Events of Friday, August 8, 1997 (original) (raw)
Events of Friday, August 8, 1997
Events of Friday, August 8, 1997
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FLA N 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 - 6 11 1 ATL N 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 9 2
BOX+PBP WP: Fernandez (14-8) LP: Byrd (3-2) SV: Nen (28) HR: Johnson (15), Blauser (14)
SD N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1 CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 x - 3 11 1
BOX+PBP WP: Pisciotta (2-0) LP: Bochtler (1-5) HR: Sosa (25)
LA N 0 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 - 10 15 1 CIN N 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 0
BOX+PBP WP: Candiotti (8-4) LP: Morgan (3-10) SV: Dreifort (2) HR: Perez (10), Oliver (11)
PIT N 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 11 0 COL N 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 x - 5 10 0
BOX+PBP WP: Wright (6-7) LP: Lieber (6-12) SV: DiPoto (5) HR: Guillen (11)
SF N 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 9 0 MON N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
BOX+PBP WP: Gardner (12-5) LP: Perez (11-7) HR: Snow (20)
HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 2 NY N 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 x - 6 13 1
BOX+PBP WP: Bohanon (3-1) LP: Reynolds (6-7) HR: Mouton (3)
PHI N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 3 STL N 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 x - 6 12 2
BOX+PBP WP: Osborne (2-4) LP: Leiter (7-12) HR: Lankford (23), McGwire (1)
KC A 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 0 BOS A 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 x - 8 15 0
BOX+PBP WP: Avery (6-2) LP: Bones (2-4) HR: Jefferson (12)
BAL A 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 - 6 12 0 ANA A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 5 1
BOX+PBP WP: Mussina (13-4) LP: Springer (7-5) SV: Myers (33) HR: Bordick (5)
TEX A 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 6 7 1 CLE A 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 6 0
BOX+PBP WP: Bailes (1-0) LP: M. Jackson (2-4) SV: Wetteland (23) HR: Gonzalez (25), Ramirez (17)
NY A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 11 0 MIN A 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 x - 9 13 0
BOX+PBP WP: Hawkins (4-7) LP: Gooden (5-4) HR: Knoblauch (8), Roberto Kelly (5)
CHI A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 SEA A 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 x - 5 10 0
BOX+PBP WP: Johnson (16-3) LP: Clemons (0-2) HR: Griffey (35), E. Martinez (19)
DET A 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 1 TOR A 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 x - 6 12 0
BOX+PBP WP: Williams (7-10) LP: Blair (11-5) SV: Escobar (8) HR: Delgado 2 (24)
Standings At Close of Play of August 8, 1997
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 117 73 44 0 .624 - 586 424 Florida Marlins 114 67 47 0 .588 4.5 497 453 New York Mets 114 65 49 0 .570 6.5 539 480 Montreal Expos 113 58 55 0 .513 13.0 504 512 Philadelphia Phillies 113 38 75 0 .336 33.0 442 641
NL Central
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Houston Astros 116 61 55 0 .526 - 527 477 Pittsburgh Pirates 116 57 59 0 .491 4.0 496 546 St. Louis Cardinals 115 53 62 0 .461 7.5 467 458 Cincinnati Reds 113 48 65 0 .425 11.5 435 544 Chicago Cubs 116 47 69 0 .405 14.0 482 540
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA San Francisco Giants 116 65 51 0 .560 - 543 552 Los Angeles Dodgers 115 63 52 0 .548 1.5 525 439 Colorado Rockies 117 55 62 0 .470 10.5 656 668 San Diego Padres 115 54 61 0 .470 10.5 581 633
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Baltimore Orioles 111 71 40 0 .640 - 577 422 New York Yankees 113 66 47 0 .584 6.0 593 469 Boston Red Sox 116 57 59 0 .491 16.5 650 619 Toronto Blue Jays 113 55 58 0 .487 17.0 444 473 Detroit Tigers 113 53 60 0 .469 19.0 571 568
AL Central
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Cleveland Indians 110 57 53 0 .518 - 585 573 Milwaukee Brewers 112 55 57 0 .491 3.0 491 530 Chicago White Sox 113 54 59 0 .478 4.5 537 566 Minnesota Twins 114 51 63 0 .447 8.0 560 590 Kansas City Royals 112 47 65 0 .420 11.0 507 565
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Seattle Mariners 114 65 49 0 .570 - 660 603 Anaheim Angels 115 65 50 0 .565 0.5 614 555 Texas Rangers 114 53 61 0 .465 12.0 548 578 Oakland Athletics 116 45 71 0 .388 21.0 531 670
Deaths on This Date
Oad Swigart (82)
Transactions
Oakland Athletics claimed Tilson Brito from Toronto Blue Jays on waivers.
San Francisco Giants claimed Terry Mulholland from Chicago Cubs on waivers.
San Francisco Giants released William VanLandingham.
New York Mets traded Lance Johnson and 2 players to be named later to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Brian McRae, Mel Rojas and Turk Wendell; Chicago Cubs received Mark Clark (August 11, 1997) and Manny Alexander (August 14, 1997).