Games on July 21, 1989

The games of July 21, 1989

14 games were played on July 21, 1989, according to Retrosheet. The Toronto Blue Jays routed the Seattle Mariners 8-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the California Angels over the Detroit Tigers. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox (1-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Diego Padres (5-0). One-run games: the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs and the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles. The rest of the slate: the Houston Astros topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Kansas City Royals, 6-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Montreal Expos, 3-1, the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3, and the New York Yankees fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-2. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 20, 1989 and the next, Jul 22, 1989. For the wider picture, see the 1989 season.