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JULY
1997

Tuesday, July 1st

SCOREBOARD: JULY 1, 1997
Chicago Cubs 6, Kansas City Royals 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 18,745)
W: Frank Castillo L: Glendon Rusch
Cincinnati Reds 9, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,264)
W: Dave Burba L: Jose Mercedes
Anaheim Angels 4, Colorado Rockies 1 at Coors Field (att. 48,235)
W: Chuck Finley L: John Burke S: Troy Percival
Cleveland Indians 8, Houston Astros 6 at Astrodome (att. 23,998)
W: Eric Plunk L: Jose Lima S: Mike Jackson
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Texas Rangers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 54,179)
W: Darren Dreifort L: Julio Santana S: Todd Worrell
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 22,163)
W: Steve Cooke L: James Baldwin S: Rich Loiselle
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Minnesota Twins 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,584)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: La Troy Hawkins S: Dennis Eckersley
Baltimore Orioles 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,610)
W: Scott Erickson L: Matt Beech S: Randy Myers
Boston Red Sox 9, Florida Marlins 2 at Fenway Park (att. 25,538)
W: Vaughn Eshelman L: Pat Rapp S: Jim Corsi
Detroit Tigers 8, New York Mets 6 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,849)
W: Brian Moehler L: Bobby Jones S: Todd Jones
Atlanta Braves 3, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 39,596)
W: Denny Neagle L: Ramiro Mendoza S: Mark Wohlers
Oakland Athletics 8, San Diego Padres 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,232)
W: Aaron Small L: Doug Bochtler
Seattle Mariners 15, San Francisco Giants 4 at Kingdome (att. 48,313)
W: Jamie Moyer L: William VanLandingham
Montreal Expos 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Skydome (att. 50,436)
W: Jeff Juden L: Roger Clemens S: Ugueth Urbina
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 2nd

SCOREBOARD: JULY 2, 1997
Chicago Cubs 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 23,591)
W: Kevin Foster L: Kevin Appier S: Mel Rojas
Cincinnati Reds 7, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,866)
W: Brett Tomko L: Ben McDonald S: Scott Sullivan
Houston Astros 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Astrodome (att. 25,661)
W: Mike Hampton L: Orel Hershiser
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 25,772)
W: Jason Schmidt L: Jaime Navarro
San Diego Padres 8, Seattle Mariners 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 39,018)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Jeff Fassero
Oakland Athletics 8, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 26,506)
W: Dane Johnson L: Kirk Rueter S: Buddy Groom
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Minnesota Twins 1 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,582)
W: Mark Petkovsek L: Eddie Guardado
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Anaheim Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 34,507)
W: Scott Radinsky L: Troy Percival S: Todd Worrell
Baltimore Orioles 10, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,785)
W: Arthur Rhodes L: Jerry Spradlin
Florida Marlins 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 31,405)
W: Kevin Brown L: Tom Gordon S: Robb Nen
Detroit Tigers 9, New York Mets 7 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,211)
W: Willie Blair L: Dave Mlicki S: Todd Jones
Atlanta Braves 2, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 36,606)
W: Greg Maddux L: Dwight Gooden
Texas Rangers 9, Colorado Rockies 1 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 38,569)
W: John Burkett L: John Thomson
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Montreal Expos 6 (13 inn.) at Skydome (att. 34,176)
W: Mike Timlin L: Anthony Telford
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 3rd

SCOREBOARD: JULY 3, 1997
Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 14,708)
W: John Smiley L: Ramon Garcia S: Jeff Shaw
Atlanta Braves 15, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 18,064)
W: John Smoltz L: Jim Bullinger
Florida Marlins 10, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 18,134)
W: Livan Hernandez L: Armando Reynoso
Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 40,213)
W: Jeremi Gonzalez L: Curt Schilling S: Mel Rojas
San Diego Padres 10, Seattle Mariners 8 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 46,483)
W: Rich Batchelor L: Greg McCarthy S: Trevor Hoffman
San Francisco Giants 6, Oakland Athletics 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 47,719)
W: Doug Creek L: Brad Rigby S: Rod Beck
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,753)
W: Esteban Loaiza L: Fernando Valenzuela S: Rich Loiselle
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Anaheim Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 35,295)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Allen Watson
Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 20,521)
W: Aaron Sele L: Doug Drabek
Baltimore Orioles 10, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,209)
W: Jimmy Key L: Felipe Lira
Minnesota Twins 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium (att. 13,617)
W: Brad Radke L: Jeff D'Amico S: Rick Aguilera
Texas Rangers 8, Colorado Rockies 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 38,907)
W: Darren Oliver L: Kevin Ritz
New York Yankees 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Skydome (att. 31,227)
W: David Wells L: Woody Williams S: Mariano Rivera
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 4th

