Games on July 20, 1997

The games of July 20, 1997

14 games were played on July 20, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Houston Astros' 9-0 win over the Montreal Expos. Runs came easiest when the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 9-5. The day's shutouts were the San Diego Padres over the Florida Marlins (3-0) and the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics (1-0). One-run games: the Seattle Mariners 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Anaheim Angels, 9-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Atlanta Braves 8-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 10-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-2, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Yankees 6-2, the New York Mets topped the Cincinnati Reds 10-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the San Francisco Giants, 9-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 19, 1997 and the next, Jul 21, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.