Games on August 9, 1984

The games of August 9, 1984

12 games were played on August 9, 1984, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the New York Mets 11-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves (1-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the San Diego Padres (8-0), and the Houston Astros over the San Francisco Giants (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the California Angels, the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Montreal Expos 1-0 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-5, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Seattle Mariners, 6-5, and the Boston Red Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 8, 1984 and the next, Aug 10, 1984. The 1984 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.