IN THE NEWS: Giants' P Shawn Estes holds the Rockies to one hit in eight 2/3 innings as SF shuts out Colorado, 4-0. Quinton McCracken's single is Colorado's only hit as Estes fans 11 and walks only 2. Rod Beck comes in to record the last out.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 4, 1997
Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 34,080)
W: Mike Morgan L: Tommy Greene S: Jeff Shaw
Atlanta Braves 6, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 19,939)
W: Brad Clontz L: Ugueth Urbina S: Mark Wohlers
New York Mets 6, Florida Marlins 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 38,076)
W: Rick Reed L: Al Leiter S: Greg McMichael
Chicago Cubs 9, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 14,378)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Scott Ruffcorn S: Kent Bottenfield
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 47,518)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Danny Jackson S: Todd Worrell
San Francisco Giants 4, Colorado Rockies 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 41,566)
W: Shawn Estes L: Jamey Wright S: Rod Beck
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 33,885)
W: Marc Wilkins L: Dennis Eckersley S: Rich Loiselle
Seattle Mariners 7, Anaheim Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 34,839)
W: Randy Johnson L: Dennis Springer
Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Comiskey Park II (att. 30,007)
W: Roberto Hernandez L: Heathcliff Slocumb
Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 6 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,984)
W: Brian Anderson L: Hipolito Pichardo S: Mike Jackson
Baltimore Orioles 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
W: Arthur Rhodes L: Greg Keagle S: Randy Myers
Detroit Tigers 11, Baltimore Orioles 8 at Tiger Stadium (att. 30,100)
W: Jose Bautista L: Alan Mills S: Todd Jones
Minnesota Twins 13, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 20,024)
W: Dave Stevens L: Scott Karl
Texas Rangers 7, Oakland Athletics 6 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,934)
W: Ken Hill L: Steve Karsay S: John Wetteland
Toronto Blue Jays 1, New York Yankees 0 at Skydome (att. 34,134)
W: Kelvim Escobar L: David Cone
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 5th

IN THE NEWS: The Expos retire Andre Dawson's uniform No. 10 prior to the game with Atlanta. Once the festivities are over, the Braves defeat Montreal, 5-3, with Chipper Jones' 3rd-inning grand slam the big blow.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 5, 1997
Houston Astros 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Astrodome (att. 24,022)
W: Darryl Kile L: Kent Mercker S: Billy Wagner
Atlanta Braves 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 24,788)
W: Tom Glavine L: Pedro Martinez S: Mark Wohlers
New York Mets 5, Florida Marlins 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 23,681)
W: Mark Clark L: Alex Fernandez S: John Franco
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Chicago Cubs 7 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 37,680)
W: Reggie Harris L: Bob Patterson S: Ricky Bottalico
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 45,066)
W: Ismael Valdes L: Andy Ashby
San Francisco Giants 2, Colorado Rockies 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 34,148)
W: Julian Tavarez L: Mike Munoz S: Rod Beck
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 39,593)
W: Jon Lieber L: Matt Morris S: Marc Wilkins
Anaheim Angels 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,301)
W: Troy Percival L: Norm Charlton
Chicago White Sox 11, Boston Red Sox 8 at Comiskey Park II (att. 25,802)
W: Danny Darwin L: Steve Avery
Cleveland Indians 8, Kansas City Royals 4 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,892)
W: Charles Nagy L: Jim Pittsley
Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 37,074)
W: Dan Miceli L: Jesse Orosco S: Todd Jones
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at County Stadium (att. 24,102)
W: Cal Eldred L: Rich Robertson S: Doug Jones
Texas Rangers 8, Oakland Athletics 1 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 43,612)
W: Bobby Witt L: Don Wengert
New York Yankees 8, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Skydome (att. 44,206)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Pat Hentgen
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 6th

IN THE NEWS: At Anaheim, Chuck Finley allows four hits and strikes out 13 to lead the Angels to an 8–0 shut out over the Mariners. Dave Hollins fourth inning grand slam is the big blow, while Darin Erstad also homers, the first by a lefty off Jeff Fassero (8-5) in over three years. Tim Salmon also hits a solo homer in the third, his third in three games. Fassero left the game earlier in the 3rd inning after spraining his right ankle fielding Craig Grebeck's bunt single.

