Games on May 9, 1997

The games of May 9, 1997

14 games were played on May 9, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 9-0 win over the Atlanta Braves. The highest-scoring game ended 10-3, the New York Mets over the St. Louis Cardinals. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics, the Florida Marlins 3-2 over the Houston Astros, and the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels. In the other games, the Seattle Mariners topped the Baltimore Orioles 8-2, the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Montreal Expos 5-1, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Kansas City Royals, 7-5, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3. 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 8, 1997 and the next, May 10, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.