Games on May 18, 1997

The games of May 18, 1997

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on May 18, 1997. The widest margin belonged to the New York Mets, 10-4 winners over the Colorado Rockies. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 8-7. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the San Diego Padres (5-0). One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers and the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals. Elsewhere, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the San Francisco Giants 5-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Boston Red Sox 7-5, the Montreal Expos beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4, the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 10-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Florida Marlins, 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-2, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-6. 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 17, 1997 and the next, May 19, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.