Games on August 3, 1997

The games of August 3, 1997

On August 3, 1997, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-1 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians. One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the New York Mets, the Seattle Mariners 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels topped the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Florida Marlins, 8-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-2, the Montreal Expos beat the San Diego Padres 6-3, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 7-5, and the Colorado Rockies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 2, 1997 and the next, Aug 4, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.