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Sunday, August 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 1997-08-17 New York Mets  4 Colorado Rockies  6 box | pbp Coors Field John Thomson Dave Mlicki Jerry DiPoto 48,440 2:41
1997 reg season 1997-08-17 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 Florida Marlins  10 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Kevin Brown Steve Cooke -- 38,221 2:33
1997 reg season 1997-08-17 Philadelphia Phillies  6 Houston Astros  11 box | pbp Astrodome Tom Martin Wayne Gomes Russ Springer 23,161 3:36
1997 reg season 1997-08-17 Cincinnati Reds  5 Los Angeles Dodgers  0 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Brett Tomko Hideo Nomo -- 51,245 2:39
1997 reg season 1997-08-17 Chicago Cubs  6 San Diego Padres  5 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Mark Clark Paul Menhart Terry Adams 24,587 2:58
1997 reg season 1997-08-17 Montreal Expos  6 San Francisco Giants  8 box | pbp Candlestick Park Doug Henry Jose Paniagua Rod Beck 28,759 3:03
1997 reg season 1997-08-17 Atlanta Braves  1 St. Louis Cardinals  3 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Curtis King Denny Neagle Dennis Eckersley 40,968 2:42
1997 reg season 1997-08-17 Anaheim Angels  4 Baltimore Orioles  5 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Armando Benitez Shigetoshi Hasegawa -- 47,340 3:47
1997 reg season 1997-08-17 Minnesota Twins  5 Boston Red Sox  10 box | pbp Fenway Park Aaron Sele Bob Tewksbury -- 30,387 2:47
1997 reg season 1997-08-17 Seattle Mariners  5 Chicago White Sox  3 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Jeff Fassero Jaime Navarro -- 0 2:39
1997 reg season 1997-08-17 Seattle Mariners  2 Chicago White Sox  4 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Mike Sirotka Omar Olivares Matt Karchner 35,571 2:29
1997 reg season 1997-08-17 Toronto Blue Jays  10 Cleveland Indians  5 box | pbp Progressive Field Roger Clemens Jaret Wright -- 42,861 2:43
1997 reg season 1997-08-17 Kansas City Royals  4 Detroit Tigers  8 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Greg Keagle Jose Rosado -- 22,371 2:34
1997 reg season 1997-08-17 Oakland Athletics  2 Milwaukee Brewers  5 box | pbp County Stadium Steve Woodard Ariel Prieto Doug Jones 22,283 2:47
1997 reg season 1997-08-17 Texas Rangers  0 New York Yankees  8 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Ramiro Mendoza Bobby Witt -- 42,002 2:49
15 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 119 76 43 .639 0.0 616 457 159 W2 41-21 35-22 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 122 73 49 .598 4.5 658 500 158 W1 35-23 38-26 2 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 125 62 63 .496 17.0 702 673 29 W4 29-28 33-35 3 6 13 -- dnq
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 121 59 62 .488 18.0 486 503 -17 W1 28-30 31-32 4 8 16 -- dnq
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 123 57 66 .463 21.0 611 622 -11 W1 24-35 33-31 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 120 63 57 .525 0.0 647 623 24 L1 29-26 34-31 1 5 11 Yes Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 121 59 62 .488 4.5 526 573 -47 W2 22-40 37-22 2 7 15 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 122 59 63 .484 5.0 581 617 -36 W1 28-34 31-29 3 9 19 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 120 51 69 .425 12.0 545 608 -63 L1 25-37 26-32 4 12 24 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 123 51 72 .415 13.5 584 659 -75 L9 25-35 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 123 69 54 .561 0.0 706 636 70 L1 36-28 33-26 1 3 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 123 68 55 .553 1.0 651 594 57 L2 31-33 37-22 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 123 59 64 .480 10.0 598 620 -22 L1 30-32 29-32 3 10 20 -- dnq
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 125 50 75 .400 20.0 577 716 -139 L2 23-43 27-32 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 125 76 49 .608 0.0 605 448 157 L1 38-26 38-23 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 122 71 51 .582 3.5 536 497 39 W1 32-30 39-21 2 2 4 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 123 67 56 .545 8.0 577 537 40 L3 31-35 36-21 3 4 8 Yes dnq
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 122 61 61 .500 13.5 536 551 -15 L1 25-34 36-27 4 7 12 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 120 44 76 .367 29.5 486 666 -180 L1 21-44 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 124 66 58 .532 0.0 588 517 71 W1 31-32 35-26 1 6 10 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 123 60 63 .488 5.5 534 586 -52 L1 31-35 29-28 2 8 14 -- dnq
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 123 56 67 .455 9.5 489 490 -1 W1 23-37 33-30 3 11 22 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 122 54 68 .443 11.0 475 571 -96 W1 23-36 31-32 4 12 23 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 125 50 75 .400 16.5 514 581 -67 W1 19-45 31-30 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 125 70 55 .560 0.0 592 592 0 W1 32-27 38-28 1 3 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 124 67 57 .540 2.5 544 469 75 L1 27-31 40-26 2 5 9 -- dnq
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 124 60 64 .484 9.5 699 710 -11 W3 25-38 35-26 3 9 17 -- dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 124 60 64 .484 9.5 620 667 -47 L1 30-29 30-35 4 10 18 -- dnq
28 record(s)
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  • 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
Bill Simas Chicago White Sox Injury DL - Tendinitis in right rotator cuff *Pitching wear and tear*
Todd Hollandsworth Los Angeles Dodgers Injury DL - Right elbow soreness
Kevin Foster Chicago Cubs Injury DL - Strained right shoulder
Pat Kelly New York Yankees Injury DL - Loewr leg inflammation
Kent Mercker Cincinnati Reds Injury DL - Inflamed lower back
5 record(s)
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