Roger Clemens becomes the American League's first 13-game winner, pitching a four-hitter as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees, 2–0. Clemens has 10 strikeouts and one walk in his first shutout of the year. Ramiro Mendoza takes the loss.

In Detroit, the Tigers top the Orioles, 14–9, their 3rd straight win after 11 consecutive losses. Brian Johnson and Travis Fryman homer for the Tigers while teammate Bobby Higginson adds a two-run inside-the-park homer, his fifth round tripper this week. For Scott Erickson (11-4) it is the worst start of his career for Baltimore, allowing all 12 runs, 11 earned, and 10 hits in four 1-3 innings. Willie Blair (6-4) takes the win in relief. The O's are led by Rafael Palmeiro's homer, triple and single and homers by Geronimo Berroa, Jeff Reboulet and Tony Tarasco.

Vet catcher Mickey Tettleton announces his retirement. He was on the Ranger DL for more than two months.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 6, 1997
Houston Astros 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Astrodome (att. 25,564)
W: Billy Wagner L: Mike Remlinger
Montreal Expos 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 21,316)
W: Jeff Juden L: Denny Neagle
New York Mets 3, Florida Marlins 2 (12 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 29,438)
W: Juan Acevedo L: Dennis Cook
Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 18,392)
W: Frank Castillo L: Mark Leiter S: Mel Rojas
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 35,862)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Sean Bergman S: Todd Worrell
San Francisco Giants 7, Colorado Rockies 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 28,252)
W: Mark Gardner L: John Burke
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 29,290)
W: Steve Cooke L: Todd Stottlemyre
Anaheim Angels 8, Seattle Mariners 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,916)
W: Chuck Finley L: Jeff Fassero
Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Comiskey Park II (att. 25,153)
W: James Baldwin L: Tim Wakefield S: Roberto Hernandez
Cleveland Indians 8, Kansas City Royals 7 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,863)
W: Mike Jackson L: Larry Casian
Detroit Tigers 14, Baltimore Orioles 9 at Tiger Stadium (att. 18,197)
W: Willie Blair L: Scott Erickson
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at County Stadium (att. 22,183)
W: Ben McDonald L: La Troy Hawkins
Oakland Athletics 9, Texas Rangers 8 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 38,361)
W: Dane Johnson L: Matt Whiteside S: Billy Taylor
Toronto Blue Jays 2, New York Yankees 0 at Skydome (att. 41,137)
W: Roger Clemens L: Ramiro Mendoza
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 8th

IN THE NEWS: The American League defeats the National by a score of 3-1 in the annual All-Star Game, played in Cleveland. Indians' C Sandy Alomar hits a 2-run home run and is named the game's Most Valuable Player. Alomar is the 1st hometown player to homer since Hank Aaron in Atlanta in 1972.

Baseball's realignment committee discusses a variety of plans including one that would have as many as 14 teams changing divisions and leagues next year. Kansas City would switch to the National League, and baseball's eight Pacific and Mountain time zone teams could be grouped together if the sport switches back from six divisions to four in 1997. With the addition of Arizona to the National League next season and Tampa Bay to the American League, baseball's current plan calls for two 15-team leagues in 1998 with three divisions in each. The Major Leagues have till August 1st to present next year's schedule to the players' association.

Wednesday, July 9th

IN THE NEWS: Bob Boone is fired as Royals' manager and replaced by Tony Muser.

