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Thursday, April 3,1997

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Thursday, April 3,1997

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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 1997-04-03 Colorado Rockies  7 Cincinnati Reds  1 box | pbp Cinergy Field Mark Thompson Pete Schourek -- 22,660 2:46
1997 reg season 1997-04-03 Chicago Cubs  2 Florida Marlins  8 box | pbp Sun Life Stadium Alex Fernandez Frank Castillo -- 32,952 3:02
1997 reg season 1997-04-03 Atlanta Braves  3 Houston Astros  2 box | pbp Astrodome Tom Glavine Darryl Kile Mark Wohlers 17,963 2:38
1997 reg season 1997-04-03 Philadelphia Phillies  1 Los Angeles Dodgers  2 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Ismael Valdez Mark Leiter Todd Worrell 26,579 3:03
1997 reg season 1997-04-03 St. Louis Cardinals  4 Montreal Expos  9 box | pbp Stade Olympique Carlos Perez Alan Benes -- 10,950 2:34
1997 reg season 1997-04-03 New York Mets  4 San Diego Padres  1 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Bobby Jones Fernando Valenzuela John Franco 21,611 2:36
1997 reg season 1997-04-03 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 San Francisco Giants  7 box | pbp Candlestick Park Osvaldo Fernandez Steve Cooke Rod Beck 8,099 3:25
1997 reg season 1997-04-03 Boston Red Sox  0 Anaheim Angels  2 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Jason Dickson Tim Wakefield -- 17,323 2:07
1997 reg season 1997-04-03 Kansas City Royals  4 Baltimore Orioles  6 box | pbp Oriole Park at Camden Yards Arthur Rhodes Jeff Montgomery Randy Myers 43,031 3:10
1997 reg season 1997-04-03 Detroit Tigers  6 Minnesota Twins  10 box | pbp Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Todd Ritchie Willie Blair Dan Naulty 11,533 3:18
1997 reg season 1997-04-03 Cleveland Indians  4 Oakland Athletics  5 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Richie Lewis Eric Plunk Billy Taylor 13,707 3:15
11 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 2 2 0 1.000 0.0 10 6 4 W2 0-0 2-0 1 1 3 Yes Lost ALCS (Indians)
1997 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 1.0 6 7 -1 L1 1-1 0-0 2 11 17 -- dnq
1997 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 1.0 18 6 12 W1 1-1 0-0 3 7 10 -- Lost in 1st Round (Indians)
1997 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 1.0 11 7 4 W1 0-0 1-1 4 8 16 -- dnq
1997 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 3 0 3 .000 2.5 17 24 -7 L3 0-3 0-0 5 13 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
1997 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 3 3 0 1.000 0.0 24 17 7 W3 0-0 3-0 1 3 1 Yes dnq
1997 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 1.5 7 11 -4 L1 1-1 0-0 2 10 18 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 1.5 13 12 1 L1 1-1 0-0 3 9 19 -- Lost World Series (Marlins)
1997 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 2 0 2 .000 2.5 6 10 -4 L2 0-2 0-0 4 12 26 -- dnq
1997 AL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 1 0 1 .000 2.0 2 6 -4 L1 0-1 0-0 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 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 1 1 0 1.000 0.0 6 2 4 W1 0-0 1-0 1 2 2 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Anaheim Angels franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 0.5 7 6 1 W1 0-0 1-1 2 4 15 Yes dnq
1997 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 0.5 12 13 -1 W1 0-0 1-1 3 6 11 -- dnq
1997 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 0.5 6 18 -12 L1 0-0 1-1 4 5 14 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Orioles)
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 Florida Marlins franchise | log 3 3 0 1.000 0.0 16 7 9 W3 0-0 3-0 1 2 5 Yes Won World Series (Indians)
1997 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 3 3 0 1.000 0.0 15 6 9 W3 0-0 3-0 2 1 4 Yes dnq
1997 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 3 1 2 .333 2.0 7 8 -1 W1 1-2 0-0 3 11 23 -- Lost NLCS (Marlins)
1997 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 3 1 2 .333 2.0 14 19 -5 W1 1-2 0-0 4 10 22 -- dnq
1997 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 3 1 2 .333 2.0 5 7 -2 L2 1-2 0-0 5 9 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 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.0 17 14 3 L1 0-0 2-1 1 3 8 Yes dnq
1997 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.0 8 7 1 L1 0-0 2-1 2 5 9 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Braves)
1997 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 0.5 10 9 1 L1 1-1 0-0 3 8 12 -- dnq
1997 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 3 0 3 .000 2.0 7 16 -9 L3 0-3 0-0 4 13 25 -- dnq
1997 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 3 0 3 .000 2.0 6 15 -9 L3 0-3 0-0 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 West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.0 7 5 2 W2 0-0 2-1 1 6 6 Yes dnq
1997 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 3 2 1 .667 0.0 19 14 5 L1 0-0 2-1 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1997 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 2 1 1 .500 0.5 9 10 -1 W1 0-0 1-1 3 7 13 -- Lost in 1st Round (Marlins)
1997 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 3 1 2 .333 1.0 14 17 -3 W1 1-2 0-0 4 12 20 -- 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
Jason Grimsley Milwaukee Brewers Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1997-1997 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Takashi Kashiwada New York Mets Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Japan)
Jay Payton New York Mets Injury DL - Torn ligament in right elbow *Felt pain while making a routine throw in spring training practice*
Cal Ripken Baltimore Orioles Hist Signed to 2-year contract for 1998-1999 ($15.1m) [Extension] Option for 2000
Curt Schilling Philadelphia Phillies Hist Signed to 3-year contract for 1998-2000 ($15.45m) [Extension]
5 record(s)