Games on June 17, 1997

The games of June 17, 1997

14 games were played on June 17, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 13-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8. Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Montreal Expos, the Florida Marlins 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Anaheim Angels, and the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-6, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Houston Astros, 10-2, the New York Mets fell to the New York Yankees, 6-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the San Diego Padres 10-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Seattle Mariners 4-3, and the Atlanta Braves topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 16, 1997 and the next, Jun 18, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.