Games on August 13, 1997

The games of August 13, 1997

The schedule for August 13, 1997 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the Detroit Tigers' 13-3 win over the Cleveland Indians. The highest-scoring game ended 12-8, the Philadelphia Phillies over the Colorado Rockies. A shutout went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the San Diego Padres (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the Texas Rangers 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants, and the New York Mets 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Oakland Athletics topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Anaheim Angels 5-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Detroit Tigers 9-1, the Florida Marlins beat the Houston Astros 8-6, the Montreal Expos fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Royals 9-3, and the Minnesota Twins fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-2. The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 12, 1997 and the next, Aug 14, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.