Thursday, July 10th

IN THE NEWS: Hideki Irabu strikes out nine batters and gets the win in his major league debut as the Yankees defeat the Tigers, 10-3.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 10, 1997
New York Mets 10, Atlanta Braves 7 at Turner Field (att. 47,685)
W: Greg McMichael L: Mike Bielecki S: John Franco
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 33,805)
W: Alan Benes L: Turk Wendell S: Dennis Eckersley
San Diego Padres 11, Colorado Rockies 5 at Coors Field (att. 45,833)
W: Andy Ashby L: John Burke
Florida Marlins 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 23,438)
W: Robb Nen L: Jerry Spradlin
Los Angeles Dodgers 11, San Francisco Giants 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,942)
W: Chan Ho Park L: Kirk Rueter
Houston Astros 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 17,335)
W: Darryl Kile L: Jason Schmidt
Boston Red Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 7 (11 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 30,913)
W: Vaughn Eshelman L: Mike Timlin
Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 29,812)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Kevin Appier S: Roberto Hernandez
Minnesota Twins 8, Cleveland Indians 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 13,605)
W: Brad Radke L: Charles Nagy
New York Yankees 10, Detroit Tigers 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 51,901)
W: Hideki Irabu L: Omar Olivares
Anaheim Angels 8, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,827)
W: Allen Watson L: Brad Rigby S: Rich DeLucia
Seattle Mariners 12, Texas Rangers 9 at Kingdome (att. 32,851)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Ken Hill S: Norm Charlton
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 11th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 11, 1997
New York Mets 9, Atlanta Braves 7 at Turner Field (att. 40,094)
W: Cory Lidle L: Tom Glavine S: John Franco
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,413)
W: Jeremi Gonzalez L: Matt Morris
Montreal Expos 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,915)
W: Jim Bullinger L: Dave Burba S: Ugueth Urbina
Colorado Rockies 6, San Diego Padres 5 (11 inn.) at Coors Field (att. 48,053)
W: Jerry Dipoto L: Trevor Hoffman
Philadelphia Phillies 13, Florida Marlins 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 22,225)
W: Curt Schilling L: Kevin Brown
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,869)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Keith Foulke S: Todd Worrell
Houston Astros 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 21,913)
W: Mike Hampton L: Esteban Loaiza
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,919)
W: Ben McDonald L: Jimmy Key S: Doug Jones
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 32,543)
W: Pat Hentgen L: John Wasdin
Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 21,485)
W: Wilson Alvarez L: Jose Rosado
Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 14,400)
W: Jason Jacome L: Rich Robertson
New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 27,135)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Brian Moehler S: Mariano Rivera
Anaheim Angels 14, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 12,586)
W: Jason Dickson L: Steve Karsay
Seattle Mariners 8, Texas Rangers 7 at Kingdome (att. 39,739)
W: Bobby Ayala L: Xavier Hernandez
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 12th

IN THE NEWS: In Pittsburgh's 1st non-Opening Day sellout since 1977, a crowd of 44,119 sees Francisco Cordova and Ricardo Rincon combine on a 10-inning no-hitter as the Pirates down the Astros, 3-0, on a 10th-inning pinch home run by Mark Smith. Cordova hurls the 1st nine innings while Rincon hurls the 10th and gets the win. The victory keeps the Pirates in a tie for 1st place with the Astros in the National League Central.

The Blue Jays defeat the Red Sox, 3-1, as Roger Clemens fans 16 of his former teammates in eight innings of work. Boston pitchers K 13 Seattle batters as the total of 29 strike outs falls one short of the major league mark for two teams in a single game.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 12, 1997
Atlanta Braves 7, New York Mets 4 at Turner Field (att. 48,091)
W: Greg Maddux L: Mark Clark S: Mark Wohlers
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 1 (12 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 39,790)
W: T. J. Mathews L: Turk Wendell S: Dennis Eckersley
Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,744)
W: John Smiley L: Carlos Perez S: Jeff Shaw
San Diego Padres 11, Colorado Rockies 7 at Coors Field (att. 48,179)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Bill Swift S: Trevor Hoffman
San Francisco Giants 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 53,792)
W: Julian Tavarez L: Todd Worrell
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 0 (10 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 44,119)
W: Ricardo Rincon L: John Hudek
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,606)
W: Cal Eldred L: Scott Erickson S: Doug Jones
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 33,106)
W: Roger Clemens L: Aaron Sele S: Paul Spoljaric
Chicago White Sox 11, Kansas City Royals 7 at Royals Stadium (att. 33,155)
W: Danny Darwin L: Tim Belcher S: Roberto Hernandez
Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 30,055)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Bob Tewksbury
New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 39,681)
W: David Cone L: Felipe Lira S: Mariano Rivera
Anaheim Angels 6, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 22,093)
W: Chuck Finley L: Ariel Prieto S: Troy Percival
Texas Rangers 9, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 53,929)
W: John Burkett L: Derek Lowe
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 13th

IN THE NEWS: Dennis Reyes, the first lefty in nearly five years to start a game for the Dodgers, throws six strong innings in beating the Giants, 9–3. The last lefty starter for L.A. was Bob Ojeda, on September 24, 1992, in a no-decision at Cincinnati.

