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Tuesday, July 15,1997

Tuesday, July 15,1997

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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 1997-07-15 Philadelphia Phillies  8 Atlanta Braves  1 box | pbp Turner Field Garrett Stephenson John Smoltz -- 39,494 2:08
1997 reg season 1997-07-15 Houston Astros  5 Chicago Cubs  3 box | pbp Wrigley Field Darryl Kile Mel Rojas Mike Magnante 19,323 2:42
1997 reg season 1997-07-15 St. Louis Cardinals  7 Cincinnati Reds  4 box | pbp Cinergy Field Alan Benes Brett Tomko Dennis Eckersley 21,232 3:12
1997 reg season 1997-07-15 Los Angeles Dodgers  6 Colorado Rockies  5 box | pbp Coors Field Chan Ho Park Roger Bailey Todd Worrell 48,621 3:03
1997 reg season 1997-07-15 Montreal Expos  5 Florida Marlins  0 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Dustin Hermanson Tony Saunders -- 16,670 2:57
1997 reg season 1997-07-15 New York Mets  3 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Jason Christiansen Juan Acevedo Rich Loiselle 12,244 2:45
1997 reg season 1997-07-15 San Francisco Giants  16 San Diego Padres  2 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Kirk Rueter Andy Ashby -- 28,539 3:07
1997 reg season 1997-07-15 Texas Rangers  2 Anaheim Angels  6 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Jason Dickson Ken Hill -- 18,197 2:50
1997 reg season 1997-07-15 Toronto Blue Jays  4 Baltimore Orioles  8 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Shawn Boskie Juan Guzman -- 47,062 2:41
1997 reg season 1997-07-15 Detroit Tigers  7 Boston Red Sox  5 box | pbp Fenway Park Todd Jones John Wasdin -- 25,822 4:07
1997 reg season 1997-07-15 Milwaukee Brewers  5 Kansas City Royals  2 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Scott Karl Kevin Appier -- 15,875 2:56
1997 reg season 1997-07-15 Chicago White Sox  4 Minnesota Twins  8 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Brad Radke Jaime Navarro -- 14,506 2:39
1997 reg season 1997-07-15 Cleveland Indians  6 New York Yankees  12 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Hideki Irabu Charles Nagy Ramiro Mendoza 34,503 3:13
1997 reg season 1997-07-15 Seattle Mariners  5 Oakland Athletics  8 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Mike Mohler Jamie Moyer Billy Taylor 20,093 3:09
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 90 57 33 .633 0.0 474 352 122 W2 30-17 27-16 1 1 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 91 52 39 .571 5.5 481 379 102 W1 25-19 27-20 2 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 89 43 46 .483 13.5 346 380 -34 L2 23-17 20-29 3 9 18 -- dnq
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 91 43 48 .473 14.5 474 458 16 W1 17-25 26-23 4 10 19 -- dnq
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 92 40 52 .435 18.0 508 522 -14 L1 19-24 21-28 5 12 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 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 86 48 38 .558 0.0 494 460 34 L1 24-22 24-16 1 4 7 Yes Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 91 47 44 .516 3.5 461 463 -2 L2 21-25 26-19 2 6 12 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 88 43 45 .489 6.0 390 425 -35 W1 16-31 27-14 3 8 17 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 91 40 51 .440 10.5 447 475 -28 W2 18-24 22-27 4 11 23 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 88 37 51 .420 12.0 402 437 -35 L1 17-25 20-26 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 93 52 41 .559 0.0 544 510 34 L1 26-21 26-20 1 3 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 92 50 42 .543 1.5 483 450 33 W8 23-25 27-17 2 5 10 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 91 45 46 .495 6.0 458 447 11 L2 20-25 25-21 3 7 15 -- dnq
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 95 38 57 .400 15.0 460 577 -117 W1 18-33 20-24 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 93 59 34 .634 0.0 488 348 140 L1 32-17 27-17 1 1 1 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 91 53 38 .582 5.0 391 368 23 L1 26-23 27-15 2 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 92 51 41 .554 7.5 444 403 41 L2 24-25 27-16 3 4 8 Yes dnq
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 91 50 41 .549 8.0 409 389 20 W1 20-23 30-18 4 5 9 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 90 26 64 .289 31.5 343 530 -187 W1 12-37 14-27 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 Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 92 47 45 .511 0.0 383 423 -40 W4 23-22 24-23 1 7 13 Yes dnq
1997 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 94 47 47 .500 1.0 414 398 16 W2 23-27 24-20 2 8 14 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 92 45 47 .489 2.0 393 360 33 W1 21-28 24-19 3 9 16 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 91 40 51 .440 6.5 346 424 -78 L1 16-27 24-24 4 12 22 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 93 38 55 .409 9.5 398 423 -25 L4 15-33 23-22 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 93 53 40 .570 0.0 415 439 -24 W1 23-20 30-20 1 3 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 93 50 43 .538 3.0 416 360 56 W3 20-22 30-21 2 6 11 -- dnq
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 94 44 50 .468 9.5 547 556 -9 L4 20-28 24-22 3 10 20 -- dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 93 42 51 .452 11.0 487 540 -53 L1 21-22 21-29 4 11 21 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Steve Green Anaheim Angels Hist Signed out of draft (Fort Scott CC)
Kevin Nicholson San Diego Padres Hist Signed out of draft (Stetson)
Jose Rodriguez St. Louis Cardinals Hist Signed out of draft (Florida Intl)
Terry Burrows -- Hist Released by Padres
Bobby Munoz -- Hist Released by Padres
Fernando Valenzuela -- Hist Released by Cardinals
Frank Castillo Colorado Rockies Hist Traded from Chicago Cubs to Colorado Rockies for Matt Pool
Jon Nunnally Cincinnati Reds Hist Traded from Kansas City Royals with Chris Stynes to Cincinnati Reds for Hector Carrasco and Scott Service
Chris Stynes Cincinnati Reds Hist Traded from Kansas City Royals with Jon Nunnally to Cincinnati Reds for Hector Carrasco and Scott Service
Hector Carrasco Kansas City Royals Hist Traded from Cincinnati Reds with Scott Service to Kansas City Royals for Jon Nunnally and Chris Stynes
Scott Service Kansas City Royals Hist Traded from Cincinnati Reds with Hector Carrasco to Kansas City Royals for Jon Nunnally and Chris Stynes
Bernie Williams New York Yankees Injury DL - Strained left hamstring
Hipolito Pichardo Kansas City Royals Injury DL - Right shoulder inflammation
Rich DeLucia Anaheim Angels Injury DL - Strained intercostal
Roger Bailey Colorado Rockies Hist Activated from Disabled List
15 record(s)