Games on August 15, 1997

The games of August 15, 1997

15 games were played on August 15, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Seattle Mariners, 8-3 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Oakland Athletics over the Chicago White Sox. Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Florida Marlins 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Colorado Rockies topped the New York Mets 6-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Houston Astros 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Anaheim Angels, 5-3, the New York Yankees topped the Texas Rangers 5-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Montreal Expos 6-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Atlanta Braves 3-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Seattle Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles. 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 14, 1997 and the next, Aug 16, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.