Games on August 25, 1997

The games of August 25, 1997

On August 25, 1997, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-1 winners over the San Diego Padres. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 9-8. The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the Colorado Rockies, the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Minnesota Twins, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs topped the Florida Marlins 3-1, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 7-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 7-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Diego Padres 6-4, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Colorado Rockies, the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 24, 1997 and the next, Aug 26, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.