2 26-41 35-26 3 9 20 -- dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 128 61 67 .477 10.0 643 692 -49 L1 31-32 30-35 4 10 19 -- 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
Mike Perez -- Hist Released by Royals
Mark Lemke Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Sprained right ankle *While making pivot at 2b, hit by rolling Derek Bell*
Bret Saberhagen Boston Red Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
Brian Moehler Detroit Tigers Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)
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