Games on April 2, 1997

The games of April 2, 1997

12 games were played on April 2, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 16-2 winners over the Seattle Mariners. The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Anaheim Angels, the Florida Marlins 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Minnesota Twins 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1, the Montreal Expos topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-7, the San Diego Padres beat the New York Mets 6-5, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 1, 1997 and the next, Apr 3, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.