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APRIL
1997

Tuesday, April 1st

IN THE NEWS: The Padres score 11 runs in the 6th inning against the Mets, going on to win, 12-5. Three consecutive home runs -- by Chris Gomez, Rickey Henderson, and Quilvio Veras -- are the inning's big blows. The 11 runs ties a 3-year-old record for the most scored in an inning on Opening Day this century.

Albert Belle, Chicago's $55 million man, doubles in the 1st run and clocks a 2-run home run in the 8th to help the White Sox to a 6–5 10-inning win over Toronto. In the 10th, Ray Durham singles and comes around to score on a ball that eludes the SS for an error.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 1, 1997 » OPENING DAY
Cincinnati Reds 11, Colorado Rockies 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 54,820)
W: John Smiley L: Kevin Ritz S: Kevin Jarvis
Florida Marlins 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 41,412)
W: Kevin Brown L: Terry Mulholland
Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Astrodome (att. 44,618)
W: Shane Reynolds L: John Smoltz S: Billy Wagner
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 53,079)
W: Curt Schilling L: Ramon Martinez S: Ricky Bottalico
Montreal Expos 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 33,437)
W: Ugueth Urbina L: Rich Batchelor
San Diego Padres 12, New York Mets 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 43,005)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Yorkis Perez
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 41,996)
W: Matt Ruebel L: Rich Rodriguez S: John Ericks
Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 43,216)
W: Dan Naulty L: Dan Miceli S: Rick Aguilera
Seattle Mariners 4, New York Yankees 2 at Kingdome (att. 57,586)
W: Jeff Fassero L: David Cone S: Norm Charlton
Texas Rangers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 45,098)
W: Ken Hill L: Ben McDonald
Chicago White Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5 (10 inn.) at Skydome (att. 40,299)
W: Tony Castillo L: Dan Plesac S: Roberto Hernandez
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 2nd

IN THE NEWS: Paced by Tino Martinez, who belts homers in each of his first three at bats, the visiting Yankees rout the Mariners, 16–2. Martinez's shots, all off starter Scott Sanders, come with the bases empty, one on and two on; in three of his final four times at bat, the bases are full, but Tino fails to connect for his 4th dinger, singling once and walking with the bases loaded. Martinez, who also had a single, drives home seven runs and scores 5.

Eight days after being traded to the Indians, David Justice debuts and hits a tie-breaking 2-run homer in the 7th to lead Cleveland to a 9–7 win over the A's. Justice adds a triple, single, and RBI groundout.

The Rocket blasts off in his first start for the Blue Jays, striking out nine White Sox batters and scattering six hits to win, 6–1. Clemens' complete game win is his 193rd victory.

Gary Sheffield signs a 6-year, $61 million contract with the Marlins, the largest in baseball history.

The Mariners sign 35-year-old Alvaro Espinoza.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 2, 1997
Cincinnati Reds 5, Colorado Rockies 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,210)
W: Dave Burba L: Bill Swift S: Jeff Shaw
Florida Marlins 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 25,142)
W: Al Leiter L: Steve Trachsel S: Robb Nen
Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Astrodome (att. 16,308)
W: Mike Hampton L: Greg Maddux S: Billy Wagner
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 37,195)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Calvin Maduro S: Darren Dreifort
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,420)
W: Jeff Juden L: Mark Petkovsek S: Lee Smith
San Diego Padres 6, New York Mets 5 (12 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 16,465)
W: Sean Bergman L: Ricardo Jordan
Boston Red Sox 6, Anaheim Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 30,874)
W: Pat Mahomes L: Troy Percival S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 46,588)
W: Jimmy Key L: Jamie Walker S: Randy Myers
Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 10,827)
W: Rick Aguilera L: Todd Jones
Cleveland Indians 9, Oakland Athletics 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 41,235)
W: Steve Kline L: Don Wengert S: Paul Shuey
New York Yankees 16, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 30,951)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Scott Sanders
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Skydome (att. 31,310)
W: Roger Clemens L: Wilson Alvarez
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Baltimore's Jimmy Key makes his Oriole debut beating the Royals, 4–2, to run his opening day record to 7–0, the best ever. He won three with New York and three with Toronto.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 3, 1997
Colorado Rockies 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 22,660)
W: Mark Thompson L: Pete Schourek
Florida Marlins 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 32,952)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Frank Castillo
Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 17,963)
W: Tom Glavine L: Darryl Kile S: Mark Wohlers
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 26,579)
W: Ismael Valdes L: Mark Leiter S: Todd Worrell
Montreal Expos 9, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,950)
W: Carlos Perez L: Alan Benes
New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 21,611)
W: Bobby Jones L: Fernando Valenzuela S: John Franco
San Francisco Giants 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,099)
W: Osvaldo Fernandez L: Steve Cooke S: Rod Beck
Anaheim Angels 2, Boston Red Sox 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 17,323)
W: Jason Dickson L: Tim Wakefield
Baltimore Orioles 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 43,031)
W: Arthur Rhodes L: Jeff Montgomery S: Randy Myers
Minnesota Twins 10, Detroit Tigers 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 11,533)
W: Todd Ritchie L: Willie Blair S: Dan Naulty
Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 13,707)
W: Richie Lewis L: Eric Plunk S: Billy Taylor
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 4th

