Games on July 5, 1989

The games of July 5, 1989

12 games were played on July 5, 1989, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 9-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 12-9. One-run games: the California Angels 2-1 over the Texas Rangers, the Houston Astros 6-5 over the New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-5, the Chicago Cubs topped the San Diego Padres 5-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-3, and the Baltimore Orioles topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4. 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, Jul 4, 1989 and the next, Jul 6, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.