Games on August 9, 1997

The games of August 9, 1997

On August 9, 1997, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Royals' 9-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7. Decided by a single run were the Anaheim Angels 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Florida Marlins, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5, the Texas Rangers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the Minnesota Twins 4-1, the Montreal Expos topped the San Francisco Giants 2-1, the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 8-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2. The Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 8, 1997 and the next, Aug 10, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.