IN THE NEWS: Rookie Jason Dickson pitches a complete game shutout for the Angels, beating the Red Sox, 2–0. Tim Wakefield takes the loss.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 4, 1997
Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Turner Field (att. 45,044)
W: Brad Clontz L: Terry Adams S: Mark Wohlers
Cincinnati Reds 9, Florida Marlins 7 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 25,039)
W: Kent Mercker L: Mark Hutton S: Jeff Shaw
Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (11 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 25,985)
W: Russ Springer L: Eric Ludwick
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 37,284)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Dave Wainhouse S: Todd Worrell
Colorado Rockies 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 19,890)
W: Jamey Wright L: Marc Valdes S: Bruce Ruffin
San Diego Padres 13, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 20,903)
W: Tim Worrell L: Bobby Munoz
San Francisco Giants 6, New York Mets 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,380)
W: Rich Rodriguez L: Ricardo Jordan S: Rod Beck
Anaheim Angels 8, Cleveland Indians 6 (11 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 17,758)
W: Mike Holtz L: Paul Shuey
Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 7 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 38,560)
W: Todd Jones L: Alan Levine S: A. J. Sager
Kansas City Royals 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 16,588)
W: Tim Belcher L: Bob Tewksbury S: Hipolito Pichardo
Oakland Athletics 4, New York Yankees 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 17,330)
W: Mark Acre L: Dave Weathers S: Billy Taylor
Boston Red Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome (att. 40,176)
W: Aaron Sele L: Bob Wolcott S: Butch Henry
Baltimore Orioles 5, Texas Rangers 4 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 26,058)
W: Scott Erickson L: Danny Patterson S: Armando Benitez
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Skydome (att. 26,331)
W: Juan Guzman L: Scott Karl S: Tim Crabtree
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 5th

IN THE NEWS: Sterling Hitchcock and Trevor Hoffman combine to 1-hit the Phillies in posting a 4-1 victory. Hitchcock allows only a double to Rico Brogna in eight innings as the 1st-place Pods win for the 4th time in five games.

OF Larry Walker leads Colorado to a 15-3 win over Montreal. Walker strokes four hits, including three home runs, and brings home five runs to pace the Rockies.

