Games on August 8, 1997

The games of August 8, 1997

The schedule for August 8, 1997 lists 13 games. The Minnesota Twins routed the New York Yankees 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-5. Shutouts: the San Francisco Giants over the Montreal Expos (4-0) and the Seattle Mariners over the Chicago White Sox (5-0). The closest finishes were the Texas Rangers 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Anaheim Angels 6-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Florida Marlins, 6-4, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-1, the Colorado Rockies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, the Houston Astros fell to the New York Mets, 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 7, 1997 and the next, Aug 9, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.