The Marlins use an 8-run 4th inning to wallop the Phillies, 9–3. Gary Sheffield is the main man with two homers in the inning, hitting a solo shot and a 3-run homer, before leaving with a pulled hamstring.

With the temperature at 100 degrees, Pedro Martinez fires a one-hit shutout to beat the Reds, 2–0. The Expos' ace gives up a single to Bret Boone in the 5th for the only hit. Mike Lansing triples twice for the Expos before leaving in the 5th inning with exhaustion.

Seattle and Texas combine for a record 31 strikeouts in the Rangers' 4–2 victory. Randy Johnson racks up 14 K's in seven innings, and reliever Bobby Ayala adds 4, but gives up two runs in the 9th. The previous mark was 30 set by the Mariners and Athletics on April 30, 1986.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 13, 1997
New York Mets 7, Atlanta Braves 6 (10 inn.) at Turner Field (att. 42,111)
W: Greg McMichael L: Mike Bielecki S: John Franco
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,094)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Steve Trachsel
Montreal Expos 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 22,293)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Mike Morgan
San Diego Padres 13, Colorado Rockies 11 at Coors Field (att. 48,053)
W: Rich Batchelor L: Jeff McCurry S: Trevor Hoffman
Florida Marlins 9, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 26,860)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Mark Leiter
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, San Francisco Giants 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 51,730)
W: Dennis Reyes L: Shawn Estes
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 25,675)
W: Clint Sodowsky L: Russ Springer S: Rich Loiselle
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,448)
W: Jeff D'Amico L: Mike Mussina S: Doug Jones
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 32,418)
W: Woody Williams L: Tim Wakefield S: Kelvim Escobar
Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 27,887)
W: Carlos Castillo L: Jim Pittsley S: Roberto Hernandez
Cleveland Indians 12, Minnesota Twins 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 16,734)
W: Bartolo Colon L: La Troy Hawkins
Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 36,679)
W: Willie Blair L: Dwight Gooden S: Todd Jones
Anaheim Angels 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 15,164)
W: Shigetoshi Hasegawa L: Mike Oquist S: Troy Percival
Texas Rangers 4, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 47,467)
W: Danny Patterson L: Bobby Ayala S: John Wetteland
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, July 14th

IN THE NEWS: At Fenway, Wil Cordero, homers as the Boston Red Sox collects a season-high 21 hits to rout the Detroit Tigers, 18-4. Cordero is cheered after hitting a two-run homer in the seventh. Cordero, accused of assaulting his wife June 11, has been booed on each of his previous 14 at-bats since he ended 11 games on the sidelines with a pinch-hit appearance last Thursday.

In the Padres' 5–3 win over the Giants, Tony Gwynn raises his average to .402 with a single, double and triple, driving in three runs, and extending his hitting streak to 19 games. Rickey Henderson, baseball's career steals leader, swipes his 1,200th base in the sixth.

In the longest night game at Wrigley Field—5 hours, 19 minutes—Ricky Gutierrez singles home the go-ahead run in the 15th to give the Astros a 9–7 win over the Cubs.

Eric Karros' two-run homer off Steve Reed in the 10th gives the Dodgers a 14–12 slugfest win over the Rockies. Los Angeles has a season-high 22 hits, in winning its 10th of 11, while the Rockies lose for the 10th time in 11 games.

Atlanta hits two grand slams in a game for the first time since May 2, 1987, using homers by Tim Spehr and Ryan Klesko to rally from a 6-0 deficit for its eighth straight victory over Philadelphia this season. The Braves win, 10–6.

