Games on September 23, 1986

The games of September 23, 1986

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on September 23, 1986. The New York Mets routed the St. Louis Cardinals 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 12-6. Shutouts: the Houston Astros over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants, the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the California Angels 5-2, the Montreal Expos beat the Chicago Cubs 10-5, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Boston Red Sox 8-5, and the Kansas City Royals fell to the Minnesota Twins, 9-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 22, 1986 and the next, Sep 24, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.