Games on August 21, 1968

10 games

The games of August 21, 1968

Retrosheet's records show 10 games on August 21, 1968. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 19-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the California Angels, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs topped the Atlanta Braves 13-5, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-2, the Houston Astros topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1, the New York Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants, 13-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 20, 1968 and the next, Aug 22, 1968. For the wider picture, see the 1968 season.

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