Games on August 2, 1997

The games of August 2, 1997

The schedule for August 2, 1997 lists 14 games. The Seattle Mariners routed the Milwaukee Brewers 14-4, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Houston Astros over the New York Mets (6-0) and the Montreal Expos over the San Diego Padres (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 8-7 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the New York Yankees, the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the Colorado Rockies. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Anaheim Angels, 5-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Francisco Giants 5-1, the Atlanta Braves topped the Florida Marlins 4-2, the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 10-3, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Oakland Athletics 13-3, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 1, 1997 and the next, Aug 3, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.