Brian Hunter has four hits and three stolen bases as Detroit outlasts the White Sox, 15–12. Bobby Higginson and Damion Easley each hit 3-run home runs. The Sox Chris Snopek, filling in at 3B for Robin Ventura, out with a broken ankle, has three hits but makes his 3rd E in four games.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 5, 1997
Atlanta Braves 11, Chicago Cubs 5 at Turner Field (att. 45,698)
W: John Smoltz L: Larry Casian
Florida Marlins 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 (11 inn.) at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 38,598)
W: Robb Nen L: Kevin Jarvis
Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Astrodome (att. 25,957)
W: Sid Fernandez L: Donovan Osborne S: Ramon Garcia
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,099)
W: Francisco Cordova L: Chan Ho Park S: John Ericks
Colorado Rockies 15, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 30,919)
W: Roger Bailey L: Rheal Cormier
San Diego Padres 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 44,807)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Mike Mimbs S: Trevor Hoffman
San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 13,768)
W: Joe Roa L: Barry Manuel S: Rod Beck
Cleveland Indians 7, Anaheim Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,913)
W: Chad Ogea L: Shigetoshi Hasegawa S: Paul Shuey
Detroit Tigers 15, Chicago White Sox 12 at Comiskey Park II (att. 21,956)
W: Willie Blair L: Tony Castillo S: Todd Jones
Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 25,711)
W: Rich Robertson L: Chris Haney S: Rick Aguilera
New York Yankees 10, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 25,438)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Mike Mohler S: Mariano Rivera
Boston Red Sox 8, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 57,110)
W: Ricky Trlicek L: Norm Charlton S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Baltimore Orioles 9, Texas Rangers 7 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 39,073)
W: Arthur Rhodes L: Darren Oliver S: Randy Myers
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Skydome (att. 31,226)
W: Jamie McAndrew L: Woody Williams S: Doug Jones
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 6th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 6, 1997
Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Turner Field (att. 41,318)
W: Greg Maddux L: Terry Mulholland
Florida Marlins 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 36,146)
W: Kevin Brown L: John Smiley S: Robb Nen
Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Astrodome (att. 18,752)
W: Tom Martin L: John Frascatore S: Billy Wagner
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 37,493)
W: Darren Dreifort L: Ricardo Rincon S: Todd Worrell
Colorado Rockies 6, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 15,690)
W: Kevin Ritz L: Jim Bullinger
Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 37,016)
W: Curt Schilling L: Joey Hamilton S: Ricky Bottalico
New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 15,073)
W: Brian Bohanon L: Mark Gardner S: John Franco
Cleveland Indians 10, Anaheim Angels 8 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 29,363)
W: Steve Kline L: Troy Percival S: Mike Jackson
Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Comiskey Park II (att. 19,259)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Doug Brocail S: Roberto Hernandez
Kansas City Royals 12, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 14,325)
W: Glendon Rusch L: Brad Radke
Oakland Athletics 3, New York Yankees 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 22,124)
W: Mark Acre L: Jeff Nelson S: Billy Taylor
Seattle Mariners 8, Boston Red Sox 7 (10 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 33,450)
W: Norm Charlton L: Ricky Trlicek
Texas Rangers 9, Baltimore Orioles 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 36,156)
W: Roger Pavlik L: Mike Mussina
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Skydome (att. 29,106)
W: Ben McDonald L: Pat Hentgen S: Doug Jones
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, April 7th

IN THE NEWS: The Mets place P Pete Harnisch on the DL. Harnisch has been battling insomnia and other related problems due to having given up smokeless tobacco last month.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 7, 1997
Colorado Rockies 13, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Coors Field (att. 48,014)
W: Bill Swift L: Dave Burba S: Darren Holmes
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 2 (15 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,547)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Joe Crawford
San Diego Padres 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 29,895)
W: Dario Veras L: Matt Ruebel
San Francisco Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 7,525)
W: Shawn Estes L: Calvin Maduro S: Rod Beck
New York Yankees 5, Anaheim Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 16,514)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Mark Langston S: Mariano Rivera
Detroit Tigers 10, Minnesota Twins 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 42,749)
W: Justin Thompson L: Frank Rodriguez
Kansas City Royals 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 40,052)
W: Jamie Walker L: Armando Benitez
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Texas Rangers 3 at County Stadium (att. 42,893)
W: Cal Eldred L: Ken Hill S: Doug Jones
Oakland Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 8,482)
W: Richie Lewis L: Tom Gordon S: Billy Taylor
Cleveland Indians 8, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 22,012)
W: Charles Nagy L: Scott Sanders
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 8th

