MLB Scores and Standings Sunday, August 31, 1997
| New York Mets | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 |
| W | Rick Reed (11-8) |
| L | Jimmy Key (14-8) |
| S | John Franco (33) |
| Atlanta Braves | 7 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 3 |
| W | Tom Glavine (12-6) |
| L | Steve Avery (6-6) |
| Houston Astros | 1 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 3 |
| W | James Baldwin (11-13) |
| L | Shane Reynolds (6-9) |
| S | Matt Karchner (12) |
| Chicago Cubs | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 9 |
| W | Charles Nagy (13-9) |
| L | Miguel Batista (0-3) |
| S | Paul Assenmacher (3) |
| Oakland Athletics | 4 | Final |
| Colorado Rockies | 10 |
| W | Darren Holmes (6-2) |
| L | Mike Oquist (2-5) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 |
| W | Justin Thompson (12-10) |
| L | Mark Leiter (9-14) |
| S | Todd Jones (25) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 |
| W | Donovan Osborne (3-6) |
| L | Gregg Olson (1-2) |
| S | Dennis Eckersley (32) |
| Seattle Mariners | 3 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | (10) |
| W | Mike Timlin (4-3) |
| L | Todd Worrell (2-5) |
| S | Bobby Ayala (7) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 |
| W | Doug Jones (6-5) |
| L | Marc Wilkins (8-4) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 8 |
| W | Brad Radke (18-7) |
| L | Gabe White (2-2) |
| S | Rick Aguilera (22) |
| Montreal Expos | 2 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 3 |
| W | Andy Pettitte (16-7) |
| L | Mike Johnson (1-3) |
| S | Mariano Rivera (40) |
| Texas Rangers | 3 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 5 |
| W | Sterling Hitchcock (10-8) |
| L | John Burkett (7-11) |
| S | Trevor Hoffman (32) |
| Anaheim Angels | 7 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 4 |
| W | Darrell May (2-1) |
| L | Wilson Álvarez (12-10) |
| S | Troy Percival (23) |
| Florida Marlins | 8 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 3 |
| W | Liván Hernández (9-0) |
| L | Woody Williams (7-13) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL Central Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
NL Central Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 85 | 48 | .639 | -- | 676 | 520 | .618 |
| NYY | 79 | 55 | .590 | 6.5 | 732 | 568 | .614 |
| SEA | 75 | 62 | .547 | 12.0 | 777 | 719 | .535 |
| ANA | 74 | 63 | .540 | 13.0 | 718 | 666 | .534 |
| CLE | 70 | 62 | .530 | 14.5 | 715 | 682 | .522 |
| MIL | 68 | 67 | .504 | 18.0 | 588 | 629 | .469 |
| CHW | 68 | 68 | .500 | 18.5 | 662 | 694 | .478 |
| BOS | 67 | 70 | .489 | 20.0 | 755 | 763 | .495 |
| TOR | 65 | 70 | .481 | 21.0 | 554 | 584 | .476 |
| DET | 63 | 72 | .467 | 23.0 | 658 | 669 | .492 |
| TEX | 64 | 73 | .467 | 23.0 | 678 | 699 | .486 |
| MIN | 56 | 78 | .418 | 29.5 | 634 | 702 | .454 |
| KCR | 55 | 78 | .414 | 30.0 | 624 | 683 | .459 |
| OAK | 53 | 84 | .387 | 34.0 | 632 | 798 | .395 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 85 | 51 | .625 | -- | 678 | 483 | .650 |
| FLA | 80 | 55 | .593 | 4.5 | 604 | 532 | .558 |
| LAD | 78 | 60 | .565 | 8.0 | 617 | 509 | .587 |
| SFG | 75 | 62 | .547 | 10.5 | 656 | 670 | .490 |
| NYM | 73 | 62 | .541 | 11.5 | 643 | 592 | .538 |
| HOU | 70 | 66 | .515 | 15.0 | 638 | 568 | .553 |
| MON | 67 | 68 | .496 | 17.5 | 590 | 620 | .477 |
| PIT | 68 | 69 | .496 | 17.5 | 596 | 649 | .461 |
| COL | 68 | 70 | .493 | 18.0 | 776 | 784 | .495 |
| SDP | 65 | 73 | .471 | 21.0 | 683 | 739 | .464 |
| STL | 63 | 73 | .463 | 22.0 | 557 | 558 | .499 |
| CIN | 59 | 75 | .440 | 25.0 | 530 | 642 | .413 |
| CHC | 55 | 82 | .401 | 30.5 | 570 | 647 | .442 |
| PHI | 50 | 82 | .379 | 33.0 | 542 | 714 | .377 |
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