Games on May 21, 1997

The games of May 21, 1997

On May 21, 1997, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Anaheim Angels, 18-3 winners over the Seattle Mariners. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers (2-0), the Chicago Cubs over the Philadelphia Phillies (7-0), and the Cleveland Indians over the Kansas City Royals (1-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Montreal Expos, the New York Mets 2-1 over the Florida Marlins, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 10-5, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the New York Yankees 4-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4, the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 10-7, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-2, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 20, 1997 and the next, May 22, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.