IN THE NEWS: The Pirates defeat the Padres, 2-0, as Steve Cooke, Rich Loiselle, and John Ericks combine to hold SD to one hit, a single off Cooke by Steve Finley.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 8, 1997
Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 2 at Turner Field (att. 31,064)
W: Tom Glavine L: Mike Hampton S: Mark Wohlers
Florida Marlins 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 35,393)
W: Al Leiter L: Steve Trachsel S: Robb Nen
New York Mets 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,318)
W: Bobby Jones L: Ismael Valdes S: Greg McMichael
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 14,278)
W: Steve Cooke L: Sean Bergman S: John Ericks
Philadelphia Phillies 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 6,260)
W: Mark Leiter L: Osvaldo Fernandez S: Ricky Bottalico
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 47,542)
W: Mark Petkovsek L: Ugueth Urbina
Anaheim Angels 10, New York Yankees 9 (12 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 17,202)
W: Mike James L: Jeff Nelson
Boston Red Sox 13, Oakland Athletics 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 9,010)
W: Ricky Trlicek L: Don Wengert S: Butch Henry
Seattle Mariners 14, Cleveland Indians 8 at Kingdome (att. 24,348)
W: Edwin Hurtado L: Albie Lopez
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 9th

IN THE NEWS: Cleveland P Jose Mesa is found innocent of rape, gross sexual imposition and theft charges stemming from an earlier incident. He'll get a standing O when he appears in the home opener in two days.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 9, 1997
Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 3 (12 inn.) at Turner Field (att. 33,986)
W: Alan Embree L: Jose Lima
Colorado Rockies 13, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Coors Field (att. 50,095)
W: Mark Thompson L: Ricky Bones
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 2 (14 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 28,056)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Brian Bohanon
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 24,735)
W: Esteban Loaiza L: Tim Worrell S: John Ericks
San Francisco Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 7,617)
W: Kirk Rueter L: Bobby Munoz S: Rod Beck
New York Yankees 12, Anaheim Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,242)
W: David Wells L: Allen Watson
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park II (att. 746)
W: Roger Clemens L: Wilson Alvarez
Detroit Tigers 10, Minnesota Twins 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 6,477)
W: John Cummings L: Todd Ritchie
Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Royals 2 (11 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 12,036)
W: Alan Mills L: Brian Bevil S: Randy Myers
Oakland Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 3 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,057)
W: Aaron Small L: Ricky Trlicek
Seattle Mariners 11, Cleveland Indians 1 at Kingdome (att. 28,302)
W: Bob Wolcott L: Bartolo Colon
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 10th

IN THE NEWS: Florida P Alex Fernandez hurls a 1-hit, 1-0 victory over the Cubs. Fernandez fans eight without walking a batter, and allows just a single to Dave Hansen with one out in the 9th inning.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 10, 1997
Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Turner Field (att. 33,637)
W: Chris Holt L: John Smoltz S: John Hudek
Florida Marlins 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 28,585)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Frank Castillo
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park II (att. 14,180)
W: Juan Guzman L: James Baldwin
Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 6,381)
W: Scott Aldred L: Willie Blair
Texas Rangers 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 5,638)
W: Bobby Witt L: Scott Karl S: John Wetteland
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 11th

IN THE NEWS: Snow postpones games in Milwaukee and Denver, while 1,000 fans braves the cold in Detroit to see the Tigers edge the White Sox, 5–4. Matt Walbeck scores on the front end of a double steal for the Tigers.

