Games on August 27, 1997

The games of August 27, 1997

On August 27, 1997, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Toronto Blue Jays, 13-2 winners over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 15-6, the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants. Shutouts: the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers (2-0). One-run games: the Florida Marlins 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Oakland Athletics 8-7 over the New York Yankees, the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 over the San Diego Padres, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Montreal Expos. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels fell to the Cleveland Indians, 10-4, the Houston Astros topped the Atlanta Braves 6-4, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-3, the Colorado Rockies beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5, the Texas Rangers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 9-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 26, 1997 and the next, Aug 28, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.