1997 Game Log (79–83)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 1
@ Giants
5–2
Ruebel (1–0)
Rodriguez
Ericks (1)
41,996
1–0
2
April 3
@ Giants
5–7
Fernandez
Cooke (0–1)
Beck
8,099
1–1
3
April 4
@ Dodgers
3–5
Candiotti
Wainhouse (0–1)
Worrell
37,284
1–2
4
April 5
@ Dodgers
3–1
Cordova (1–0)
Park
Ericks (2)
41,099
2–2
5
April 6
@ Dodgers
3–6
Dreifort
Rincon (0–1)
Worrell
37,493
2–3
6
April 7
@ Padres
2–3 (10)
Veras
Ruebel (1–1)
—
29,895
2–4
7
April 8
@ Padres
2–0
Cooke (1–1)
Bergman
Ericks (3)
14,278
3–4
8
April 9
@ Padres
4–2
Loaiza (1–0)
Worrell
Ericks (4)
24,735
4–4
9
April 11
Dodgers
1–7
Martinez
Cordova (1–1)
—
43,126
4–5
10
April 13
Dodgers
5–14
Nomo
Schmidt (0–1)
—
14,885
4–6
11
April 15
Padres
3–2
Ericks (1–0)
Ashby
—
6,851
5–6
12
April 16
Padres
5–7
Valenzuela
Cooke (1–2)
Hoffman
6,777
5–7
13
April 17
Reds
3–2
Loaiza (2–0)
Morgan
Ericks (5)
6,039
6–7
14
April 18
Reds
1–6
Burba
Cordova (1–2)
—
9,082
6–8
15
April 19
Reds
6–5
Rincon (1–1)
Remlinger
—
11,457
7–8
16
April 20
Reds
5–3
Lieber (1–0)
Mercker
Ericks (6)
14,542
8–8
17
April 21
Phillies
2–10
Schilling
Cooke (1–3)
—
9,015
8–9
18
April 23
Phillies
3–2
Rincon (2–1)
Spradlin
—
8,850
9–9
19
April 24
@ Cubs
4–3
Loiselle (1–0)
Rojas
—
21,787
10–9
20
April 25
@ Cubs
1–11
Foster
Lieber (1–1)
—
18,333
10–10
21
April 26
@ Cubs
6–7
Patterson
Rincon (2–2)
Rojas
29,323
10–11
22
April 27
@ Cubs
7–0
Schmidt (1–1)
Telemaco
—
21,083
11–11
23
April 28
@ Phillies
9–4 (12)
Wilkins (1–0)
Mimbs
—
12,017
12–11
24
April 29
@ Phillies
2–8
Maduro
Ruebel (1–2)
—
12,453
12–12
25
April 30
Giants
1–6
Gardner
Lieber (1–2)
—
10,073
12–13
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
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Attendance
Record
26
May 1
Giants
3–2
Cooke (2–3)
Estes
Rincon (1)
10,507
13–13
27
May 2
@ Braves
3–2
Peters (1–0)
Bielecki
Loiselle (1)
37,577
14–13
28
May 3
@ Braves
3–0
Loaiza (3–0)
Glavine
Rincon (2)
46,602
15–13
29
May 4
@ Braves
1–3
Wade
Cordova (1–3)
Wohlers
42,037
15–14
30
May 5
@ Marlins
0–3
Helling
Lieber (1–3)
Nen
16,616
15–15
31
May 6
@ Marlins
4–0
Cooke (3–3)
Fernandez
—
18,063
16–15
32
May 7
@ Rockies
14–3
Wilkins (2–0)
Thompson
—
48,056
17–15
33
May 8
@ Rockies
10–8
Loaiza (4–0)
Wright
Loiselle (2)
48,050
18–15
34
May 9
Braves
9–0
Cordova (2–3)
Wade
—
18,006
19–15
35
May 10
Braves
3–9
Neagle
Lieber (1–4)
—
34,143
19–16
36
May 11
Braves
2–8
Smoltz
Cooke (3–4)
—
29,895
19–17
37
May 12
Braves
2–10
Maddux
Schmidt (1–2)
—
12,114
19–18
38
May 14
Rockies
15–10
Wilkins (3–0)
Reed
—
11,841
20–18
39
May 15
Rockies
4–3
Cordova (3–3)
Bailey
Rincon (3)
8,548
21–18
40
May 16
Marlins
1–3
Fernandez
Lieber (1–5)
Nen
17,156
21–19
41
May 17
Marlins
1–11
Rapp
Cooke (3–5)
—
32,066
21–20
42
May 18
Marlins
3–5 (10)
Nen
Loiselle (1–1)
Stanifer
28,702
21–21