Randy Johnson wins for the first time since last May 12th as the Mariners beat Boston, 5–3, Johnson has won 13 straight decisions since August 1, 1995. He allows four hits, including two homers to John Valentin, in six innings. It's the first home opener loss in five years for the Sox.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 11, 1997
Florida Marlins 10, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,240)
W: Pat Rapp L: John Smiley
San Diego Padres 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 36,774)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Curt Schilling
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 43,126)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Francisco Cordova
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,744)
W: Rich Batchelor L: Shane Reynolds S: Dennis Eckersley
Baltimore Orioles 9, Texas Rangers 3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 40,575)
W: Mike Mussina L: John Burkett
Seattle Mariners 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 34,210)
W: Randy Johnson L: Steve Avery S: Norm Charlton
Cleveland Indians 15, Anaheim Angels 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,643)
W: Chad Ogea L: Mark Gubicza
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 7,598)
W: Omar Olivares L: Doug Drabek S: Todd Jones
Oakland Athletics 3, New York Yankees 1 (12 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 56,710)
W: Aaron Small L: Jeff Nelson
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 12th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 12, 1997
Atlanta Braves 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 23,944)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Bob Patterson S: Mark Wohlers
Cincinnati Reds 2, Florida Marlins 1 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,466)
W: Hector Carrasco L: Rick Helling
Colorado Rockies 12, Montreal Expos 8 at Coors Field (att. 50,010)
W: Jamey Wright L: Jim Bullinger S: Jerry Dipoto
Houston Astros 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 28,235)
W: Ramon Garcia L: Todd Stottlemyre S: Billy Wagner
Seattle Mariners 5, Boston Red Sox 1 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 15,358)
W: Jeff Fassero L: Jim Corsi
Minnesota Twins 11, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 13,558)
W: Todd Ritchie L: Tim Belcher
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 13th

IN THE NEWS: In a Kid's Opening Day at Fenway, the Sox introduce their new furry mascot, Wally the Green Monster. Wil Cordero bangs a home run off the coke bottle above the LF wall, the first home run to hit the "caffeine monster", and Tim Naehring adds a grand slam to pace Boston to a 7–1 win over Seattle.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 13, 1997
Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 21,244)
W: Brad Clontz L: Turk Wendell S: Mark Wohlers
Cincinnati Reds 6, Florida Marlins 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 17,687)
W: Dave Burba L: Al Leiter S: Jeff Shaw
Montreal Expos 8, Colorado Rockies 3 at Coors Field (att. 50,029)
W: Carlos Perez L: Kevin Ritz S: Omar Daal
San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium
W: Mark Gardner L: Mark Clark
San Francisco Giants 7, New York Mets 6 at Shea Stadium (att. 21,981)
W: Shawn Estes L: Bobby Jones S: Rod Beck
San Diego Padres 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 16,613)
W: Tim Scott L: Ricky Bottalico S: Trevor Hoffman
Los Angeles Dodgers 14, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 14,885)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Jason Schmidt
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 22,705)
W: Alan Benes L: Mike Hampton S: Dennis Eckersley
Baltimore Orioles 9, Texas Rangers 0 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 44,154)
W: Jimmy Key L: Roger Pavlik
Boston Red Sox 7, Seattle Mariners 1 at Fenway Park (att. 30,300)
W: Tom Gordon L: Scott Sanders
Anaheim Angels 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 41,218)
W: Mark Langston L: Jack McDowell
Chicago White Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 8 (12 inn.) at Tiger Stadium
W: Roberto Hernandez L: Felipe Lira
Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,818)
W: A. J. Sager L: Roberto Hernandez
Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 13,831)
W: Kevin Appier L: Frank Rodriguez
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at County Stadium (att. 19,143)
W: Bob Wickman L: Tim Crabtree
New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Yankee Stadium
W: Andy Pettitte L: Dave Telgheder S: Mariano Rivera
Oakland Athletics 7, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 32,098)
W: Ariel Prieto L: Ramiro Mendoza S: Billy Taylor
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, April 14th

IN THE NEWS: The Braves pound the Reds, 14-5, behind Kenny Lofton's five hits, two SBs, and five runs scored.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1997
Atlanta Braves 15, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Turner Field (att. 31,427)
W: Denny Neagle L: Pete Schourek
Colorado Rockies 10, Montreal Expos 8 at Coors Field (att. 48,011)
W: Jerry Dipoto L: Everett Stull S: Bruce Ruffin
San Francisco Giants 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 12,001)
W: Rich Rodriguez L: Greg McMichael S: Rod Beck
Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 22,623)
W: Billy Wagner L: Dennis Eckersley S: John Hudek
Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 36,288)
W: Scott Erickson L: Bob Tewksbury S: Randy Myers
Boston Red Sox 10, Oakland Athletics 1 at Fenway Park (att. 18,166)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Willie Adams
Seattle Mariners 6, Cleveland Indians 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 41,184)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Charles Nagy
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Detroit Tigers 0 at County Stadium (att. 6,079)
W: Cal Eldred L: Brian Moehler
Anaheim Angels 5, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 15,082)
W: Jason Dickson L: Kenny Rogers
Texas Rangers 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 27,891)
W: Danny Patterson L: Wilson Alvarez S: John Wetteland
Kansas City Royals 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Skydome (att. 25,642)
W: Glendon Rusch L: Paul Quantrill S: Hipolito Pichardo
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 15th

