Games on September 21, 1986

The games of September 21, 1986

On September 21, 1986, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Royals' 8-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4. Shutouts: the California Angels over the Chicago White Sox (3-0) and the San Diego Padres over the Houston Astros (5-0). One-run games: the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the San Francisco Giants topped the Atlanta Braves 8-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the New York Yankees 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 7-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 7-1, and the Cleveland Indians fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 20, 1986 and the next, Sep 22, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.