1997 MLB game records

What was the highest scoring MLB game of 1997?

The highest scoring MLB game of 1997 was Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox on Apr 5, 1997: 15-12, 27 combined. The widest margin was 16, Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants on May 7, 1997.

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Highest scoring games

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Highest scoring MLB games of 1997

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Combined↓
Apr 5, 1997	Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox	15-12	27
May 16, 1997	San Francisco Giants at Washington Nationals	13-14	27
Jul 14, 1997	Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies	14-12	26
Jul 31, 1997	Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels	14-12	26
May 14, 1997	Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates	10-15	25
Jun 25, 1997	Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays	13-12	25
Aug 22, 1997	Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers	8-17	25
Sep 2, 1997	Los Angeles Dodgers at Texas Rangers	12-13	25
May 12, 1997	Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels	8-16	24
May 28, 1997	Los Angeles Angels at Athletics	14-10	24

Widest margins

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Widest MLB margins of 1997

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Margin↓
May 7, 1997	Washington Nationals at San Francisco Giants	19-3	16
Aug 5, 1997	Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers	17-1	16
Aug 26, 1997	New York Yankees at Athletics	18-2	16
May 21, 1997	Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels	3-18	15
Aug 22, 1997	Detroit Tigers at Milwaukee Brewers	16-1	15
Apr 2, 1997	New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners	16-2	14
Apr 18, 1997	Atlanta Braves at Colorado Rockies	14-0	14
Apr 28, 1997	Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves	0-14	14
Jun 30, 1997	New York Mets at Detroit Tigers	0-14	14
Jul 14, 1997	Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox	4-18	14

Longest games

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Longest MLB games of 1997

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Extra innings↓
Apr 7, 1997	New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers	2-3	6
Jun 1, 1997	New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox	11-6	6
Jul 14, 1997	Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs	9-7	6
Sep 7, 1997	Los Angeles Angels at Detroit Tigers	5-4	6

Regular season games on file for 1997, by combined score, margin and innings played. MLB all-time records