Cuba withdraws at the last minute from a series of baseball games against the United States, citing fears for the safety of players. One reason stated for the cancellation was the weekend bombing of two Havana hotels. The eight-game series was to start tomorrow.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 14, 1997
Atlanta Braves 10, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Turner Field (att. 38,118)
W: Kevin Millwood L: Billy Brewer S: Mark Wohlers
Houston Astros 9, Chicago Cubs 7 (15 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 27,803)
W: Billy Wagner L: Ramon Tatis S: Russ Springer
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 19,405)
W: Kent Mercker L: Fernando Valenzuela S: Jeff Shaw
Los Angeles Dodgers 14, Colorado Rockies 12 (10 inn.) at Coors Field (att. 48,360)
W: Scott Radinsky L: Steve Reed S: Todd Worrell
Florida Marlins 5, Montreal Expos 4 (12 inn.) at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 16,678)
W: Robb Nen L: Omar Daal
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,794)
W: Ricardo Rincon L: Greg McMichael S: Rich Loiselle
San Diego Padres 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 22,056)
W: Danny Jackson L: Doug Creek S: Trevor Hoffman
Anaheim Angels 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 17,272)
W: Kevin Gross L: John Wetteland
Baltimore Orioles 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,042)
W: Terry Mathews L: Robert Person
Boston Red Sox 18, Detroit Tigers 4 at Fenway Park (att. 21,997)
W: Jeff Suppan L: Kevin Jarvis
Kansas City Royals 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 (14 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 20,418)
W: Mike Perez L: Doug Jones
Minnesota Twins 5, Chicago White Sox 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 15,750)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Doug Drabek S: Rick Aguilera
Cleveland Indians 3, New York Yankees 2 (10 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 27,812)
W: Mike Jackson L: Mariano Rivera
Seattle Mariners 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,357)
W: Bob Wolcott L: Steve Wojciechowski
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Tuesday, July 15th

IN THE NEWS: Despite a sluggish performance, Hideki Irabu wins his second major league start, leading the Yankees over Cleveland, 12-6. Irabu gives up five runs and nine hits in five innings, allowing homers to Tony Fernandez, Marquis Grissom, and Matt Williams. Cecil Fielder, the Yank's 270-pound DH, tries to score from first on a double and his head first slide results in a broken right thumb. Fielder will miss eight weeks.

In Cincinnati, Ray Lankford hits two upper-deck homers—a first for Cinergy Field—to lead the Cards to a 7–4 win over the Reds.

Visiting San Francisco scores 13 runs in the 7th inning—the most in the National League since the Dodgers scored 15 in the 1st inning against the Reds in 1952—to coast to a 16–2 win over the Padres. The Giants send 19 men to the plate in the 7th and face 80 pitches in the 52-minute inning. They score seven runs before J.T. Snow grounds out for the first out. Five Giants score two runs each, including starting pitcher Kirk Rueter (6-4). The only player not to score is Snow, who Ks with the bases loaded for the second out.

The Royals trade OF Jon Nunnally and IF-OF Chris Stynes to the Reds for pitchers Hector Carrasco and Scott Service.

The Expos announce the retirement of all-time saves leader Lee Smith.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 15, 1997
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Atlanta Braves 1 at Turner Field (att. 39,494)
W: Garrett Stephenson L: John Smoltz
Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 19,323)
W: Darryl Kile L: Mel Rojas S: Mike Magnante
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,232)
W: Alan Benes L: Brett Tomko S: Dennis Eckersley
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Colorado Rockies 5 at Coors Field (att. 48,621)
W: Chan Ho Park L: Roger Bailey S: Todd Worrell
Montreal Expos 5, Florida Marlins 0 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 16,670)
W: Dustin Hermanson L: Tony Saunders
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,244)
W: Jason Christiansen L: Juan Acevedo S: Rich Loiselle
San Francisco Giants 16, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 28,539)
W: Kirk Rueter L: Andy Ashby
Anaheim Angels 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 18,197)
W: Jason Dickson L: Ken Hill
Baltimore Orioles 8, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,062)
W: Shawn Boskie L: Juan Guzman
Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 5 (12 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 25,822)
W: Todd Jones L: John Wasdin
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 15,875)
W: Scott Karl L: Kevin Appier
Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 14,506)
W: Brad Radke L: Jaime Navarro
New York Yankees 12, Cleveland Indians 6 at Yankee Stadium (att. 34,503)
W: Hideki Irabu L: Charles Nagy S: Ramiro Mendoza
Oakland Athletics 8, Seattle Mariners 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 20,093)
W: Mike Mohler L: Jamie Moyer S: Billy Taylor
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Wednesday, July 16th

IN THE NEWS: Kevin Brown tosses his first career one-hitter, leading Florida over Los Angeles, 5-1. Brown, who no-hit San Francisco on June 10, faces just two batters over the minimum, allowing a lead-off single to left by Raul Mondesi in the fifth. He strikes out eight and retires his final 15 batters to hand the loss to Hideo Nomo.

