Games on August 31, 1984

The games of August 31, 1984

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 31, 1984. The Toronto Blue Jays routed the Minnesota Twins 7-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Baltimore Orioles over the Seattle Mariners. Shutouts: the New York Mets over the San Diego Padres (4-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the California Angels 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Oakland Athletics 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-2, the New York Mets fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 7-5, and the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-6. The San Diego Padres and the New York Mets met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 1984 and the next, Sep 1, 1984. For the wider picture, see the 1984 season.