Games on September 24, 1997

The games of September 24, 1997

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on September 24, 1997. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 9-2 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Florida Marlins over the Montreal Expos. The closest finishes were the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Colorado Rockies, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-2, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 8-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the Houston Astros 3-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Mets, 7-5, the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1, the Anaheim Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 9-3, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-3. 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, Sep 23, 1997 and the next, Sep 25, 1997. The 1997 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.