Games on June 26, 1997

The games of June 26, 1997

12 games were played on June 26, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 11-1 win over the Minnesota Twins. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the San Diego Padres over the Los Angeles Dodgers. A shutout went on the board for the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Houston Astros 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies 7-6 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Detroit Tigers, 10-6, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Florida Marlins fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 6-3, and the Anaheim Angels fell to the Seattle Mariners, 6-3. 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 25, 1997 and the next, Jun 27, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.