Games on August 24, 1985

The games of August 24, 1985

11 games were played on August 24, 1985, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 13-2 winners over the California Angels. The day's shutouts were the St. Louis Cardinals over the Atlanta Braves (7-0), the Minnesota Twins over the Boston Red Sox (1-0), and the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners. The rest of the slate: the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Chicago White Sox 6-3, the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 8-2, the Montreal Expos beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2, the San Diego Padres fell to the New York Mets, 5-1, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 9-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 23, 1985 and the next, Aug 25, 1985. For the wider picture, see the 1985 season.