43
May 20
@ Cardinals
1–3
Jackson
Loaiza (4–1)
Eckersley
25,990
21–22
44
May 21
@ Cardinals
3–2
Ruebel (2–2)
Fossas
Loiselle (3)
34,738
22–22
45
May 22
@ Expos
9–3
Lieber (2–5)
Perez
Rincon (4)
12,620
23–22
46
May 23
@ Expos
1–4
Martinez
Cooke (3–6)
—
18,499
23–23
47
May 24
@ Expos
3–7
Juden
Schmidt (1–3)
Urbina
26,154
23–24
48
May 25
@ Expos
8–6
Wilkins (4–0)
Daal
Loiselle (4)
27,253
24–24
49
May 26
Cubs
1–2
Foster
Cordova (3–4)
Adams
20,609
24–25
50
May 27
Cubs
7–8
Gonzalez
Lieber (2–6)
Adams
9,641
24–26
51
May 28
Cubs
4–1
Cooke (4–6)
Mulholland
—
10,198
25–26
52
May 30
Expos
10–2
Peters (2–0)
Juden
—
14,676
26–26
53
May 31
Expos
2–4
Hermanson
Loaiza (4–2)
Urbina
14,628
26–27
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
54
June 1
Expos
11–2
Cordova (4–4)
Bullinger
—
25,752
27–27
55
June 2
@ Cubs
2–3
Mulholland
Lieber (2–7)
Adams
21,773
27–28
56
June 3
@ Cubs
3–1
Cooke (5–6)
Trachsel
Loiselle (5)
17,317
28–28
57
June 4
Cardinals
0–10
Benes
Schmidt (1–4)
—
19,181
28–29
58
June 5
Cardinals
9–3
Loaiza (5–2)
Stottlemyre
—
11,382
29–29
59
June 6
Phillies
5–4 (10)
Wilkins (5–0)
Spradlin
—
15,165
30–29
60
June 7
Phillies
9–2
Lieber (3–7)
Nye
—
25,664
31–29
61
June 8
Phillies
2–3
Schilling
Cooke (5–7)
Bottalico
30,667
31–30
62
June 10
@ Reds
5–8
Remlinger
Rincon (2–3)
Shaw
18,556
31–31
63
June 11
@ Reds
1–2
Tomko
Loaiza (5–3)
Shaw
20,854
31–32
64
June 13
Royals
5–3
Cordova (5–4)
Williams
Loiselle (6)
33,253
32–32
65
June 14
Royals
3–8
Belcher
Lieber (3–8)
Montgomery
39,509
32–33
66
June 15
Royals
1–8
Appier
Cooke (5–8)
—
35,774
32–34
67
June 16
@ Twins
8–6
Schmidt (2–4)
Aldred
Loiselle (7)
16,007
33–34
68
June 17
@ Twins
1–13
Hawkins
Loaiza (5–4)
—
14,894
33–35
69
June 18
@ Twins
2–8
Radke
Cordova (5–5)
—
15,688
33–36
70
June 19
@ Mets
6–7
Franco
Rincon (2–4)
—
15,492
33–37
71
June 20
@ Mets
0–1
Jones
Cooke (5–9)
Franco
18,737
33–38
72
June 21
@ Mets
2–3
Mlicki
Wilkins (5–1)
McMichael
32,908
33–39
73
June 22
@ Mets
9–12 (10)
Kashiwada
Peters (2–1)
—
23,247
33–40
74
June 23
@ Astros
6–0
Cordova (6–5)
Garcia
—
16,738
34–40
75
June 24
@ Astros
8–3
Lieber (4–8)
Wall
—
17,972
35–40
76
June 25
@ Astros
1–5
Kile
Sodowsky (0–1)
—
26,954
35–41
77
June 27
Mets
6–1
Schmidt (3–4)
Mlicki
—
18,103
36–41
78
June 28
Mets
3–8
Reynoso
Loaiza (5–5)
—
23,711
36–42
79
June 29
Mets
8–10
Jordan
Peters (2–2)
Franco
26,499
36–43
80
June 30
White Sox
3–1
Lieber (5–8)
Darwin
—
28,070
37–43
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
81
July 1
White Sox
3–0
Cooke (6–9)
Baldwin
Loiselle (8)
22,163
38–43
82
July 2
White Sox
3–1
Schmidt (4–4)
Navarro
—
25,772
39–43
83
July 3
@ Cardinals
6–4
Loaiza (6–5)
Valenzuela
Loiselle (9)
30,753
40–43
84
July 4
@ Cardinals
7–5 (10)
Wilkins (6–1)
Eckersley
Loiselle (10)
33,885
41–43
85
July 5
@ Cardinals
