Games on August 8, 1985

The games of August 8, 1985

On August 8, 1985, 18 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Oakland Athletics' 11-2 win over the Seattle Mariners. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 14-7. Shutouts went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the San Francisco Giants (2-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (8-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Yankees 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians, and the San Diego Padres 6-5 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Detroit Tigers 10-3, the Kansas City Royals topped the Detroit Tigers 6-4, the California Angels fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 8-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 7-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 3-1, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-2, and the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-4. The Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, and the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 5, 1985 and the next, Aug 9, 1985. For the wider picture, see the 1985 season.