Games on September 7, 1986

The games of September 7, 1986

On September 7, 1986, 14 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the Minnesota Twins 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-3. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Seattle Mariners (8-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Montreal Expos (1-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Mets 6-5 over the San Diego Padres, and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Atlanta Braves 3-1, the New York Yankees fell to the California Angels, 7-2, the Houston Astros topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Cleveland Indians 7-2, the New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 7-1, the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4, and the Kansas City Royals topped the Texas Rangers 5-2. The San Diego Padres and the New York Mets met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 6, 1986 and the next, Sep 8, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.