Games on July 27, 1997

The games of July 27, 1997

On July 27, 1997, 15 games went into the books. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Minnesota Twins 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Milwaukee Brewers over the Detroit Tigers. The day's shutouts were the Colorado Rockies over the Chicago Cubs (4-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Anaheim Angels, the Texas Rangers 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Oakland Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Houston Astros beat the Montreal Expos 7-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1, the New York Mets fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-7, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Florida Marlins 6-4, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 26, 1997 and the next, Jul 28, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.