Games on April 9, 1986

The games of April 9, 1986

10 games were played on April 9, 1986, according to Retrosheet. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the California Angels over the Seattle Mariners. A shutout went on the board for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres (1-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Houston Astros 4-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the New York Yankees 7-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 3-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 8, 1986 and the next, Apr 10, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.