Games on August 16, 1986

The games of August 16, 1986

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 16, 1986. The widest margin belonged to the Toronto Blue Jays, 13-1 winners over the Texas Rangers. The highest-scoring game ended 12-6, the Detroit Tigers over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Montreal Expos (5-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-0). One-run games: the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Seattle Mariners 7-6 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Houston Astros, 7-4, the Oakland Athletics fell to the California Angels, 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Diego Padres 4-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, the New York Mets fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies. 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, Aug 15, 1986 and the next, Aug 17, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.