Games on August 7, 1997

The games of August 7, 1997

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 7, 1997. The widest margin belonged to the New York Mets, 12-4 winners over the Colorado Rockies. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the San Diego Padres (7-0), and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Cleveland Indians (4-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Minnesota Twins, the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Houston Astros, and the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Royals 8-4, the Montreal Expos fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Florida Marlins 5-1, and the New York Yankees topped the Texas Rangers 4-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 6, 1997 and the next, Aug 8, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.