Games on July 4, 1997

The games of July 4, 1997

On July 4, 1997, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 13-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-8. Shutouts went on the board for the San Francisco Giants over the Colorado Rockies (4-0) and the Toronto Blue Jays over the New York Yankees (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cleveland Indians 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals, the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Texas Rangers 7-6 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Seattle Mariners beat the Anaheim Angels 7-3, the Houston Astros fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-3, the New York Mets topped the Florida Marlins 6-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Detroit Tigers. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 3, 1997 and the next, Jul 5, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.