Games on August 16, 1985

The games of August 16, 1985

On August 16, 1985, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-1 winners over the New York Mets. Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the Houston Astros 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 4-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the California Angels, 5-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Seattle Mariners, 6-5, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 5-4, the Atlanta Braves fell to the San Diego Padres, 6-3, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Montreal Expos 6-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Kansas City Royals, 4-2. 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 15, 1985 and the next, Aug 17, 1985. The 1985 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.