Games on August 1, 1986

The games of August 1, 1986

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 1, 1986. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 10-1 win over the Oakland Athletics. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Texas Rangers over the Milwaukee Brewers. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the New York Yankees, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the California Angels 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-5, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the New York Mets, 3-1, the Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres 6-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1, and the Baltimore Orioles topped the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3. The New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers and the Milwaukee Brewers each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 31, 1986 and the next, Aug 2, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.