Games on August 19, 1984

The games of August 19, 1984

15 games were played on August 19, 1984, according to Retrosheet. The Baltimore Orioles routed the California Angels 10-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 9-6. A shutout went on the board for the Montreal Expos over the San Diego Padres (3-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the San Francisco Giants 7-6 over the New York Mets. In the other games, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-6, the Cleveland Indians beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6, the Seattle Mariners topped the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-3, the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-5, and the Kansas City Royals fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-4. The Milwaukee Brewers and the Cleveland Indians and the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 18, 1984 and the next, Aug 20, 1984. For the wider picture, see the 1984 season.