Games on May 8, 1997
11 games
- SEA 3 @ BAL 13 No box score
- MIN 10 @ BOS 7 No box score
- OAK 6 @ CHA 10 No box score
- TOR 4 @ CLE 3 No box score
- PIT 10 @ COL 8 No box score
- KCA 4 @ DET 0 No box score
- ATL 1 @ FLO 5 No box score
- NYN 2 @ HOU 4 No box score
- TEX 4 @ NYA 5 No box score
- CHN 6 @ SDN 2 No box score
- PHI 2 @ SLN 6 No box score
The games of May 8, 1997
On May 8, 1997, 11 games went into the books. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Seattle Mariners 13-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8. Shutouts: the Kansas City Royals over the Detroit Tigers (4-0). The closest finishes were the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 10-7, the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 10-6, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Florida Marlins, 5-1, the New York Mets fell to the Houston Astros, 4-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 6-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 7, 1997 and the next, May 9, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.
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