Games on July 29, 1997

The games of July 29, 1997

15 games were played on July 29, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Florida Marlins' 7-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 11-8, the Minnesota Twins over the Kansas City Royals. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Seattle Mariners (4-0), the Montreal Expos over the Colorado Rockies (3-0), and the Milwaukee Brewers over the Toronto Blue Jays (2-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Texas Rangers, the Houston Astros 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Anaheim Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 7-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the Oakland Athletics 7-4, and the New York Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Toronto Blue Jays and the Milwaukee Brewers. 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 28, 1997 and the next, Jul 30, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.