Games on August 15, 1986

The games of August 15, 1986

16 games were played on August 15, 1986, according to Retrosheet. The San Diego Padres routed the Cincinnati Reds 7-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts: the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves (3-0) and the Seattle Mariners over the Minnesota Twins (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the California Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4, the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 7-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the New York Yankees, 7-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-2, the Montreal Expos topped the Chicago Cubs 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 4-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-1. The San Diego Padres and the Cincinnati Reds, the Chicago Cubs and the Montreal Expos, and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies 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, Aug 14, 1986 and the next, Aug 16, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.