Games on July 26, 1997

The games of July 26, 1997

14 games were played on July 26, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-3 winners over the San Francisco Giants. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Montreal Expos 9-8. One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Anaheim Angels, the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the Atlanta Braves, the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals. The rest of the slate: the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-3, the Colorado Rockies topped the Chicago Cubs 6-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-1, the Seattle Mariners beat the New York Yankees 9-7, the San Diego Padres topped the New York Mets 5-3, and the Florida Marlins fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1. 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 25, 1997 and the next, Jul 27, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.