Games on June 17, 1986

The games of June 17, 1986

On June 17, 1986, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 7-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 11-8. Shutouts: the California Angels over the Texas Rangers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, the Seattle Mariners topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the New York Mets fell to the Montreal Expos, 4-2, the Kansas City Royals topped the Oakland Athletics 2-1, and the San Diego Padres topped the San Francisco Giants 8-5. 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 16, 1986 and the next, Jun 18, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.