Games on October 4, 1986

The games of October 4, 1986

The schedule for October 4, 1986 lists 14 games. The Detroit Tigers routed the Baltimore Orioles 11-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Cincinnati Reds over the San Diego Padres. Shutouts: the Kansas City Royals over the Oakland Athletics (2-0) and the California Angels over the Texas Rangers (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 8-7 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Seattle Mariners, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 5-3, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 3-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the Chicago White Sox 7-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Mets, 6-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Mets, 5-2, and the Montreal Expos fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Oct 3, 1986 and the next, Oct 5, 1986. For the wider picture, see the 1986 season.