Games on April 4, 1997

The games of April 4, 1997

On April 4, 1997, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the San Diego Padres, 13-3 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers 8-7 over the Chicago White Sox, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels beat the Cleveland Indians 8-6, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Florida Marlins 9-7, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the Colorado Rockies, 5-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Boston Red Sox, 10-5, the San Francisco Giants topped the New York Mets 6-4, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 5-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 3, 1997 and the next, Apr 5, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.