Games on September 6, 1997

The games of September 6, 1997

15 games were played on September 6, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Cincinnati Reds 13-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 10-7. The day's shutouts were the Seattle Mariners over the Minnesota Twins (9-0). The closest finishes were the Colorado Rockies 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals and the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the Milwaukee Brewers 10-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 7-5, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-7, the Detroit Tigers beat the Anaheim Angels 7-5, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Oakland Athletics, 9-3, the Florida Marlins fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-5, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Montreal Expos 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 9-1, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Houston Astros 5-3. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Colorado Rockies met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Sep 5, 1997 and the next, Sep 7, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.