Games on September 3, 1986

The games of September 3, 1986

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on September 3, 1986. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 8-2 winners over the Chicago Cubs. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-5. Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3, the California Angels topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-3, the San Francisco Giants fell to the New York Mets, 4-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the New York Yankees 5-3, the San Diego Padres topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 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, Sep 2, 1986 and the next, Sep 4, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.