Games on May 6, 1997

The games of May 6, 1997

14 games were played on May 6, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The Montreal Expos routed the San Francisco Giants 10-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-11, the Colorado Rockies over the New York Mets. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Florida Marlins (4-0). One-run games: the Seattle Mariners 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Texas Rangers, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Anaheim Angels 8-4, the Kansas City Royals topped the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1, the New York Yankees topped the Minnesota Twins 7-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 2-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Detroit Tigers 2-1. 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, May 5, 1997 and the next, May 7, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.