Games on August 2, 1989

The games of August 2, 1989

On August 2, 1989, 14 games went into the books. The Toronto Blue Jays routed the Kansas City Royals 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Baltimore Orioles over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts went on the board for the Cleveland Indians over the Milwaukee Brewers (1-0), the Oakland Athletics over the Chicago White Sox (2-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs (6-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 7-6 over the Minnesota Twins, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 9-7, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Houston Astros 5-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Texas Rangers 6-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-4, the Montreal Expos beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, and the California Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 1, 1989 and the next, Aug 3, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.