Games on July 5, 1997

The games of July 5, 1997

On July 5, 1997, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 8-0 winners over the Toronto Blue Jays. The highest-scoring game ended 11-8, the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox. Decided by a single run were the Anaheim Angels 5-4 over the Seattle Mariners, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4, the Montreal Expos fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-3, the New York Mets beat the Florida Marlins 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 9-7, the San Diego Padres fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Colorado Rockies 2-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3, and the Oakland Athletics fell to the Texas Rangers, 8-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 4, 1997 and the next, Jul 6, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.