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Thursday, May 15,1997

Thursday, May 15,1997

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Games on this date
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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 1997-05-15 San Diego Padres  2 Chicago Cubs  8 box | pbp Wrigley Field Frank Castillo Sterling Hitchcock -- 19,766 2:38
1997 reg season 1997-05-15 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 Cincinnati Reds  1 box | pbp Cinergy Field Ismael Valdez John Smiley Todd Worrell 16,986 2:52
1997 reg season 1997-05-15 San Francisco Giants  7 Montreal Expos  8 box | pbp Stade Olympique Anthony Telford Julian Tavarez Ugueth Urbina 11,907 3:30
1997 reg season 1997-05-15 Colorado Rockies  3 Pittsburgh Pirates  4 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Francisco Cordova Roger Bailey Ricardo Rincon 8,548 2:13
1997 reg season 1997-05-15 Baltimore Orioles  2 Anaheim Angels  3 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Jason Dickson Scott Kamieniecki Mike James 15,966 2:58
1997 reg season 1997-05-15 Detroit Tigers  9 Kansas City Royals  10 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Jamie Walker Doug Brocail -- 18,160 3:37
1997 reg season 1997-05-15 Milwaukee Brewers  5 Oakland Athletics  6 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Don Wengert Bob Wickman Billy Taylor 6,765 3:07
1997 reg season 1997-05-15 Chicago White Sox  4 Seattle Mariners  3 box | pbp Kingdome Bill Simas Norm Charlton Roberto Hernandez 29,225 3:20
1997 reg season 1997-05-15 New York Yankees  8 Texas Rangers  2 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Kenny Rogers Jose Alberro -- 35,488 2:53
9 record(s)
Standings on this date
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  • 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.
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 38 25 13 .658 0.0 214 144 70 L2 10-6 15-7 1 1 2 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 40 24 16 .600 2.0 242 166 76 W5 12-8 12-8 2 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 37 20 17 .541 4.5 140 146 -6 W1 11-9 9-8 3 5 12 -- dnq
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 39 16 23 .410 9.5 193 198 -5 L2 6-13 10-10 4 11 21 -- dnq
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 37 15 22 .405 9.5 197 203 -6 L6 8-11 7-11 5 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
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 37 20 17 .541 0.0 180 170 10 W3 11-9 9-8 1 6 11 Yes dnq
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 36 19 17 .528 0.5 178 186 -8 L3 5-11 14-6 2 7 14 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 37 18 19 .486 2.0 216 218 -2 L1 9-11 9-8 3 8 18 -- Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 37 15 22 .405 5.0 178 209 -31 W1 5-11 10-11 4 12 23 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 40 15 25 .375 6.5 184 231 -47 L2 8-12 7-13 5 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 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 39 23 16 .590 0.0 230 222 8 L1 13-7 10-9 1 3 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 37 21 16 .568 1.0 175 162 13 L1 10-8 11-8 2 4 9 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 37 18 19 .486 4.0 184 194 -10 W4 7-12 11-7 3 9 17 -- dnq
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 41 17 24 .415 7.0 185 247 -62 W2 7-16 10-8 4 10 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 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 39 26 13 .667 0.0 193 125 68 L2 13-7 13-6 1 1 1 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 39 23 16 .590 3.0 162 140 22 W4 6-11 17-5 2 4 7 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 37 21 16 .568 4.0 200 174 26 W4 9-12 12-4 3 6 10 -- dnq
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 39 20 19 .513 6.0 178 146 32 L1 11-10 9-9 4 9 16 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 38 14 24 .368 11.5 135 202 -67 L1 7-13 7-11 5 12 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 Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 39 21 18 .538 0.0 164 184 -20 W2 12-9 9-9 1 7 13 Yes dnq
1997 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 40 21 19 .525 0.5 156 145 11 W1 9-11 12-8 2 8 15 -- Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 38 17 21 .447 3.5 148 141 7 W1 6-13 11-8 3 10 19 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 38 12 26 .316 8.5 147 188 -41 W1 6-17 6-9 4 13 27 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 38 11 27 .289 9.5 133 212 -79 L5 6-17 5-10 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 West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 37 23 14 .622 0.0 144 143 1 L1 10-5 13-9 1 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 37 22 15 .595 1.0 135 120 15 W2 8-6 14-9 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 38 22 16 .579 1.5 248 207 41 L2 10-9 12-7 3 5 8 -- dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 37 14 23 .378 9.0 152 168 -16 L3 4-10 10-13 4 11 24 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • 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
Jamie Brown Cleveland Indians Hist Signed out of draft (NW Florida State)
Greg Jones California Angels Hist Signed out of draft (Pasco-Hernando CC)
Jamey Wright Colorado Rockies Injury DL - Right shoulder inflammation
Mark McLemore Texas Rangers Injury DL - Partial tear of MCL between 2nd and 3rd fingers of right hand
Domingo Cedeno Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Darren Holmes Colorado Rockies Hist Activated from Disabled List
6 record(s)