1997 Giants Game Log

Date	Score	Record	Comment
4/1/1997	Pirates 5, Giants 2	0- 1	Revamped bullpen crumbles: no foolin'
4/3/1997	Giants 7, Pirates 5	1- 1	Bucs issue 13 walks(!); Kent 5 RBI
4/4/1997	Giants 6, Mets 4	2- 1	Bonds' triple highlights late rally
4/5/1997	Giants 2, Mets 0	3- 1	VanLandingham's seven two-hit innings
4/6/1997	Mets 4, Giants 2	3- 2	Rookie Bohanon keeps Jints guessing
4/7/1997	Giants 4, Phillies 3	4- 2	Estes' strong debut a winner
4/8/1997	Phillies 2, Giants 1	4- 3	Shivering Giants can't hit or field
4/9/1997	Giants 3, Phillies 0	5- 3	Bonds' HR stakes Rueter's fine effort
4/13/1997	Giants 5, Mets 1	6- 3	Gardner, Henry, Beck combine; Kent HR
	Giants 7, Mets 6	7- 3	Lewis returns from DL with 2 homers
4/14/1997	Giants 3, Mets 2	8- 3	Kent does it again: winning HR in 8th
4/15/1997	Giants 8, Phillies 4	9- 3	Vandy struggles but mates pick him up
4/16/1997	Giants 6, Phillies 5	10- 3	Hill hits 2; Giants rally, win in 10
4/18/1997	Giants 5, Marlins 4	11- 3	Hill, Kent lead another late rally
4/19/1997	Giants 3, Marlins 2	12- 3	Sheffield drops fly ball, Estes wins
4/20/1997	Giants 2, Marlins 0	13- 3	Fernandez, Beck shine; Giants sweep!
4/22/1997	Braves 4, Giants 0	13- 4	Maddux snaps Giants' streak at nine
4/23/1997	Giants 4, Braves 3	14- 4	Bonds' inside-the-park 3-run homer
4/25/1997	Astros 5, Giants 4	14- 5	Batterin' Bagwell blasts a big 'un
4/26/1997	Giants 2, Astros 0	15- 5	Estes' complete-game 2-hit shutout
4/27/1997	Giants 3, Astros 2	16- 5	SF truly phenomenal in close games
4/28/1997	Cardinals 5, Giants 2	16- 6	Vandy struggles again on road
4/29/1997	Cardinals 9, Giants 7	16- 7	'Pen blows 7-1 lead; first ugly loss
4/30/1997	Giants 6, Pirates 1	17- 7	Kent's 'slam paces Gardner's 3-hitter
5/1/1997	Pirates 3, Giants 2	17- 8	Estes undone by one bad inning
5/2/1997	Reds 6, Giants 2	17- 9	Yikes-- Jints have lost four of five
5/3/1997	Reds 3, Giants 1	17-10	Vandy's 7 shutout innings wasted
5/4/1997	Giants 2, Reds 1	18-10	Hill comes through: 2 RBI in 10th
5/5/1997	Giants 4, Expos 2	19-10	Kent, Lewis launch 'em into the wind
5/6/1997	Expos 10, Giants 3	19-11	First blowout loss for Jints in '97
5/7/1997	Expos 19, Giants 3	19-12	Expos score 13 runs in 6th inning...!
5/9/1997	Cubs 5, Giants 3	19-13	Fourteen innings of frustration
5/10/1997	Giants 4, Cubs 2	20-13	Rueter shuts 'em out through eight
5/11/1997	Giants 11, Cubs 5	21-13	Bonds breaks out, leads Giant attack
5/13/1997	Giants 4, Reds 1	22-13	Kent slams 'em and Estes jams 'em
5/14/1997	Giants 4, Reds 2	23-13	Bonds' blast wins it in 10th
5/15/1997	Expos 8, Giants 7	23-14	'Spos still feast on SF pitching
5/16/1997	Expos 14, Giants 13	23-15	Crumbling bullpen blows 11-2 lead!
5/17/1997	Giants 4, Cubs 1	24-15	Gardner goes 8, restores some sanity
5/18/1997	Cubs 5, Giants 3	24-16	Estes, NO! Roa, SI! Tavarez, CHOKE!
