Games on June 6, 1989

The games of June 6, 1989

14 games were played on June 6, 1989, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-4 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres 8-7. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0), the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles (4-0), and the Oakland Athletics over the Minnesota Twins (1-0). The closest finishes were the California Angels 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants, the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the New York Mets fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Seattle Mariners, 5-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Texas Rangers, 3-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 5, 1989 and the next, Jun 7, 1989. For the wider picture, see the 1989 season.