Games on August 24, 1986

The games of August 24, 1986

13 games were played on August 24, 1986, according to Retrosheet. The San Francisco Giants routed the New York Mets 10-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 11-4. The closest finishes were the California Angels 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Montreal Expos, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-1, the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 3-1, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Diego Padres 6-5, the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1, and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2. 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 23, 1986 and the next, Aug 25, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.