5/19/1997	Cubs 15, Giants 4	24-17	Another ominous blowout loss
5/20/1997	Giants 6, Rockies 3	25-17	Kent wallops his third grand slam
5/21/1997	Rockies 10, Giants 7	25-18	Rally can't overcome 4 costly errors
5/22/1997	Giants 7, Rockies 2	26-18	First-place Giants win a big series
5/23/1997	Giants 2, Cardinals 0	27-18	Estes twirls a tidy two-hitter
5/24/1997	Cardinals 9, Giants 3	27-19	Roa's first start a forgettable one
5/25/1997	Cardinals 9, Giants 3	27-20	No misprint- Vandy victim this time
5/26/1997	Giants 4, Astros 3	28-20	Bonds' blast in bottom of ninth
5/27/1997	Giants 5, Astros 4	29-20	Jints win it in 10, Bonds hero again
5/29/1997	Giants 4, Braves 2	30-20	Solid start to critical road trip
5/30/1997	Braves 3, Giants 2	30-21	Giants rally but lose in ninth
5/31/1997	Giants 6, Braves 4	31-21	They rally to win after awful start
6/1/1997	Braves 4, Giants 3	31-22	They manage to lose after 3-0 start
6/2/1997	Marlins 4, Giants 2	31-23	Sheffield launches one into orbit
6/3/1997	Giants 9, Marlins 1	32-23	Mueller, Estes (!) hit 1st career HRs
6/4/1997	Dodgers 5, Giants 1	32-24	Jints fan 14 times, stranding nine
6/5/1997	Giants 5, Dodgers 4	33-24	Beck survives 399-foot scare in 9th
6/6/1997	Braves 9, Giants 5	33-25	Atlanta's baseball's best, you bet
6/7/1997	Braves 5, Giants 2	33-26	'Pen fails after Gardner duels Maddux
6/8/1997	Giants 5, Braves 3	34-26	Giants solve Smoltz, save series
6/9/1997	Giants 7, Marlins 4	35-26	Bonds breaking out: 3 HR in 2 games
6/10/1997	Marlins 9, Giants 0	35-27	Kevin Brown's near-perfect no-hitter
6/11/1997	Marlins 6, Giants 3	35-28	Giants leave fifteen (!) men on base
6/12/1997	Giants 4, Rangers 3	36-28	First interleague game; howdy, Will
6/13/1997	Rangers 6, Giants 5	36-29	'Pen fails after Jints rally thrice
6/14/1997	Giants 10, Angels 3	37-29	Aurilia slams ex-teammate Watson
6/15/1997	Giants 4, Angels 1	38-29	Vandy walks 8 in 6 but still wins
6/17/1997	Giants 4, Mariners 3	39-29	40,000 brave 'Stick to see 'Junior'
6/18/1997	Giants 4, Mariners 2	40-29	Giants red-hot and rollin' at home
6/19/1997	Giants 5, Dodgers 2	41-29	Javier, Estes continue to produce
6/20/1997	Dodgers 11, Giants 7	41-30	Jints rally from 7-0 but lose in 10
6/21/1997	Dodgers 11, Giants 0	41-31	How can 1st-place team look this bad?
6/22/1997	Giants 4, Dodgers 2	42-31	'Rubberband Giants' bounce back again
6/23/1997	Padres 11, Giants 6	42-32	Giant-killer Finley powers 3 HRs
6/24/1997	Giants 4, Padres 1	43-32	Estes now 10-2 and a likely All-Star
6/25/1997	Giants 14, Padres 7	44-32	Jints post season-high runs and hits
6/26/1997	Rockies 7, Giants 6	44-33	Javier's 4 walks offset by 4 SF GIDP
6/27/1997	Giants 6, Rockies 3	45-33	Rueter zips past power-packed lineup
6/28/1997	Rockies 9, Giants 2	45-34	Gardner shelled for 2nd straight time
6/29/1997	Giants 7, Rockies 4	46-34	Estes 11-2; Jints get necessary split
6/30/1997	Giants 8, Mariners 4	47-34	Giants rally three times to win in 10
7/1/1997	Mariners 15, Giants 4	47-35	Man, can these guys hit the baseball
7/2/1997	Athletics 8, Giants 1	47-36	McGwire's blast recalls A's of '89
7/3/1997	Giants 6, Athletics 4	48-36	Creek reborn as SF's newest starter?