IN THE NEWS: Seattle 1B Paul Sorrento gets five hits, including a pair of doubles, and drives home four runs in the Mariners' 8-4 win over Cleveland to move one game ahead of the Athletics in the AL West.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1997
Atlanta Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Turner Field (att. 31,962)
W: John Smoltz L: Kent Mercker
Colorado Rockies 10, Chicago Cubs 7 at Wrigley Field (att. 15,496)
W: Mark Thompson L: Kevin Foster
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Florida Marlins 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 18,416)
W: Brady Raggio L: Alex Fernandez
Montreal Expos 7, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome (att. 18,602)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Chris Holt
New York Mets 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 54,047)
W: Armando Reynoso L: Ismael Valdes S: Toby Borland
San Francisco Giants 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 12,099)
W: William VanLandingham L: Bobby Munoz
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 6,851)
W: John Ericks L: Andy Ashby
Baltimore Orioles 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 40,196)
W: Scott Kamieniecki L: Scott Aldred S: Randy Myers
Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 2 at Fenway Park (att. 17,862)
W: Aaron Sele L: Steve Karsay
Seattle Mariners 8, Cleveland Indians 4 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,118)
W: Bob Wells L: Mike Jackson S: Norm Charlton
Detroit Tigers 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 5,891)
W: Willie Blair L: Scott Karl S: Todd Jones
Anaheim Angels 6, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 16,944)
W: Shigetoshi Hasegawa L: Mariano Rivera S: Mike James
Texas Rangers 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 27,990)
W: Bobby Witt L: James Baldwin S: John Wetteland
Kansas City Royals 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Skydome (att. 25,582)
W: Jose Rosado L: Juan Guzman S: Hipolito Pichardo
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Wednesday, April 16th

IN THE NEWS: Behind the complete game victory of Roger Bailey, the Rockies shut out the Cubs, 4–0, running Chicago's record to 0–12. It is the Rockies' 1st complete-game shutout on the road. Chicago's start breaks the 1884 NL record of the Detroit Wolverines.

Randy Johnson wins his 14th straight decision, beating the Tigers, 7–3. Ken Griffey, Jr. breaks a tie with a 2-run homer in the top of the 8th for Seattle.

Brett Butler is 5-for-5, collecting four more hits than the Mets, as the Dodgers win, 5–2. Carlos Baerga has the only New York hit, a 7th-inning double off Pedro Astacio.