At Shea, RF Sammy Sosa's running catch with the bases loaded in the seventh, and catcher Scott Servais's pickoff in the eighth, key Chicago to a 6–5 win over the Mets. Before the game, New York reassigns general manager Joe McIlvaine and replaces him with his assistant, Steve Phillips.

In Oakland, Mark McGwire hits his 33rd and 34th homers to lead the A's to an 11–3 win over the hapless Royals. Jose Canseco strikes out in all five at-bats for the Athletics, tying an Oakland record. Combined with his three strikeouts on Monday, he ties a major league record with eight whiffs in two consecutive games.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 16, 1997
Atlanta Braves 2, Colorado Rockies 1 at Turner Field (att. 48,400)
W: Tom Glavine L: Jerry Dipoto S: Mark Wohlers
Florida Marlins 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 30,225)
W: Kevin Brown L: Hideo Nomo
Houston Astros 8, San Francisco Giants 1 at Astrodome (att. 24,522)
W: Mike Hampton L: Keith Foulke
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 20,282)
W: Jeremi Gonzalez L: Armando Reynoso S: Mel Rojas
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Montreal Expos 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 16,202)
W: Curt Schilling L: Jim Bullinger
Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 30,698)
W: Dave Burba L: Esteban Loaiza
San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 29,118)
W: Jim Bruske L: T. J. Mathews S: Trevor Hoffman
Anaheim Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 16,570)
W: Chuck Finley L: Brian Moehler S: Troy Percival
Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,712)
W: Steve Avery L: Jimmy Key S: Heathcliff Slocumb
New York Yankees 11, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park II (att. 26,144)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Wilson Alvarez
Cleveland Indians 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 23,047)
W: Jaret Wright L: Ben McDonald S: Mike Jackson
Oakland Athletics 11, Kansas City Royals 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 8,791)
W: Don Wengert L: Jose Rosado
Seattle Mariners 8, Minnesota Twins 7 at Kingdome (att. 27,149)
W: Scott Sanders L: Rick Aguilera
Texas Rangers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 45,313)
W: Darren Oliver L: Pat Hentgen
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Thursday, July 17th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 17, 1997
Atlanta Braves 8, Colorado Rockies 2 at Turner Field (att. 48,024)
W: Greg Maddux L: Bill Swift
Florida Marlins 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 27,406)
W: Al Leiter L: Tom Candiotti S: Robb Nen
San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 29,955)
W: Mark Gardner L: Chris Holt S: Rod Beck
New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 3 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 26,021)
W: John Franco L: Kent Bottenfield
Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,127)
W: Carlos Perez L: Matt Beech S: Ugueth Urbina
Cincinnati Reds 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 19,710)
W: John Smiley L: Francisco Cordova
San Diego Padres 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,928)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Andy Benes S: Trevor Hoffman
Anaheim Angels 9, Detroit Tigers 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,246)
W: Dennis Springer L: Felipe Lira
Boston Red Sox 12, Baltimore Orioles 9 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,912)
W: Ron Mahay L: Jesse Orosco S: Heathcliff Slocumb
New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 31,923)
W: David Cone L: Danny Darwin S: Mariano Rivera
Cleveland Indians 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 20,383)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Cal Eldred S: Mike Jackson
Oakland Athletics 11, Kansas City Royals 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 9,489)
W: Steve Karsay L: Tim Belcher
Minnesota Twins 9, Seattle Mariners 7 (12 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 32,325)
W: Rick Aguilera L: Norm Charlton S: Eddie Guardado
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Texas Rangers 1 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,239)
W: Roger Clemens L: John Burkett
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Friday, July 18th

