Games on August 19, 1997

The games of August 19, 1997

On August 19, 1997, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Anaheim Angels, 12-4 winners over the New York Yankees. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 12-9. Decided by a single run were the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Colorado Rockies, and the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Minnesota Twins 8-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Florida Marlins, 8-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Baltimore Orioles 9-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the New York Mets 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 9-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Diego Padres 5-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Seattle Mariners 7-5, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 8-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Toronto Blue Jays and the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals. 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 18, 1997 and the next, Aug 20, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.