Games on August 22, 1997

The games of August 22, 1997

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 22, 1997. The Detroit Tigers routed the Milwaukee Brewers 16-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 17-8. Decided by a single run were the New York Mets 9-8 over the San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels topped the Boston Red Sox 8-5, the Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Florida Marlins 7-3, the Houston Astros topped the Colorado Rockies 9-1, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, and the Seattle Mariners topped the New York Yankees 9-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 21, 1997 and the next, Aug 23, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.