Games on August 26, 1986

The games of August 26, 1986

13 games were played on August 26, 1986, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the Texas Rangers 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 11-6. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the New York Yankees (2-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Montreal Expos (1-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 8-7 over the Oakland Athletics, the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 6-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Toronto Blue Jays 6-6, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-4, the Seattle Mariners topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 7-1. The Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians played to a 6-6 tie. 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 25, 1986 and the next, Aug 27, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.