Games on August 8, 1989

The games of August 8, 1989

On August 8, 1989, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the New York Mets, 9-0 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres 12-3. Shutouts: the Toronto Blue Jays over the Texas Rangers (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Minnesota Twins 6-1, the Seattle Mariners beat the California Angels 6-4, the Chicago Cubs topped the Montreal Expos 4-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 8-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 10-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3, and the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Francisco Giants 10-4. 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, Aug 7, 1989 and the next, Aug 9, 1989. For the wider picture, see the 1989 season.