Games on August 31, 1997

The games of August 31, 1997

14 games were played on August 31, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The Colorado Rockies routed the Oakland Athletics 10-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Minnesota Twins over the Cincinnati Reds. The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the New York Mets topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Houston Astros 3-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago Cubs 9-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 3-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Texas Rangers 5-3, the Anaheim Angels beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4, and the Florida Marlins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 1997 and the next, Sep 1, 1997. For the wider picture, see the 1997 season.