Games on August 9, 1989

The games of August 9, 1989

The schedule for August 9, 1989 lists 13 games. The San Francisco Giants routed the Cincinnati Reds 10-1, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the Baltimore Orioles (7-0), the Chicago Cubs over the Montreal Expos (3-0), and the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies (6-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics, the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Houston Astros, and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the California Angels topped the Seattle Mariners 4-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Detroit Tigers 6-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 6-2, the Atlanta Braves topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 7-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 8, 1989 and the next, Aug 10, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.