Games on June 23, 1997

The games of June 23, 1997

On June 23, 1997, 14 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 6-0 win over the Houston Astros. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 11-6. Shutouts: the Milwaukee Brewers over the Baltimore Orioles (5-0), the Montreal Expos over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals, the New York Mets 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Seattle Mariners 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Anaheim Angels 1-0 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 5-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Colorado Rockies 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 9-3, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 22, 1997 and the next, Jun 24, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.