Games on May 17, 1997

The games of May 17, 1997

On May 17, 1997, 14 games went into the books. The Florida Marlins routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Minnesota Twins (4-0). One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners. Elsewhere, the San Francisco Giants topped the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Detroit Tigers, 9-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Montreal Expos 8-3, the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1, the Houston Astros fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the New York Yankees, 11-5, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 16, 1997 and the next, May 18, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.