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Tuesday, June 17,1997

Tuesday, June 17,1997

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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 1997-06-17 Texas Rangers  10 Colorado Rockies  8 box | pbp Coors Field Danny Patterson Steve Reed -- 48,243 3:41
1997 reg season 1997-06-17 Anaheim Angels  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Darren Hall Troy Percival -- 41,428 2:55
1997 reg season 1997-06-17 Oakland Athletics  10 San Diego Padres  3 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Dane Johnson Pete Smith Aaron Small 22,816 3:04
1997 reg season 1997-06-17 Seattle Mariners  3 San Francisco Giants  4 box | pbp Candlestick Park Kirk Rueter Jeff Fassero Rod Beck 40,024 2:37
1997 reg season 1997-06-17 Montreal Expos  4 Baltimore Orioles  5 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Scott Kamieniecki Jim Bullinger Randy Myers 47,793 3:40
1997 reg season 1997-06-17 Philadelphia Phillies  6 Boston Red Sox  12 box | pbp Fenway Park Aaron Sele Scott Ruffcorn Kerry Lacy 25,591 3:37
1997 reg season 1997-06-17 Chicago Cubs  3 Chicago White Sox  5 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Doug Drabek Geremi Gonzalez Roberto Hernandez 44,249 2:48
1997 reg season 1997-06-17 Cincinnati Reds  1 Cleveland Indians  5 box | pbp Progressive Field Brian Anderson John Smiley -- 42,901 2:39
1997 reg season 1997-06-17 Florida Marlins  3 Detroit Tigers  2 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Antonio Alfonseca Todd Jones Robb Nen 13,351 3:05
1997 reg season 1997-06-17 Houston Astros  10 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Ramon Garcia Chris Haney -- 20,588 2:46
1997 reg season 1997-06-17 St. Louis Cardinals  3 Milwaukee Brewers  4 box | pbp County Stadium Joel Adamson Fernando Valenzuela Doug Jones 38,634 2:49
1997 reg season 1997-06-17 Pittsburgh Pirates  1 Minnesota Twins  13 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome LaTroy Hawkins Esteban Loaiza -- 14,894 2:31
1997 reg season 1997-06-17 New York Mets  3 New York Yankees  6 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I David Wells Armando Reynoso Mariano Rivera 56,253 3:13
1997 reg season 1997-06-17 Atlanta Braves  8 Toronto Blue Jays  7 box | pbp Rogers Centre Greg Maddux Luis Andujar Mark Wohlers 31,356 2:45
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 66 46 20 .697 0.0 362 260 102 W1 24-12 22-8 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 68 38 30 .559 9.0 376 296 80 W1 19-15 19-15 2 3 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 65 31 34 .477 14.5 255 280 -25 L2 16-14 15-20 3 9 18 -- dnq
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 68 30 38 .441 17.0 370 372 -2 W3 14-19 16-19 4 12 22 -- dnq
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 66 29 37 .439 17.0 316 315 1 L5 12-20 17-17 5 13 23 -- 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 65 35 30 .538 0.0 363 345 18 W1 17-17 18-13 1 5 10 Yes Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 66 32 34 .485 3.5 298 314 -16 L1 16-15 16-19 2 8 17 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 66 32 34 .485 3.5 308 315 -7 W2 10-25 22-9 3 7 16 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 67 31 36 .463 5.0 337 359 -22 W1 14-19 17-17 4 10 19 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 68 31 37 .456 5.5 343 369 -26 W1 14-16 17-21 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 West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 68 38 30 .559 0.0 400 379 21 L1 20-15 18-15 1 2 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 66 36 30 .545 1.0 325 313 12 W4 16-16 20-14 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 67 34 33 .507 3.5 355 343 12 L4 15-19 19-14 3 6 12 -- dnq
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 70 29 41 .414 10.0 336 422 -86 W2 14-24 15-17 4 14 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 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 69 44 25 .638 0.0 341 242 99 W2 23-12 21-13 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 68 41 27 .603 2.5 302 264 38 W3 19-16 22-11 2 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 68 39 29 .574 4.5 336 314 22 L1 12-18 27-11 3 4 4 Yes dnq
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 68 37 31 .544 6.5 316 261 55 L1 19-17 18-14 4 5 9 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 67 22 45 .328 21.0 236 378 -142 L4 10-26 12-19 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 70 34 36 .486 0.0 304 301 3 W1 17-22 17-14 1 7 13 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 68 33 35 .485 0.0 283 321 -38 L1 17-16 16-19 2 9 14 -- dnq
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 68 31 37 .456 2.0 293 271 22 L3 14-24 17-13 3 10 20 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 68 28 40 .412 5.0 257 331 -74 L1 10-22 18-18 4 12 26 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 69 28 41 .406 5.5 293 312 -19 L1 11-26 17-15 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 68 39 29 .574 0.0 286 297 -11 W3 18-13 21-16 1 3 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 69 36 33 .522 3.5 421 399 22 L2 17-19 19-14 2 6 11 -- dnq
1997 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 68 33 35 .485 6.0 260 252 8 W1 11-20 22-15 3 8 15 -- dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 68 29 39 .426 10.0 320 367 -47 L3 13-17 16-22 4 11 24 -- 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
Justin Miller Colorado Rockies Hist Signed out of draft (Los Angeles Harbor College)
Kevin Jarvis Detroit Tigers Hist Claimed on waivers from Twins by Tigers
Angel Miranda -- Hist Released by Brewers
Russ Springer Houston Astros Injury DL - Strained lower back
Mo Vaughn Boston Red Sox Injury DL - Torn lateral meniscus in left knee
Barry Larkin Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Strained left calf
Chris Hoiles Baltimore Orioles Injury DL - Sprained MCL
Bip Roberts Kansas City Royals Injury DL - Strained left side
Doug Strange Montreal Expos Injury DL - Strained hamstring
Darren Dreifort Los Angeles Dodgers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Bruce Ruffin Colorado Rockies Hist Activated from Disabled List
John Smiley Cincinnati Reds Hist Activated from Disabled List
12 record(s)
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