IN THE NEWS: The Mariners, seeking pitching help, trade Scott Sanders (3–6) and two minor leaguers (pitcher Dean Crow and 3B Carlos Villalobos) to the Detroit Tigers on Friday for righthanders Omar Olivares (5–6) and Felipe Lira (5–7). Piniella practically begged for a trade after the M's lost to Minnesota 9-7 in 12 innings, cutting Seattle's lead to over Anaheim in the American League West to one-half game.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 18, 1997
Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Turner Field (att. 48,721)
W: Denny Neagle L: Dennis Reyes S: Mark Wohlers
San Diego Padres 5, Florida Marlins 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 24,965)
W: Pete Smith L: Alex Fernandez S: Tim Worrell
Houston Astros 2, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 19,379)
W: Ramon Garcia L: Pedro Martinez S: Billy Wagner
New York Mets 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 22,901)
W: Joe Crawford L: Mike Morgan S: John Franco
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 19,676)
W: Mark Leiter L: Jon Lieber S: Ricky Bottalico
St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 31,326)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Shawn Estes S: Dennis Eckersley
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Anaheim Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,087)
W: Woody Williams L: Allen Watson S: Kelvim Escobar
Chicago White Sox 3, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,759)
W: James Baldwin L: Mike Mussina S: Roberto Hernandez
Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,037)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Bartolo Colon
Milwaukee Brewers 6, New York Yankees 4 at County Stadium (att. 24,071)
W: Jeff D'Amico L: Dwight Gooden S: Mike Fetters
Minnesota Twins 7, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,463)
W: La Troy Hawkins L: Steve Wojciechowski
Seattle Mariners 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Kingdome (att. 34,968)
W: Randy Johnson L: Ricky Bones
Detroit Tigers 5, Texas Rangers 4 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 35,074)
W: Willie Blair L: Bobby Witt S: Todd Jones
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Saturday, July 19th

IN THE NEWS: The Cubs sweep two from the visiting Rockies, 7–0 and 6–5, to hand Colorado its 15th loss in 16 games. Steve Trachsel tosses seven shut out innings in the opener for the win, and the Cubs score the winning run in the nitecap on Mark Grace's sac fly. The Rocks have 13 hits in the nitecap, but strand 14 runners. Larry Walker is 0-for-9 for the afternoon, dropping his average 10 points to .392.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 19, 1997
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Turner Field (att. 49,758)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Kevin Millwood S: Scott Radinsky
Chicago Cubs 7, Colorado Rockies 0 at Wrigley Field
W: Steve Trachsel L: Jamey Wright
Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado Rockies 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 40,751)
W: Turk Wendell L: Jeff McCurry S: Mel Rojas
Florida Marlins 8, San Diego Padres 5 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 36,892)
W: Livan Hernandez L: Danny Jackson
Houston Astros 8, Montreal Expos 6 at Stade Olympique (att. 34,518)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Jeff Juden S: Billy Wagner
New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 26,675)
W: Rick Reed L: Brett Tomko S: Greg McMichael
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,472)
W: Steve Cooke L: Tyler Green
St. Louis Cardinals 8, San Francisco Giants 7 at Busch Stadium II (att. 37,795)
W: John Frascatore L: Doug Henry S: Dennis Eckersley
Anaheim Angels 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 28,288)
W: Troy Percival L: Mike Timlin
Baltimore Orioles 8, Chicago White Sox 3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,857)
W: Arthur Rhodes L: Bill Simas S: Armando Benitez
Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,070)
W: Jeff Suppan L: Terry Clark S: Heathcliff Slocumb
New York Yankees 8, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 38,156)
W: David Wells L: Jose Mercedes
Minnesota Twins 7, Oakland Athletics 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,763)
W: Greg Swindell L: Don Wengert S: Rick Aguilera
Kansas City Royals 9, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 49,776)
W: Jeff Montgomery L: Bobby Ayala
Detroit Tigers 6, Texas Rangers 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 45,025)
W: Doug Brocail L: Xavier Hernandez S: Todd Jones
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Sunday, July 20th

IN THE NEWS: OF Luis Gonzalez bashes a double and two home runs, and drives in 6, as he leads Houston to a 9-0 white-washing of the Expos. The victory moves Houston two games ahead of Pittsburgh in the National League Central.

The Marlins trade OF Billy McMillon to the Phillies in exchange for veteran Darren Daulton.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 20, 1997
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Atlanta Braves 3 at Turner Field (att. 48,414)
W: Chan Ho Park L: John Smoltz
Colorado Rockies 9, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 36,861)
W: Curt Leskanic L: Terry Adams S: Darren Holmes
San Diego Padres 3, Florida Marlins 0 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 26,186)
W: Andy Ashby L: Tony Saunders S: Trevor Hoffman
Houston Astros 9, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 26,873)
W: Darryl Kile L: Dustin Hermanson
New York Mets 10, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 36,259)
W: Dave Mlicki L: Kent Mercker
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,431)
W: Garrett Stephenson L: Jason Schmidt S: Ricky Bottalico
San Francisco Giants 9, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 35,073)
W: Kirk Rueter L: Alan Benes
Anaheim Angels 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,671)
W: Chuck Finley L: Luis Andujar
Chicago White Sox 10, Baltimore Or