Games on May 26, 1997

The games of May 26, 1997

On May 26, 1997, 15 games went into the books. The Atlanta Braves routed the San Diego Padres 12-5, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-8, the Seattle Mariners over the Minnesota Twins. A shutout went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the Anaheim Angels (6-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals, the New York Mets 4-3 over the Montreal Expos, and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 10-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4, the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-7, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Florida Marlins 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-6, the San Francisco Giants topped the Houston Astros 4-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Texas Rangers 8-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds. 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 25, 1997 and the next, May 27, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.