Games on May 3, 1997

The games of May 3, 1997

On May 3, 1997, 15 games went into the books. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Seattle Mariners 17-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Atlanta Braves (3-0) and the San Diego Padres over the Montreal Expos (1-0). The closest finishes were the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Anaheim Angels 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Florida Marlins 9-8 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox beat the Anaheim Angels 4-2, the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, the Kansas City Royals topped the New York Yankees 2-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1, the New York Mets topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Francisco Giants 3-1, the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Minnesota Twins 6-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Anaheim Angels and the Chicago White Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 2, 1997 and the next, May 4, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.