Games on June 5, 1997

The games of June 5, 1997

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on June 5, 1997. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 9-0 winners over the Montreal Expos. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 14-6. Shutouts went on the board for the Anaheim Angels over the Minnesota Twins (3-0) and the New York Mets over the Florida Marlins (6-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Houston Astros, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers. In the other games, the Colorado Rockies topped the San Diego Padres 9-7, the Texas Rangers topped the Kansas City Royals 6-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-8, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-3. 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, Jun 4, 1997 and the next, Jun 6, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.