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Tuesday, May 17,1977

Tuesday, May 17,1977

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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1977 reg season 1977-05-17 Boston Red Sox  2 California Angels  6 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Wayne Simpson Fergie Jenkins Paul Hartzell 13,883 2:18
1977 reg season 1977-05-17 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Milwaukee Brewers  1 box | pbp County Stadium Jesse Jefferson Moose Haas Jerry Johnson 6,810 2:39
1977 reg season 1977-05-17 Cleveland Indians  4 Minnesota Twins  10 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Tom Burgmeier Pat Dobson -- 7,831 2:41
1977 reg season 1977-05-17 New York Yankees  5 Oakland Athletics  2 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Sparky Lyle Dave Giusti -- 7,813 3:45
1977 reg season 1977-05-17 Baltimore Orioles  2 Seattle Mariners  10 box | pbp Kingdome Enrique Romo Rudy May -- 10,920 2:45
1977 reg season 1977-05-17 Detroit Tigers  1 Texas Rangers  3 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Doyle Alexander Dave Rozema -- 10,826 2:14
1977 reg season 1977-05-17 Montreal Expos  6 Atlanta Braves  9 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Phil Niekro Bill Atkinson -- 8,611 2:57
1977 reg season 1977-05-17 San Diego Padres  6 Chicago Cubs  23 box | pbp Wrigley Field Bill Bonham Tom Griffin Ramon Hernandez 9,838 3:01
1977 reg season 1977-05-17 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 Cincinnati Reds  0 box | pbp Cinergy Field John Candelaria Jack Billingham Rich Gossage 30,575 2:06
1977 reg season 1977-05-17 St. Louis Cardinals  2 Houston Astros  5 box | pbp Astrodome Ken Forsch Eric Rasmussen -- 7,443 2:24
1977 reg season 1977-05-17 San Francisco Giants  1 New York Mets  8 box | pbp Shea Stadium Jerry Koosman John Montefusco -- 8,366 2:20
1977 reg season 1977-05-17 Los Angeles Dodgers  6 Philadelphia Phillies  4 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Don Sutton Larry Christenson Charlie Hough 30,292 2:28
12 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
1977 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 33 19 14 .576 0.0 158 120 38 W1 9-9 10-5 1 3 7 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1977 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 30 17 13 .567 0.5 104 97 7 L2 7-6 10-7 2 4 8 Yes dnq
1977 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 32 18 14 .563 0.5 158 150 8 L1 9-8 9-6 3 5 9 Yes dnq
1977 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 35 17 18 .486 3.0 128 135 -7 L1 8-10 9-8 4 9 13 -- dnq
1977 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 35 15 20 .429 5.0 148 168 -20 W1 5-11 10-9 5 11 17 -- dnq
1977 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 33 14 19 .424 5.0 143 174 -31 L2 9-11 5-8 6 12 18 -- dnq
1977 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 32 12 20 .375 6.5 132 186 -54 L2 6-10 6-10 7 13 22 -- 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
1977 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 35 24 11 .686 0.0 199 133 66 W5 13-8 11-3 1 1 3 Yes dnq
1977 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 32 20 12 .625 2.5 180 143 37 L1 12-9 8-3 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1977 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 31 17 14 .548 5.0 122 118 4 W2 11-5 6-9 3 6 10 -- dnq
1977 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 33 17 16 .515 6.0 164 132 32 L1 7-3 10-13 4 7 12 -- Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1977 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 35 17 18 .486 7.0 145 176 -31 L1 5-10 12-8 5 8 14 -- dnq
1977 AL West California Angels franchise | log 36 16 20 .444 8.5 177 157 20 W1 7-11 9-9 6 10 15 -- dnq
1977 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 40 13 27 .325 13.5 157 226 -69 W2 3-14 10-13 7 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
1977 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 32 23 9 .719 0.0 156 116 40 W3 11-4 12-5 1 2 2 Yes dnq
1977 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 32 21 11 .656 2.0 175 136 39 W6 10-5 11-6 2 3 4 Yes dnq
1977 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 33 20 13 .606 3.5 166 124 42 L2 10-7 10-6 3 4 6 Yes dnq
1977 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 31 17 14 .548 5.5 146 133 13 L1 9-7 8-7 4 5 11 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1977 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 30 13 17 .433 9.0 109 130 -21 L7 7-7 6-10 5 6 16 -- dnq
1977 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 33 12 21 .364 11.5 119 122 -3 W1 7-10 5-11 6 11 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
1977 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 35 27 8 .771 0.0 201 129 72 W1 16-4 11-4 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1977 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 33 14 19 .424 12.0 149 151 -2 L1 7-11 7-8 2 7 19 -- dnq
1977 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 34 14 20 .412 12.5 120 153 -33 W1 5-10 9-10 3 9 21 -- dnq
1977 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 34 14 20 .412 12.5 112 140 -28 L2 9-9 5-11 4 8 20 -- dnq
1977 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 38 14 24 .368 14.5 177 218 -41 L5 9-10 5-14 5 10 23 -- dnq
1977 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 35 11 24 .314 16.0 141 219 -78 W2 3-13 8-11 6 12 26 -- dnq
26 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.
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player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Butch Metzger St. Louis Cardinals Hist Traded from San Diego Padres to St. Louis Cardinals for John D`Acquisto and Pat Scanlon
John D'Acquisto San Diego Padres Hist Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Pat Scanlon to San Diego Padres for Butch Metzger
Pat Scanlon San Diego Padres Hist Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with John D`Acquisto to San Diego Padres for Butch Metzger
Rusty Torres California Angels Hist Activated from Disabled List
4 record(s)