Games on May 4, 1997

The games of May 4, 1997

The schedule for May 4, 1997 lists 14 games. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 11-0 winners over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 13-5. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (2-0), the Colorado Rockies over the Philadelphia Phillies (9-0), and the Houston Astros over the Florida Marlins (1-0). One-run games: the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Texas Rangers 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Anaheim Angels 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 8-2, the Montreal Expos beat the San Diego Padres 9-3, and the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 9-0. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 3, 1997 and the next, May 5, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.