Games on August 16, 1997

The games of August 16, 1997

14 games were played on August 16, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 12-4 winners over the Minnesota Twins. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Baltimore Orioles over the Anaheim Angels. Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics, and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 11-6, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-4, the Colorado Rockies topped the New York Mets 7-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Florida Marlins 10-5, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Houston Astros 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Texas Rangers topped the New York Yankees 8-5, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Montreal Expos, 8-5, and the Atlanta Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3. 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 15, 1997 and the next, Aug 17, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.