Games on May 31, 1997

The games of May 31, 1997

14 games were played on May 31, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The Toronto Blue Jays routed the Oakland Athletics 13-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 12-5. The closest finishes were the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels topped the Minnesota Twins 5-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Atlanta Braves 6-4, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 8-5, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 7-4, the Florida Marlins fell to the Colorado Rockies, 8-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 10-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Montreal Expos, 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Seattle Mariners 4-2, and the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-3. 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 30, 1997 and the next, Jun 1, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.