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Wednesday, August 13,1997

Wednesday, August 13,1997

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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 1997-08-13 Pittsburgh Pirates  2 Atlanta Braves  1 box | pbp Turner Field Jon Lieber John Smoltz Rich Loiselle 40,793 2:30
1997 reg season 1997-08-13 Philadelphia Phillies  12 Colorado Rockies  8 box | pbp Coors Field Mark Leiter Jamey Wright -- 48,491 3:24
1997 reg season 1997-08-13 Florida Marlins  8 Houston Astros  6 box | pbp Astrodome Alex Fernandez Jose Lima Robb Nen 22,543 3:24
1997 reg season 1997-08-13 Montreal Expos  1 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Tom Candiotti Carlos Perez Todd Worrell 33,318 2:38
1997 reg season 1997-08-13 Cincinnati Reds  2 San Diego Padres  0 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Mike Morgan Pete Smith Jeff Shaw 15,218 2:16
1997 reg season 1997-08-13 Chicago Cubs  6 San Francisco Giants  5 box | pbp Candlestick Park Geremi Gonzalez Mark Gardner Terry Adams 17,357 3:04
1997 reg season 1997-08-13 New York Mets  5 St. Louis Cardinals  4 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Cory Lidle Tony Fossas John Franco 27,171 3:11
1997 reg season 1997-08-13 Oakland Athletics  4 Baltimore Orioles  2 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Andrew Lorraine Mike Mussina Mike Mohler 46,808 3:43
1997 reg season 1997-08-13 Texas Rangers  7 Boston Red Sox  6 box | pbp Fenway Park Tanyon Sturtze Steve Avery John Wetteland 24,522 3:07
1997 reg season 1997-08-13 Anaheim Angels  2 Chicago White Sox  5 box | pbp Guaranteed Rate Field;U.S. Cellular Field Scott Eyre Allen Watson Matt Karchner 21,237 2:48
1997 reg season 1997-08-13 Detroit Tigers  13 Cleveland Indians  3 box | pbp Progressive Field Willie Blair John Smiley -- 0 3:02
1997 reg season 1997-08-13 Detroit Tigers  1 Cleveland Indians  9 box | pbp Progressive Field Orel Hershiser Glenn Dishman -- 42,673 3:10
1997 reg season 1997-08-13 Kansas City Royals  3 New York Yankees  9 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Hideki Irabu Tim Belcher -- 31,418 3:13
1997 reg season 1997-08-13 Minnesota Twins  2 Toronto Blue Jays  3 box | pbp Rogers Centre Paul Quantrill Mike Trombley -- 31,292 3:00
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 115 73 42 .635 0.0 594 433 161 L1 41-21 32-21 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 118 70 48 .593 4.5 630 485 145 W1 35-23 35-25 2 2 3 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 118 58 60 .492 16.5 468 485 -17 W3 27-28 31-32 3 7 15 -- dnq
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 121 58 63 .479 18.0 669 659 10 L3 29-28 29-35 4 10 18 -- dnq
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 119 56 63 .471 19.0 598 599 -1 L1 24-34 32-29 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 116 60 56 .517 0.0 617 604 13 W1 29-26 31-30 1 5 11 Yes Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 117 58 59 .496 2.5 557 576 -19 W4 28-34 30-25 2 6 13 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 117 57 60 .487 3.5 511 556 -45 W1 22-40 35-20 3 8 16 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 119 51 68 .429 10.5 570 626 -56 L5 25-31 26-37 4 12 24 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 116 49 67 .422 11.0 529 586 -57 L1 23-35 26-32 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 118 66 52 .559 0.0 677 616 61 L1 33-26 33-26 1 3 5 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 119 66 53 .555 0.5 628 575 53 L3 29-31 37-22 2 4 6 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 120 58 62 .483 9.0 588 602 -14 W4 29-30 29-32 3 9 17 -- dnq
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 121 48 73 .397 19.5 547 694 -147 W1 21-41 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 122 75 47 .615 0.0 597 439 158 L2 37-24 38-23 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 119 69 50 .580 4.5 515 480 35 W1 32-30 37-20 2 2 4 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 119 66 53 .555 7.5 560 516 44 W1 30-32 36-21 3 3 7 Yes dnq
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 118 60 58 .508 13.0 520 531 -11 L2 24-31 36-27 4 7 12 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 117 42 75 .359 30.5 470 651 -181 W4 19-43 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 121 65 56 .537 0.0 573 501 72 L1 31-32 34-24 1 6 10 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 120 59 61 .492 5.5 517 565 -48 W2 30-33 29-28 2 8 14 -- dnq
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 119 54 65 .454 10.0 478 476 2 L1 23-37 31-28 3 11 22 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 118 52 66 .441 11.5 458 558 -100 W1 21-34 31-32 4 12 23 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 121 49 72 .405 16.0 501 560 -59 W2 18-42 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 121 67 54 .554 0.0 566 573 -7 L1 32-27 35-27 1 4 8 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 120 65 55 .542 1.5 535 456 79 W1 27-31 38-24 2 5 9 -- dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 120 57 63 .475 9.5 601 653 -52 L1 30-29 27-34 3 9 19 -- dnq
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 121 57 64 .471 10.0 680 699 -19 L2 25-38 32-26 4 10 20 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Brandon Duckworth Philadelphia Phillies Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Cal State Fullerton)
Julio Franco Milwaukee Brewers Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1997-1997 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Terry Shumpert Colorado Rockies Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1997-1997 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Tony Armas Boston Red Sox Hist Traded from New York Yankees with Jim Mecir to Boston Red Sox for Mike Stanley and Randy Brown
Mike Stanley New York Yankees Hist Traded from Boston Red Sox with Randy Brown to New York Yankees for Tony Armas and Jim Mecir (9/29/1997)
Rickey Henderson Anaheim Angels Hist Traded from San Diego Padres to Anaheim Angels for Ryan Hancock, Stevenson Agosto and George Arias (8/19/1997)
Ryan Hancock San Diego Padres Hist Traded from Anaheim Angels with Stevenson Agosto and George Arias to San Diego Padres for Rickey Henderson
Al Leiter Florida Marlins Injury DL - Strained left groin
Alex Gonzalez Toronto Blue Jays Injury DL - Fractured right index finger
Albie Lopez Cleveland Indians Injury DL - Strained right calf
Ruben Rivera San Diego Padres Hist Activated from Disabled List
Jermaine Dye Kansas City Royals Hist Activated from Disabled List
Orel Hershiser Cleveland Indians Hist Activated from Disabled List
13 record(s)