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Wednesday, September 3,1997

Wednesday, September 3,1997

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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 1997-09-03 Detroit Tigers  12 Atlanta Braves  4 box | pbp Turner Field Willie Blair John Smoltz -- 36,556 2:46
1997 reg season 1997-09-03 Minnesota Twins  6 Chicago Cubs  10 box | pbp Wrigley Field Geremi Gonzalez Frankie Rodriguez -- 22,919 3:21
1997 reg season 1997-09-03 Kansas City Royals  3 Cincinnati Reds  6 box | pbp Cinergy Field Brett Tomko Ricky Bones Jeff Shaw 16,285 2:50
1997 reg season 1997-09-03 Baltimore Orioles  6 Florida Marlins  7 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Jay Powell Shawn Boskie -- 35,988 3:29
1997 reg season 1997-09-03 Milwaukee Brewers  0 Houston Astros  4 box | pbp Astrodome Ramon Garcia Scott Karl -- 13,580 2:26
1997 reg season 1997-09-03 Boston Red Sox  0 Montreal Expos  1 box | pbp Stade Olympique Carlos Perez Aaron Sele -- 11,509 1:54
1997 reg season 1997-09-03 Toronto Blue Jays  2 New York Mets  4 box | pbp Shea Stadium Dave Mlicki Paul Quantrill John Franco 14,513 3:15
1997 reg season 1997-09-03 New York Yankees  4 Philadelphia Phillies  5 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Jerry Spradlin Mike Stanton -- 38,352 3:27
1997 reg season 1997-09-03 Cleveland Indians  7 Pittsburgh Pirates  3 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Orel Hershiser Esteban Loaiza -- 37,513 3:00
1997 reg season 1997-09-03 Chicago White Sox  2 St. Louis Cardinals  4 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Manny Aybar Scott Eyre Dennis Eckersley 29,088 3:22
1997 reg season 1997-09-03 San Francisco Giants  3 Oakland Athletics  12 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Brad Rigby Danny Darwin Aaron Small 32,408 3:11
1997 reg season 1997-09-03 San Diego Padres  6 Seattle Mariners  5 box | pbp Kingdome Dario Veras Mike Timlin Trevor Hoffman 27,713 3:21
1997 reg season 1997-09-03 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 Texas Rangers  5 box | pbp Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Danny Patterson Darren Dreifort John Wetteland 33,116 2:43
13 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 136 85 51 .625 0.0 688 540 148 L5 44-25 41-26 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 137 79 58 .577 6.5 737 583 154 L3 40-30 39-28 2 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 140 67 73 .479 20.0 762 774 -12 L6 34-35 33-38 3 8 17 -- dnq
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 138 65 73 .471 21.0 674 680 -6 W1 29-40 36-33 4 10 20 -- dnq
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 138 65 73 .471 21.0 561 599 -38 L6 32-37 33-36 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 135 72 63 .533 0.0 733 696 37 W1 35-31 37-32 1 4 9 Yes Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 138 70 68 .507 3.5 595 637 -42 L1 27-42 43-26 2 6 13 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 139 69 70 .496 5.0 670 708 -38 L2 31-40 38-30 3 7 15 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 137 57 80 .416 16.0 650 727 -77 L2 27-41 30-39 4 12 24 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 136 56 80 .412 16.5 634 697 -63 L2 28-40 28-40 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 139 76 63 .547 0.0 791 731 60 L1 37-32 39-31 1 3 8 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 139 74 65 .532 2.0 721 677 44 L2 33-36 41-29 2 5 10 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 139 66 73 .475 10.0 696 713 -17 W2 32-37 34-36 3 9 18 -- dnq
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 139 54 85 .388 22.0 646 809 -163 W1 23-47 31-38 4 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 East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 139 86 53 .619 0.0 689 499 190 L1 43-26 43-27 1 1 2 Yes Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 138 83 55 .601 2.5 624 544 80 W6 37-32 46-23 2 2 3 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 138 76 62 .551 9.5 658 599 59 W5 33-36 43-26 3 4 6 Yes dnq
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 138 70 68 .507 15.5 601 627 -26 W3 30-39 40-29 4 7 12 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 135 53 82 .393 31.0 557 719 -162 W3 22-46 31-36 5 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 Central Houston Astros franchise | log 139 71 68 .511 0.0 646 575 71 W1 32-37 39-31 1 6 11 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 140 69 71 .493 2.5 610 667 -57 L1 33-37 36-34 2 9 16 -- dnq
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 139 65 74 .468 6.0 571 566 5 W2 28-41 37-33 3 11 22 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 137 61 76 .445 9.0 544 652 -108 W2 27-42 34-34 4 12 23 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 140 57 83 .407 14.5 595 663 -68 W2 20-49 37-34 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 Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 140 78 62 .557 0.0 631 527 104 L3 35-35 43-27 1 3 5 Yes dnq
1997 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 139 76 63 .547 1.5 667 684 -17 L1 36-33 40-30 2 5 7 -- Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 140 70 70 .500 8.0 787 787 0 W8 29-42 41-28 3 8 14 -- dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 140 66 74 .471 12.0 695 753 -58 W1 33-38 33-36 4 10 19 -- dnq
28 record(s)
Transactions
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  • 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
Chip Hale -- Hist Released by Dodgers
Damon Berryhill San Francisco Giants Hist Activated from Disabled List
Lee Tinsley Seattle Mariners Hist Activated from Disabled List
3 record(s)