Games on June 9, 1986

The games of June 9, 1986

12 games were played on June 9, 1986, according to Retrosheet. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 9-7. A shutout went on the board for the California Angels over the Chicago White Sox (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics, the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the Seattle Mariners topped the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the New York Mets fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 6-5, the Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres 5-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1. 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, Jun 8, 1986 and the next, Jun 10, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.