Games on August 2, 1986

The games of August 2, 1986

On August 2, 1986, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 13-2 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Milwaukee Brewers over the Texas Rangers. A shutout went on the board for the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics (8-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros 5-4 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1, the New York Mets topped the Montreal Expos 4-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 12-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-3, the Seattle Mariners beat the California Angels 7-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5, and the Baltimore Orioles topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 1, 1986 and the next, Aug 3, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.