Games on September 20, 1997

The games of September 20, 1997

14 games were played on September 20, 1997, according to Retrosheet. The San Diego Padres routed the San Francisco Giants 12-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-8, the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers. One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Montreal Expos fell to the Atlanta Braves, 3-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox 6-4, the Houston Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-1, the New York Mets beat the Florida Marlins 7-3, the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the St. Louis Cardinals 10-1, and the Anaheim Angels topped the Texas Rangers 7-6. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 19, 1997 and the next, Sep 21, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.