7/4/1997	Giants 4, Rockies 0	49-36	Estes' epic 11-strikeout one-hitter
7/5/1997	Giants 2, Rockies 1	50-36	Vizcaino, Kent come through in 8th
7/6/1997	Giants 7, Rockies 0	51-36	Giants sweep into break 6 games ahead
7/10/1997	Dodgers 11, Giants 0	51-37	LA's 8th straight win makes it a race
7/11/1997	Dodgers 6, Giants 2	51-38	Nomo's 3-hitter; LA only 4 back
7/12/1997	Giants 8, Dodgers 5	52-38	Giants explode with 6 in top of 9th!
7/13/1997	Dodgers 9, Giants 3	52-39	Shell-shocked Jints flee town up by 4
7/14/1997	Padres 5, Giants 3	52-40	'Break clearly did Giants no good
7/15/1997	Giants 16, Padres 2	53-40	What a tonic- team-record 13-run 7th!
7/16/1997	Astros 8, Giants 1	53-41	SF pitchers hit 4 'Stros with pitches
7/17/1997	Giants 3, Astros 1	54-41	Gardner superb as Giants snap back
7/18/1997	Cardinals 6, Giants 5	54-42	Estes ineffective for 2nd game in row
7/19/1997	Cardinals 8, Giants 7	54-43	Gant snakes SF again with HR in 9th
7/20/1997	Giants 9, Cardinals 2	55-43	Hometown boy Rueter stops the carnage
7/21/1997	Cardinals 7, Giants 2	55-44	Foulke shelled all the way to Phoenix
7/22/1997	Giants 8, Phillies 5	56-44	They walk Bonds, and Kent hits it out
7/23/1997	Giants 16, Phillies 4	57-44	Bonds' grand slam leads Giants' rout
7/24/1997	Phillies 7, Giants 4	57-45	Nine walks... but they leave twelve
7/25/1997	Pirates 5, Giants 2	57-46	Giants shopping for more starters?
7/26/1997	Pirates 10, Giants 3	57-47	Yep, 'cause now they're up the Creek
7/27/1997	Giants 6, Pirates 5	58-47	A four-hour, 13-inning exhaust-o-rama
7/27/1997	Pirates 10, Giants 7	58-48	Lead down to 1 as staff crumbles anew
7/29/1997	Giants 5, Mets 2	59-48	Estes 14-4 behind Lewis' grand slam
7/30/1997	Mets 5, Giants 2	59-49	'Relievers' heap gasoline atop blaze
8/1/1997	Giants 8, Reds 7	60-49	New Giants Alvarez, Hernandez debut
8/2/1997	Reds 5, Giants 1	60-50	Two-hit Jints tied with LA for first
8/3/1997	Giants 8, Reds 3	61-50	Hill walks twice (!) in 5-run  tenth
8/4/1997	Giants 9, Reds 1	62-50	Snow, Rueter shine; SF leads  by 1.5
8/5/1997	Giants 8, Cubs 2	63-50	Darwin's strong debut no mere theory
8/6/1997	Giants 7, Cubs 4	64-50	Rapp healthy; Jints win 4th straight
8/7/1997	Cubs 6, Giants 3	64-51	Cub rookie Gonzalez handcuffs Giants
8/8/1997	Giants 4, Expos 0	65-51	Gardner's complete-game 2-hit shutout
8/9/1997	Expos 2, Giants 1	65-52	'Spos win thriller in bottom of ninth
8/10/1997	Giants 6, Expos 3	66-52	Snow's hit delivers huge win in 12th
8/11/1997	Reds 7, Giants 4	66-53	Rapp shelled for 6 runs in 2 innings
8/12/1997	Giants 7, Reds 3	67-53	Alvarez, Hernandez show their stuff
8/13/1997	Cubs 6, Giants 5	67-54	Tempers flare but Jints go away mad
8/14/1997	Giants 7, Cubs 3	68-54	Beck struggles but saves Estes' 15th
8/15/1997	Giants 6, Expos 2	69-54	Rueter hits, pitches Giants to win
