Games on August 23, 1985

The games of August 23, 1985

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 23, 1985. The Toronto Blue Jays routed the Chicago White Sox 10-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-5, the Cleveland Indians over the Milwaukee Brewers. The day's shutouts were the San Diego Padres over the New York Mets (3-0) and the Houston Astros over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0). Decided by a single run were the California Angels 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Montreal Expos 8-4, the New York Mets fell to the San Diego Padres, 6-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Oakland Athletics 7-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, and the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 3-1. The Toronto Blue Jays and the Chicago White Sox and the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 22, 1985 and the next, Aug 24, 1985. For the wider picture, see the 1985 season.