Games on September 17, 1986

The games of September 17, 1986

14 games were played on September 17, 1986, according to Retrosheet. The Houston Astros routed the Cincinnati Reds 6-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Detroit Tigers over the Toronto Blue Jays. Shutouts: the Texas Rangers over the Oakland Athletics (4-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Seattle Mariners (3-0). One-run games: the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Diego Padres 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, the California Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the Minnesota Twins 5-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Mets, 4-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-5. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 16, 1986 and the next, Sep 18, 1986. The 1986 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.