In the Astros' 10-2 win over the Expos, Houston reliever Dustin Hermanson hits a home run in his 1st major league at bat. It is just his 3rd at bat since becoming a professional in 1994.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1997
Atlanta Braves 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Turner Field (att. 38,411)
W: Paul Byrd L: John Smiley
Colorado Rockies 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 13,890)
W: Roger Bailey L: Frank Castillo
Florida Marlins 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 22,293)
W: Pat Rapp L: Donovan Osborne S: Robb Nen
Houston Astros 10, Montreal Expos 2 at Astrodome (att. 14,046)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Marc Valdes
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 13,759)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Rick Reed S: Todd Worrell
San Francisco Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 12,109)
W: Jim Poole L: Reggie Harris S: Rod Beck
San Diego Padres 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 6,777)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Steve Cooke S: Trevor Hoffman
Boston Red Sox 11, Cleveland Indians 6 at Fenway Park (att. 21,305)
W: Steve Avery L: Chad Ogea
Chicago White Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Comiskey Park II (att. 14,061)
W: Doug Drabek L: Shawn Boskie
Seattle Mariners 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 8,090)
W: Randy Johnson L: A. J. Sager
Texas Rangers 2, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 12,239)
W: John Burkett L: Jim Pittsley S: John Wetteland
Milwaukee Brewers 7, New York Yankees 4 at County Stadium (att. 7,263)
W: Jose Mercedes L: David Cone S: Doug Jones
Minnesota Twins 4, Anaheim Angels 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 11,517)
W: Rich Robertson L: Allen Watson S: Rick Aguilera
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Skydome (att. 26,139)
W: Tim Crabtree L: Billy Taylor
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Thursday, April 17th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1997
Florida Marlins 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 23,910)
W: Mark Hutton L: Mark Petkovsek
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 6,039)
W: Esteban Loaiza L: Mike Morgan S: John Ericks
Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 17,988)
W: Steve Kline L: Ricky Trlicek S: Jose Mesa
Baltimore Orioles 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park II (att. 14,674)
W: Mike Mussina L: Danny Darwin S: Randy Myers
Seattle Mariners 8, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium (att. 8,973)
W: Jeff Fassero L: Jose Bautista S: Norm Charlton
Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 13,790)
W: Darren Oliver L: Tim Belcher
Milwaukee Brewers 5, New York Yankees 4 at County Stadium (att. 8,018)
W: Bob Wickman L: Graeme Lloyd
Minnesota Twins 4, Anaheim Angels 3 (10 inn.) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 11,646)
W: Greg Swindell L: Mike James
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Skydome (att. 25,625)
W: Paul Quantrill L: Buddy Groom S: Mike Timlin
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Friday, April 18th

IN THE NEWS: The Braves shut out the Rockies, 14-0, behind Tom Glavine. Kenny Lofton gets five hits for Atlanta, including a home run, and scores 4.

Walks'll kill you. The Rangers Roger Pavlik sets a AL record by walking the first four batters he faces in a 6–5 loss to the Blue Jays, Pavlik will go on the DL on May seven and will stay there for 118 days.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1997
Atlanta Braves 14, Colorado Rockies 0 at Coors Field (att. 48,070)
W: Tom Glavine L: Jamey Wright
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 38,937)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Mike Hampton S: Todd Worrell
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Montreal Expos 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 11,883)
W: Calvin Maduro L: Jim Bullinger
Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 9,082)
W: Dave Burba L: Francisco Cordova
San Francisco Giants 5, Florida Marlins 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,518)
W: Doug Henry L: Robb Nen
New York Yankees 10, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park II (att. 18,603)
W: Ramiro Mendoza L: Jaime Navarro
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Cleveland Indians 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,343)
W: Ben McDonald L: Jack McDowell
Oakland Athletics 9, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 7,748)
W: Buddy Groom L: Mike Myers
Minnesota Twins 10, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 33,574)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Scott Sanders
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Texas Rangers 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 30,452)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Roger Pavlik S: Mike Timlin
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Saturday, April 19th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1997
Atlanta Braves 8, Colorado Rockies 7 at Coors Field (att. 48,065)
W: Denny Neagle L: Kevin Ritz S: Mike Bielecki
Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,244)
W: Darryl Kile L: Hideo Nomo S: Billy Wagner
New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 15,849)
W: Mark Clark L: Turk Wendell S: John Franco
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Montreal Expos 8 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,426)
W: Mark Leiter L: Carlos Perez S: Ricky Bottalico
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,457)
W: Ricardo Rincon L: Mike Remlinger
St. Louis Cardinals 1, San Diego Padres 0 at Aloha Stadium
W: Mark Petkovsek L: Sterling Hitchcock S: Dennis Eckersley
St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Diego Padres 1 at Aloha Stadium (att. 37,382)
W: Alan Benes L: Tim Worrell
San Francisco Giants 3, Florida Marlins 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 16,197)
W: Shawn Estes L: Tony Saunders S: Rod Beck
New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 24,976)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Tony Castillo S: Mariano Rivera
Cleveland Indians 11, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,237)
W: Charles Nagy L: Cal Eldred
Oakland Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,592)
W: Willie Adams L: Justin Thompson
Kansas City Royals 7, Anaheim Angels 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 18,888)
W: Kevin Appier L: Mark Langston
Minnesota Twins 4, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome (att. 42,142)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Dennis Martinez
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Texas Rangers 0 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 44,206)
W: Roger Clemens L: Ken Hill
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Sunday, April 20th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1997
Colorado Rockies 9, Atlanta Braves 2 at Coors Field (att. 48,155)
W: Darren Holmes L: John Smoltz
Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 33,250)
W: Chris Holt L: Tom Candiotti S: John Hudek
New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at Shea Stadium
W: Bobby Jones L: Steve Trachsel
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 18,484)
W: Kevin Foster L: Dave Mlicki S: Turk Wendell
Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Jeff Juden L: Bobby Munoz S: Dave Veres
Montreal Expos 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,262)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Mark Portugal S: Ugueth Urbina
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 14,542)
W: Jon Lieber L: Kent Mercker S: John Ericks
San Diego Padres 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Aloha Stadium (att. 40,050)
W: Andy Ashby L: Brady Raggio
San Francisco Giants 2, Florida Marlins 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 24,514)
W: Osvaldo Fernandez L: Alex Fernandez S: Rod Beck
Baltimore Orioles 11, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 32,290)
W: Jimmy Key L: Tom Gordon
Chicago White Sox 8, New York Yankees 7 (11 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 23,601)
W: Alan Levine L: Brian Boehringer
Cleveland Indians 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,285)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Bob Wickman S: Jose Mesa
Detroit Tigers 9, Oakland Athletics 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 9,281)
W: Brian Moehler L: Steve Karsay
Anaheim Angels 11, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,176)
W: Jason Dickson L: Glendon Rusch
Seattle Mariners 10, Minnesota Twins 6 at Kingdome (att. 34,678)
W: Bob Wolcott L: Todd Ritchie S: Norm Charlton
Texas Rangers 10, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 34,333)
W: Bobby Witt L: Juan Guzman
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Monday, April 21st