8/16/1997	Expos 8, Giants 5	69-55	Pat's bad Rapp: exile to Phoenix
8/17/1997	Giants 8, Expos 6	70-55	Six-run first stakes gimpy Alvarez
8/18/1997	Phillies 12, Giants 3	70-56	Another one of those embarrassments
8/19/1997	Giants 9, Phillies 5	71-56	Another one of those bounce-backs
8/22/1997	Pirates 3, Giants 2	71-57	Feeble Jints watch LA trim lead to 1
8/23/1997	Pirates 6, Giants 4	71-58	Clumsy Jints kick another one away
8/24/1997	Pirates 9, Giants 6	71-59	Snakebit Jints finally fall to second
8/25/1997	Giants 7, Mets 1	72-59	Estes stops losing streak, wins 17th
8/26/1997	Giants 6, Mets 2	73-59	Snow's 3-run homer in 6th holds up
8/27/1997	Mets 15, Giants 6	73-60	Bullpen redefines 'losing ugly'
8/28/1997	Rangers 11, Giants 5	73-61	Now Beck surrenders 7 in ninth!
8/29/1997	Giants 5, Rangers 4	74-61	Mueller, Bonds, Kent win it in 12th
8/30/1997	Giants 7, Angels 3	75-61	Snow hits 2 as Estes wins his 18th
8/31/1997	Angels 7, Giants 4	75-62	Alvarez continues to give up homers
9/1/1997	Giants 8, A's 2	76-62	51,000 at Coliseum; Jints trail by 2
9/3/1997	A's 12, Giants 3	76-63	Bullpen turns close game into laugher
9/4/1997	Astros 14, Giants 2	76-64	Gardner can't get out of 1st inning!
9/5/1997	Giants 4, Astros 1	77-64	Hamilton's catch, clutch hit save it
9/6/1997	Giants 5, Astros 3	78-64	Hernandez' 100-mph heat rescues Beck
9/7/1997	Giants 5, Astros 1	79-64	Beck back in form as Giants roll
9/9/1997	Cardinals 5, Giants 3	79-65	LA loses, but SF can't gain a game
9/10/1997	Giants 7, Cardinals 6	80-65	Giants scale Everest to win in ten
9/11/1997	Giants 5, Phillies 3	81-65	Kent's homer in 9th- SF tied for 1st
9/12/1997	Giants 1, Marlins 0	82-65	Pitchers' zenith: back in 1st place!
9/13/1997	Marlins 8, Giants 1	82-66	Brown remains confirmed Giant-killer
9/14/1997	Marlins 5, Giants 4	82-67	Sheffield blasts Jints back into tie
9/15/1997	Braves 5, Giants 4	82-68	McGriff's blast stuns Beck in 9th
9/16/1997	Braves 6, Giants 4	82-69	Alvarez gives up the grand slam
9/17/1997	Giants 2, Dodgers 1	83-69	Bonds, Rueter, Hernandez win Round 1
9/18/1997	Giants 6, Dodgers 5	84-69	Johnson's dramatic homer in 12th!
9/19/1997	Giants 7, Padres 4	85-69	Bonds does it again; Hernandez saves
9/20/1997	Padres 12, Giants 2	85-70	Estes torched in 'weekly blowout'
9/21/1997	Giants 8, Padres 5	86-70	Javier comes through in top of 9th
9/22/1997	Giants 11, Padres 5	87-70	Charging Giants can smell champagne
9/23/1997	Rockies 7, Giants 6	87-71	Bonds' latest blast still not enough
9/24/1997	Giants 4, Rockies 3	88-71	Johnson hero once again: HR in 9th!
9/26/1997	Giants 17, Padres 4	89-71	Sky-high Giants rout 'em, clinch tie
9/27/1997	Giants 6, Padres 1	90-71	Alvarez, Beck star as Giants win it!
9/28/1997	Padres 5, Giants 3	90-72	11 innings later, it's off to Miami