Games on May 14, 1997

The games of May 14, 1997

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on May 14, 1997. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Philadelphia Phillies 12-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 15-10. A shutout went on the board for the Houston Astros over the New York Mets (1-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Florida Marlins 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-4, the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Detroit Tigers 7-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 6-2, the Montreal Expos topped the San Diego Padres 9-7, the Oakland Athletics topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Seattle Mariners, 9-7. 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 13, 1997 and the next, May 15, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.