IN THE NEWS: P Ryan Franklin of the Mariners' Double-A Memphis farm team hurls a 7-inning no-hitter in the 1st game of a doubleheader against Carolina. In Franklin's last game on April 13, he hurled the first six innings of a combined no-hitter against Chattanooga.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1997
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 13,250)
W: Frank Castillo L: Greg McMichael S: Terry Adams
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 9,015)
W: Curt Schilling L: Steve Cooke
Anaheim Angels 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 (13 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 13,413)
W: Rich DeLucia L: Paul Spoljaric
Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Fenway Park (att. 33,608)
W: Aaron Sele L: Scott Erickson S: Heathcliff Slocumb
New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park II (att. 16,694)
W: David Cone L: Doug Drabek S: Mariano Rivera
Seattle Mariners 6, Kansas City Royals 5 at Kingdome (att. 42,606)
W: Bobby Ayala L: Brian Bevil S: Norm Charlton
Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 6 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 21,562)
W: A. J. Sager L: Ed Vosberg S: Dan Miceli
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Tuesday, April 22nd

IN THE NEWS: After four months of on-and-off negotiations, the Yankees acquire the rights to Japanese P Hideki Irabu from the San Diego Padres for $3 million. New York sends injured OF Ruben Rivera and minor leaguer P Rafael Medina to San Diego. The Padres sweeten the deal by sending three minor leaguers to NY: 2B Homer Bush and outfielders Gordon Amerson and Vernon Maxwell. Irabu's team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, gave the San Diego exclusive rights to the 27-year-old righthander, but Irabu refused to sign with the Padres, saying he would only go with the Yankees.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1997
Colorado Rockies 13, Florida Marlins 4 at Coors Field (att. 48,034)
W: Roger Bailey L: Pat Rapp
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,074)
W: John Frascatore L: Todd Worrell S: Dennis Eckersley
Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 12,314)
W: Dustin Hermanson L: Dave Swartzbaugh
New York Mets 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 14,585)
W: Rick Reed L: John Smiley
Houston Astros 12, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 16,748)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Fernando Valenzuela
Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 18,404)
W: Greg Maddux L: William VanLandingham
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Anaheim Angels 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 13,353)
W: Paul Quantrill L: Mike James S: Dan Plesac
Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 38,392)
W: Mike Mussina L: Danny Darwin S: Randy Myers