Games on August 30, 1997

The games of August 30, 1997

On August 30, 1997, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 15-2 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 16-5, the Kansas City Royals over the St. Louis Cardinals. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Detroit Tigers (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Colorado Rockies 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the New York Mets, 13-6, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago White Sox, 9-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians 9-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Seattle Mariners 11-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Texas Rangers 4-1, the Anaheim Angels fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-3, and the Florida Marlins topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 29, 1997 and the next, Aug 31, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.