4–3
Lieber (6–8)
Morris
Wilkins (1)
39,593
42–43
86
July 6
@ Cardinals
6–3
Cooke (7–9)
Stottlemyre
—
29,290
43–43
87
July 10
Astros
0–7
Kile
Schmidt (4–5)
—
17,335
43–44
88
July 11
Astros
0–10
Hampton
Loaiza (6–6)
—
21,913
43–45
89
July 12
Astros
3–0 (10)
Rincon (3–4)
Hudek
—
44,119
44–45
90
July 13
Astros
5–3
Sodowsky (1–1)
Springer
Loiselle (11)
25,675
45–45
91
July 14
Mets
5–4
Rincon (4–4)
McMichael
Loiselle (12)
12,794
46–45
92
July 15
Mets
4–3
Christiansen (1–0)
Acevedo
Loiselle (13)
12,244
47–45
93
July 16
Reds
3–7
Burba
Loaiza (6–7)
—
30,698
47–46
94
July 17
Reds
5–9
Smiley
Cordova (6–6)
—
19,710
47–47
95
July 18
@ Phillies
6–8
Leiter
Lieber (6–9)
Bottalico
19,676
47–48
96
July 19
@ Phillies
13–3
Cooke (8–9)
Green
—
17,472
48–48
97
July 20
@ Phillies
1–4
Stephenson
Schmidt (4–6)
Bottalico
20,431
48–49
98
July 21
@ Phillies
3–2
Loaiza (7–7)
Schilling
Loiselle (14)
19,303
49–49
99
July 22
@ Padres
2–3
Hoffman
Loiselle (1–2)
—
18,306
49–50
100
July 23
@ Padres
1–9
Smith
Lieber (6–10)
—
16,151
49–51
101
July 24
@ Padres
6–8
Bruske
Sodowsky (1–2)
Hoffman
18,715
49–52
102
July 25
@ Giants
5–2
Schmidt (5–6)
Rueter
Loiselle (15)
14,236
50–52
103
July 26
@ Giants
10–3
Loaiza (8–7)
Creek
—
25,962
51–52
104
July 27
@ Giants
5–6 (13)
Henry
Wilkins (6–2)
—
0
51–53
105
July 27
@ Giants
10–7
Cordova (7–6)
VanLandingham
—
38,866
52–53
106
July 28
@ Dodgers
2–4
Valdez
Lieber (6–11)
Worrell
53,503
52–54
107
July 29
@ Dodgers
1–3
Astacio
Cooke (8–10)
Worrell
43,791
52–55
108
July 31
Rockies
4–1
Schmidt (6–6)
Bailey
Loiselle (16)
16,654
53–55
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
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Attendance
Record
109
August 1
Rockies
6–7
Reed
Rincon (4–5)
Dipoto
22,657
53–56
110
August 2
Rockies
6–5
Cordova (8–6)
Swift
Loiselle (17)
32,388
54–56
111
August 3
Rockies
8–4
Ruebel (3–2)
Reed
—
24,989
55–56
112
August 4
Braves
0–6
Smoltz
Cooke (8–11)
—
21,609
55–57
113
August 5
Braves
5–4
Schmidt (7–6)
Glavine
Loiselle (18)
20,069
56–57
114
August 6
Marlins
3–12
Brown
Loaiza (8–8)
—
32,594
56–58
115
August 7
Marlins
5–1
Wilkins (7–2)
Leiter
—
18,042
57–58
116
August 8
@ Rockies
3–5
Wright
Lieber (6–12)
Dipoto
48,262
57–59
117
August 9
@ Rockies
7–8
Munoz
Rincon (4–6)
—
48,323
57–60
118
August 10
@ Rockies
7–8
Leskanic
Wilkins (7–3)
Dipoto
48,018
57–61
119
August 12
@ Braves
5–2
Sodowsky (2–2)
Wohlers
Loiselle (19)
42,435
58–61
120
August 13
@ Braves
2–1
Lieber (7–12)
Smoltz
Loiselle (20)
40,793
59–61
121
August 15
@ Marlins
5–6
Powell
Loiselle (1–3)
—
26,092
59–62
122
August 16
@ Marlins
10–5
Cordova (9–6)
Saunders
—
40,031
60–62
123
August 17
@ Marlins
2–10
Brown
Cooke (8–12)
—
38,221
60–63
124
August 18
@ Marlins
7–2
Loaiza (9–8)
Alfonseca
—
30,200
61–63
125
August 19
Padres
5–3
Lieber (8–12)
