Games on April 18, 1997

The games of April 18, 1997

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on April 18, 1997. The Atlanta Braves routed the Colorado Rockies 14-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 9-5. One-run games: the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Florida Marlins and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 over the Texas Rangers. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 10-4, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Cleveland Indians 10-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 5-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 10-3. 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 17, 1997 and the next, Apr 19, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.