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Wednesday, June 18,1997

Wednesday, June 18,1997

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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 1997-06-18 Texas Rangers  9 Colorado Rockies  10 box | pbp Coors Field Curt Leskanic John Wetteland -- 43,432 3:08
1997 reg season 1997-06-18 Anaheim Angels  5 Los Angeles Dodgers  7 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Darren Dreifort Mike Holtz Todd Worrell 45,953 3:10
1997 reg season 1997-06-18 Oakland Athletics  11 San Diego Padres  9 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Carlos Reyes Doug Bochtler Buddy Groom 19,908 3:32
1997 reg season 1997-06-18 Seattle Mariners  2 San Francisco Giants  4 box | pbp Candlestick Park Mark Gardner Derek Lowe Rod Beck 33,234 2:17
1997 reg season 1997-06-18 Montreal Expos  1 Baltimore Orioles  0 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Carlos Perez Jimmy Key -- 47,448 2:29
1997 reg season 1997-06-18 Philadelphia Phillies  2 Boston Red Sox  4 box | pbp Fenway Park Jeff Suppan Curt Schilling Chris Hammond 27,502 2:34
1997 reg season 1997-06-18 Chicago Cubs  0 Chicago White Sox  3 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Wilson Alvarez Terry Mulholland -- 44,204 2:00
1997 reg season 1997-06-18 Cincinnati Reds  5 Cleveland Indians  2 box | pbp Progressive Field Mike Remlinger Chad Ogea -- 42,865 2:54
1997 reg season 1997-06-18 Florida Marlins  2 Detroit Tigers  6 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Omar Olivares Al Leiter -- 14,043 2:15
1997 reg season 1997-06-18 Houston Astros  2 Kansas City Royals  6 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Jim Pittsley Donne Wall -- 20,085 2:30
1997 reg season 1997-06-18 St. Louis Cardinals  4 Milwaukee Brewers  8 box | pbp County Stadium Jeff D'Amico Andy Benes -- 21,705 2:58
1997 reg season 1997-06-18 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 Minnesota Twins  8 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Brad Radke Francisco Cordova -- 15,688 2:36
1997 reg season 1997-06-18 New York Mets  2 New York Yankees  3 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Mike Stanton Greg McMichael -- 56,278 3:32
1997 reg season 1997-06-18 Atlanta Braves  3 Toronto Blue Jays  5 box | pbp Rogers Centre Woody Williams John Smoltz Mike Timlin 31,717 2:34
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 67 46 21 .687 0.0 362 261 101 L1 24-12 22-9 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 69 39 30 .565 8.0 379 298 81 W2 19-15 20-15 2 2 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 66 32 34 .485 13.5 260 283 -23 W1 16-14 16-20 3 9 16 -- dnq
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 69 31 38 .449 16.0 374 374 0 W4 14-19 17-19 4 12 21 -- dnq
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 67 30 37 .448 16.0 322 317 5 W1 12-20 18-17 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 66 35 31 .530 0.0 365 350 15 L1 17-17 18-14 1 5 10 Yes Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 67 33 34 .493 2.5 304 316 -12 W1 16-15 17-19 2 8 15 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 67 33 34 .493 2.5 316 319 -3 W3 10-25 23-9 3 7 14 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 68 32 36 .471 4.0 340 359 -19 W2 14-19 18-17 4 10 19 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 69 32 37 .464 4.5 351 371 -20 W2 14-16 18-21 5 11 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 West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 69 38 31 .551 0.0 402 383 19 L2 20-16 18-15 1 3 7 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 67 36 31 .537 1.0 334 323 11 L1 16-17 20-14 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 68 34 34 .500 3.5 360 350 10 L5 15-20 19-14 3 6 12 -- dnq
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 71 30 41 .423 9.0 347 431 -84 W3 15-24 15-17 4 14 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 East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 70 44 26 .629 0.0 344 247 97 L1 23-13 21-13 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 69 41 28 .594 2.5 304 270 34 L1 19-17 22-11 2 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 69 40 29 .580 3.5 337 314 23 W1 13-18 27-11 3 4 4 Yes dnq
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 69 37 32 .536 6.5 318 264 54 L2 19-18 18-14 4 5 9 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 68 22 46 .324 21.0 238 382 -144 L5 10-27 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 71 34 37 .479 0.0 306 307 -1 L1 17-23 17-14 1 8 17 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 69 33 36 .478 0.0 285 329 -44 L2 17-17 16-19 2 9 18 -- dnq
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 69 31 38 .449 2.0 297 279 18 L4 14-25 17-13 3 10 22 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 69 29 40 .420 4.0 262 333 -71 W1 11-22 18-18 4 11 25 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 70 28 42 .400 5.5 293 315 -22 L2 11-27 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 69 40 29 .580 0.0 290 299 -9 W4 18-13 22-16 1 3 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 70 37 33 .529 3.5 431 408 23 W1 17-19 20-14 2 6 11 -- dnq
1997 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 69 34 35 .493 6.0 267 257 10 W2 11-20 23-15 3 7 13 -- dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 69 29 40 .420 11.0 329 378 -49 L4 13-17 16-23 4 12 26 -- 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
Scott Downs Chicago Cubs Minors Signed out of draft (Kentucky)
Chris Aguila Florida Marlins Hist Signed out of draft (Nevada HS)
Marcus Jones Oakland Athletics Hist Signed out of draft (Long Beach State)
Adam Kennedy St. Louis Cardinals Hist Signed out of draft (CSUN)
Adam Piatt Oakland Athletics Hist Signed out of draft (Mississippi State)
Rudy Pemberton -- Hist Granted free agency
Darrin Fletcher Montreal Expos Injury DL - Sprained right ankle *Home plate collision with Mike Bordick*
Kenny Lofton Atlanta Braves Injury DL - Strained left groin
Ray Montgomery Houston Astros Injury DL - Strained right shoulder
Billy Ripken Texas Rangers Injury DL - Herniated disc in lower back
10 record(s)
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