Smith
Loiselle (21)
12,411
62–63
126
August 20
Padres
7–3
Schmidt (8–6)
Ashby
—
10,222
63–63
127
August 21
Padres
4–9
Hitchcock
Cordova (9–7)
—
13,129
63–64
128
August 22
Giants
3–2
Cooke (9–12)
Rueter
Loiselle (22)
18,562
64–64
129
August 23
Giants
6–4
Loaiza (10–8)
Darwin
Loiselle (23)
42,502
65–64
130
August 24
Giants
9–6
Christiansen (2–0)
Henry
Wilkins (2)
33,363
66–64
131
August 25
Dodgers
2–8
Martinez
Schmidt (8–7)
Guthrie
0
66–65
132
August 25
Dodgers
4–3
Wilkins (8–3)
Worrell
—
14,018
67–65
133
August 26
Dodgers
4–6
Dreifort
Rincon (4–7)
—
13,689
67–66
134
August 27
Dodgers
5–9
Reyes
Cooke (9–13)
—
48,032
67–67
135
August 29
@ Brewers
1–4
Karl
Loaiza (10–9)
Jones
17,539
67–68
136
August 30
@ Brewers
3–1
Lieber (9–12)
Mercedes
Loiselle (24)
23,673
68–68
137
August 31
@ Brewers
2–3
Jones
Wilkins (8–4)
—
32,541
68–69
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
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Attendance
Record
138
September 1
Indians
5–7
Ogea
Cooke (9–14)
Mesa
45,298
68–70
139
September 2
Indians
6–4
Silva (1–0)
Wright
Loiselle (25)
43,380
69–70
140
September 3
Indians
3–7
Hershiser
Loaiza (10–10)
—
37,513
69–71
141
September 4
@ Reds
2–5
Morgan
Lieber (9–13)
Shaw
15,136
69–72
142
September 5
@ Reds
6–8
Sullivan
Wilkins (8–5)
Shaw
21,492
69–73
143
September 6
@ Reds
13–4
Cordova (10–7)
Remlinger
—
20,383
70–73
144
September 7
@ Reds
3–6
Burba
Silva (1–1)
Shaw
19,682
70–74
145
September 9
@ Expos
4–5 (10)
Urbina
Loiselle (1–4)
—
8,782
70–75
146
September 10
@ Expos
4–5
Martinez
Lieber (9–14)
Urbina
10,139
70–76
147
September 12
Cubs
3–1
Schmidt (9–7)
Batista
Loiselle (26)
13,833
71–76
148
September 13
Cubs
1–4
Trachsel
Cordova (10–8)
Adams
21,505
71–77
149
September 14
Cubs
2–3
Clark
Rincon (4–8)
Adams
20,120
71–78
150
September 15
Expos
5–4 (10)
Wilkins (9–5)
Telford
—
7,736
72–78
151
September 16
Expos
8–2
Lieber (10–14)
Johnson
—
8,010
73–78
152
September 17
Astros
4–8
Reynolds
Schmidt (9–8)
—
27,422
73–79
153
September 18
Astros
12–3
Cordova (11–8)
Kile
—
14,852
74–79
154
September 19
Cardinals
5–6 (11)
King
Loiselle (1–5)
Eckersley
16,235
74–80
155
September 20
Cardinals
10–1
Loaiza (11–10)
Beltran
—
21,053
75–80
156
September 21
Cardinals
14–2
Lieber (11–14)
Busby
—
26,247
76–80
157
September 22
Cardinals
3–1
Schmidt (10–8)
Morris
Loiselle (27)
17,919
77–80
158
September 23
@ Mets
5–4
Silva (2–1)
Lidle
Loiselle (28)
14,670
78–80
159
September 24
@ Mets
5–7
Crawford
Cooke (9–15)
Rojas
13,195
78–81
160
September 26
@ Astros
0–2
Garcia
Loaiza (11–11)
Wagner
37,850
78–82
161
September 27
@ Astros
1–8
Reynolds
Schmidt (10–9)
—
36,170
78–83
162
September 28
@ Astros
5–4 (11)
Christiansen (3–0)
Henriquez
Loiselle (29)
30,606
79–83
Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member