Games on July 2, 1997

The games of July 2, 1997

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on July 2, 1997. The most lopsided result was the Texas Rangers' 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Mets 9-7. A shutout went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the New York Yankees (2-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels, the Florida Marlins 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Philadelphia Phillies 10-6, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-4, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Houston Astros, 6-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the San Diego Padres, 8-5, the Oakland Athletics topped the San Francisco Giants 8-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Montreal Expos 7-6. 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, Jul 1, 1997 and the next, Jul 3, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.