Games on April 16, 1997

The games of April 16, 1997

14 games were played on April 16, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Houston Astros' 10-2 win over the Montreal Expos. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 11-6. The day's shutouts were the Colorado Rockies over the Chicago Cubs (4-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Kansas City Royals (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Florida Marlins 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the San Francisco Giants 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Chicago White Sox, 9-3, the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-4, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 5-2, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Diego Padres, 7-5. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 15, 1997 and the next, Apr 17, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.