Games on April 19, 1997

The games of April 19, 1997

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on April 19, 1997. The Oakland Athletics routed the Detroit Tigers 7-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Montreal Expos 10-8. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Diego Padres (1-0), the Minnesota Twins over the Seattle Mariners (4-0), and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Texas Rangers (6-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Atlanta Braves 8-7 over the Colorado Rockies, the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 11-6, the Kansas City Royals beat the Anaheim Angels 7-3, the New York Mets topped the Chicago Cubs 6-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 2-1, and the Florida Marlins fell to the San Francisco Giants, 3-2. The St. Louis Cardinals and the San Diego Padres met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 18, 1997 and the next, Apr 20, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.