Games on August 30, 1986

The games of August 30, 1986

On August 30, 1986, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 13-3 win over the Houston Astros. Shutouts: the Seattle Mariners over the New York Yankees (1-0) and the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the California Angels 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, the San Diego Padres 5-4 over the Montreal Expos, and the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Kansas City Royals, 10-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Montreal Expos, 10-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the New York Mets, 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Minnesota Twins 8-1. The San Diego Padres and the Montreal Expos and the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners 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 29, 1986 and the next, Aug 31, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.