Games on August 30, 1985

The games of August 30, 1985

12 games were played on August 30, 1985, according to Retrosheet. The Atlanta Braves routed the Chicago Cubs 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cleveland Indians 9-6. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Seattle Mariners (6-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Mets 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-3, the California Angels beat the New York Yankees 4-1, the Houston Astros topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5, the Texas Rangers topped the Kansas City Royals 4-1, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3. 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 29, 1985 and the next, Aug 31, 1985. For the wider picture, see the 1985 season.