Games on August 29, 1997

The games of August 29, 1997

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 29, 1997. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 9-1 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Kansas City Royals. Shutouts: the Florida Marlins over the Toronto Blue Jays (8-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the New York Mets, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the Cleveland Indians 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Colorado Rockies 6-5 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3, the Montreal Expos topped the New York Yankees 4-3, the Anaheim Angels topped the San Diego Padres 3-1, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Texas Rangers 5-4. 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 28, 1997 and the next, Aug 30, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.