Games on August 23, 1986

The games of August 23, 1986

13 games were played on August 23, 1986, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 14-0 winners over the Seattle Mariners. One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the New York Yankees, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the California Angels 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4, the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2, the Houston Astros fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-1, and the Texas Rangers topped the Chicago White Sox 3-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 22, 1986 and the next, Aug 24, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.