Games on August 17, 1997

The games of August 17, 1997

On August 17, 1997, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Florida Marlins, 10-2 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 11-6, the Houston Astros over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the Los Angeles Dodgers (5-0) and the New York Yankees over the Texas Rangers (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels and the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 10-5, the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 10-5, the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 6-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Montreal Expos 8-6, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Atlanta Braves 3-1. The Seattle Mariners and the Chicago White Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 16, 1997 and the next, Aug 18, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.