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Events of Tuesday, September 2, 1997

Events of Tuesday, September 2, 1997
9-1-1997 9-3-1997 9-2-1996 9-2-1998
DET A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
ATL N 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 x - 5 10 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Neagle (19-3)
LP: Keagle (1-4)
HR: Lockhart (5), Lopez (22), Neagle (1)
MIN A 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 8 1
CHI N 0 2 3 1 0 3 0 0 x - 9 14 1
BOX+PBP
WP: M. Clark (11-7)
LP: Tewksbury (5-11)
HR: Sosa (32)
KC A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 2
CIN N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x - 4 9 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Burba (7-10)
LP: Rosado (9-11)
SV: Shaw (29)
HR: Greene (21)
BAL A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0
FLA N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 8 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Vosberg (1-0)
LP: Mathews (3-4)
HR: Palmeiro (32), Alou (19)
MIL A 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 4 5 1
HOU N 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Villone (1-0)
LP: Kile (17-5)
SV: Jones (31)
HR: Valentin (15)
BOS A 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 0
MON N 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 x - 6 9 3
BOX+PBP
WP: DeHart (1-1)
LP: Brandenburg (0-2)
SV: Urbina (24)
HR: Valentin (16), Vaughn (31), Rodriguez 2 (26), Fullmer (1)
TOR A 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 5 7 1
NY N 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 1 x - 8 12 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Acevedo (2-1)
LP: Clemens (20-5)
SV: Wendell (5)
HR: Cruz 2 (23), Ordonez (1)
NY A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
PHI N 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 x - 5 10 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Grace (2-0)
LP: Rogers (5-6)
CLE A 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 - 4 11 0
PIT N 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 x - 6 9 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Silva (1-0)
LP: Wright (5-3)
SV: Loiselle (25)
HR: Fernandez (8), Dunston 2 (11)
CHI A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 0
STL N 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 6 11 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Andy Benes (10-7)
LP: Navarro (9-13)
HR: McGwire (10), Gant 2 (16)
COL N 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 - 7 12 1
ANA A 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Astacio (9-9)
LP: Dickson (13-7)
SV: Munoz (2)
HR: Weiss (3), Walker (41), J. Reed (13), Erstad (14)
LA N 2 0 4 1 2 0 1 2 0 - 12 18 0
TEX A 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 6 - 13 20 5
BOX+PBP
WP: Heredia (1-0)
LP: Worrell (2-6)
HR: Prince (3), Gonzalez (33)
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Standings At Close of Play of September 2, 1997
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Atlanta Braves 138 86 52 0 .623 - 685 487
Florida Marlins 137 82 55 0 .599 3.5 617 538
New York Mets 137 75 62 0 .547 10.5 654 597
Montreal Expos 137 69 68 0 .504 16.5 600 627
Philadelphia Phillies 134 52 82 0 .388 32.0 552 715
NL Central
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Houston Astros 138 70 68 0 .507 - 642 575
Pittsburgh Pirates 139 69 70 0 .496 1.5 607 660
St. Louis Cardinals 138 64 74 0 .464 6.0 567 564
Cincinnati Reds 136 60 76 0 .441 9.0 538 649
Chicago Cubs 139 56 83 0 .403 14.5 585 657
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Los Angeles Dodgers 139 78 61 0 .561 - 629 522
San Francisco Giants 138 76 62 0 .551 1.5 664 672
Colorado Rockies 140 70 70 0 .500 8.5 787 787
San Diego Padres 139 65 74 0 .468 13.0 689 748
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Baltimore Orioles 135 85 50 0 .630 - 682 533
New York Yankees 136 79 57 0 .581 6.5 733 578
Boston Red Sox 139 67 72 0 .482 20.0 762 773
Toronto Blue Jays 137 65 72 0 .474 21.0 559 595
Detroit Tigers 137 64 73 0 .467 22.0 662 676
AL Central
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Cleveland Indians 134 71 63 0 .530 - 726 693
Milwaukee Brewers 137 70 67 0 .511 2.5 595 633
Chicago White Sox 138 69 69 0 .500 4.0 668 704
Minnesota Twins 136 57 79 0 .419 15.0 644 717
Kansas City Royals 135 56 79 0 .415 15.5 631 691
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Seattle Mariners 138 76 62 0 .551 - 786 725
Anaheim Angels 139 74 65 0 .532 2.5 721 677
Texas Rangers 138 65 73 0 .471 11.0 691 711
Oakland Athletics 138 53 85 0 .384 23.0 634 806
ML League Leaders
Births on This Date
Kerry Carpenter
Oliver Dunn
Dominic Fletcher
Debuts on This Date
Team Player Name (Age)
ANA A Anthony Chavez (26)
DET A Juan Encarnacion (21)
TOR A Tom Evans (23)
MON N Brad Fullmer (22)
MIN A David Ortiz (21)
MON N Mike Thurman (24)
Deaths on This Date
Robert Abernathy (80)
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Transactions
Seattle Mariners released Steve Decker.
Milwaukee Brewers released Tim Unroe.
Milwaukee Brewers signed Paul Wagner as a free agent.
Baltimore Orioles traded Mark Seaver to Oakland Athletics completing trade in which
Baltimore Orioles traded Jimmy Haynes and a player to be named later to Oakland
Athletics in exchange for Geronimo Berroa (June 27, 1997).
Los Angeles Dodgers traded Chad Fonville to Chicago White Sox completing trade in
which Chicago White Sox traded Darren Lewis to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a
player to be named later (August 27, 1997).
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