Games on July 21, 1986

The games of July 21, 1986

12 games were played on July 21, 1986, according to Retrosheet. The Kansas City Royals routed the Baltimore Orioles 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Montreal Expos 8-7. Shutouts: the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers (1-0). Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the California Angels 5-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 6-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the New York Mets, 4-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the New York Yankees, 8-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 5-2, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 8-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Francisco Giants 8-3. 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, Jul 20, 1986 and the next, Jul 22, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.