MLB Scores and Standings Saturday, August 23, 1997
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | Final |
| Anaheim Angels | 6 |
| W | Jason Dickson (13-5) |
| L | Aaron Sele (12-10) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 3 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 10 |
| W | Denny Neagle (17-3) |
| L | Brett Tomko (8-5) |
| Minnesota Twins | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 5 |
| W | Jesse Orosco (5-3) |
| L | Greg Swindell (7-3) |
| S | Randy Myers (40) |
| Montreal Expos | 9 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 5 |
| W | Anthony Telford (3-3) |
| L | Bob Patterson (1-6) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | Final |
| Florida Marlins | 3 |
| W | Kevin Brown (12-8) |
| L | Andy Benes (8-7) |
| Colorado Rockies | 6 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 3 |
| W | Steve Reed (4-5) |
| L | John Hudek (0-2) |
| S | Jerry Dipoto (10) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 5 |
| W | Marty Janzen (1-0) |
| L | Jamie Walker (3-3) |
| S | Paul Quantrill (5) |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 5 |
| W | Scott Karl (9-10) |
| L | Greg Keagle (1-3) |
| S | Doug Jones (28) |
| San Diego Padres | 5 | Final |
| New York Mets | 9 |
| W | Dave Mlicki (6-10) |
| L | Paul Menhart (0-2) |
| S | John Franco (32) |
| Cleveland Indians | 7 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 4 |
| W | Orel Hershiser (12-5) |
| L | Brad Rigby (0-5) |
| S | José Mesa (9) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 |
| W | Hideo Nomo (12-10) |
| L | Tyler Green (3-2) |
| S | Todd Worrell (33) |
| San Francisco Giants | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 |
| W | Esteban Loaiza (10-8) |
| L | Danny Darwin (4-9) |
| S | Rich Loiselle (23) |
| New York Yankees | 10 | Final |
| Seattle Mariners | 8 | (11) |
| W | Mariano Rivera (4-3) |
| L | Heathcliff Slocumb (0-7) |
| S | Mike Stanton (2) |
| Chicago White Sox | 8 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 13 |
| W | Danny Patterson (8-5) |
| L | Nelson Cruz (0-2) |
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 | 82 | 44 | .651 | -- | 648 | 486 | .629 |
| NYY | 77 | 51 | .602 | 6.0 | 696 | 540 | .614 |
| SEA | 72 | 57 | .558 | 11.5 | 736 | 669 | .544 |
| ANA | 71 | 59 | .546 | 13.0 | 689 | 625 | .544 |
| CLE | 67 | 59 | .532 | 15.0 | 677 | 646 | .521 |
| BOS | 64 | 66 | .492 | 20.0 | 726 | 709 | .511 |
| MIL | 63 | 65 | .492 | 20.0 | 555 | 604 | .461 |
| CHW | 63 | 66 | .488 | 20.5 | 630 | 665 | .475 |
| TOR | 62 | 66 | .484 | 21.0 | 518 | 544 | .478 |
| TEX | 62 | 67 | .481 | 21.5 | 639 | 658 | .487 |
| DET | 60 | 68 | .469 | 23.0 | 640 | 642 | .499 |
| KCR | 52 | 74 | .413 | 30.0 | 576 | 641 | .451 |
| MIN | 52 | 75 | .409 | 30.5 | 602 | 676 | .447 |
| OAK | 51 | 79 | .392 | 33.0 | 606 | 746 | .406 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 80 | 49 | .620 | -- | 628 | 457 | .641 |
| FLA | 74 | 53 | .583 | 5.0 | 558 | 517 | .535 |
| SFG | 71 | 58 | .550 | 9.0 | 610 | 618 | .494 |
| LAD | 71 | 58 | .550 | 9.0 | 562 | 483 | .569 |
| NYM | 70 | 58 | .547 | 9.5 | 603 | 559 | .535 |
| HOU | 68 | 61 | .527 | 12.0 | 614 | 535 | .563 |
| PIT | 65 | 64 | .504 | 15.0 | 566 | 609 | .467 |
| MON | 63 | 64 | .496 | 16.0 | 557 | 579 | .482 |
| COL | 62 | 67 | .481 | 18.0 | 720 | 741 | .487 |
| SDP | 61 | 68 | .473 | 19.0 | 648 | 701 | .464 |
| STL | 59 | 69 | .461 | 20.5 | 516 | 507 | .508 |
| CIN | 55 | 71 | .437 | 23.5 | 489 | 597 | .410 |
| CHC | 51 | 78 | .395 | 29.0 | 528 | 605 | .438 |
| PHI | 45 | 79 | .363 | 32.5 | 509 | 687 | .366 |
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