Games on June 16, 1989

The games of June 16, 1989

15 games were played on June 16, 1989, according to Retrosheet. The California Angels routed the Detroit Tigers 9-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 15-11, the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox (2-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the Kansas City Royals (1-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants and the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-5, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Minnesota Twins 8-6, the Montreal Expos beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5, the Texas Rangers fell to the New York Yankees, 8-3, the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 6-1, the Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres 3-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 15, 1989 and the next, Jun 17, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.