Games on September 3, 1997

The games of September 3, 1997

13 games were played on September 3, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 12-3 winners over the San Francisco Giants. The highest-scoring game ended 10-6, the Chicago Cubs over the Minnesota Twins. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Milwaukee Brewers (4-0) and the Montreal Expos over the Boston Red Sox (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Florida Marlins 7-6 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the New York Yankees, and the San Diego Padres 6-5 over the Seattle Mariners. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the Detroit Tigers, 12-4, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, the New York Mets beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 2, 1997 and the next, Sep 4, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.