Games on August 14, 1997

The games of August 14, 1997

On August 14, 1997, 9 games went into the books. The Cleveland Indians routed the Detroit Tigers 12-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-5, the Oakland Athletics over the Chicago White Sox. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Montreal Expos (1-0). One-run games: the San Diego Padres 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Anaheim Angels, 5-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the New York Yankees, 10-5, the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-3, and the New York Mets topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 13, 1997 and the next, Aug 15, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.