Games on August 5, 1989

The games of August 5, 1989

On August 5, 1989, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 10-2 win over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 11-5. A shutout went on the board for the San Francisco Giants over the Houston Astros (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Detroit Tigers, the New York Mets 3-2 over the Montreal Expos, and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Texas Rangers 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Atlanta Braves, 7-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the California Angels 5-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Minnesota Twins, 6-4, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3. 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 4, 1989 and the next, Aug 6, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.