Games on April 15, 1997

The games of April 15, 1997

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on April 15, 1997. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Florida Marlins 9-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Colorado Rockies over the Chicago Cubs. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0) and the New York Mets over the Los Angeles Dodgers (5-0). One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 6-5 over the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Minnesota Twins fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 3-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 7-2, the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Indians 8-4, the Montreal Expos beat the Houston Astros 7-5, the Detroit Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4, the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2, and the Kansas City Royals topped the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 14, 1997 and the next, Apr 16, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.