Games on June 22, 1997

The games of June 22, 1997

The schedule for June 22, 1997 lists 14 games. The Atlanta Braves routed the Philadelphia Phillies 12-5, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-9. Shutouts: the Florida Marlins over the Montreal Expos (2-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 7-6 over the Oakland Athletics, the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 5-2, the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 6-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-2. 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 21, 1997 and the next, Jun 23, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.