Games on April 21, 1989

The games of April 21, 1989

13 games were played on April 21, 1989, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Seattle Mariners, 11-1 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the California Angels 10-6. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds (7-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Montreal Expos (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the New York Yankees, the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 8-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Mets 8-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 6-3. 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, Apr 20, 1989 and the next, Apr 22, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.