Games on August 20, 1997

The games of August 20, 1997

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 20, 1997. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 11-1 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 12-6, the Chicago White Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays. A shutout went on the board for the Seattle Mariners over the Cleveland Indians (1-0). One-run games: the Florida Marlins 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees topped the Anaheim Angels 7-3, the Anaheim Angels fell to the New York Yankees, 8-5, the Colorado Rockies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 3-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Montreal Expos 6-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 7-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Diego Padres 7-3, and the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Texas Rangers 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Anaheim Angels and the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics. 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 19, 1997 and the next, Aug 21, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.