Games on April 16, 1989

The games of April 16, 1989

On April 16, 1989, 13 games went into the books. The California Angels routed the Seattle Mariners 10-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 15-8, the Toronto Blue Jays over the Kansas City Royals. A shutout went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the San Diego Padres (5-0). One-run games: the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Houston Astros, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 9-6, the New York Yankees fell to the Minnesota Twins, 9-4, the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, the Atlanta Braves topped the San Francisco Giants 7-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 15, 1989 and the next, Apr 17, 1989. For the wider picture, see the 1989 season.