Games on August 12, 1989

13 games

The games of August 12, 1989

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 12, 1989. The Oakland Athletics routed the California Angels 8-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles. Shutouts: the Toronto Blue Jays over the Kansas City Royals (2-0). One-run games: the Houston Astros 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the San Diego Padres, the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Detroit Tigers 6-5 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-7, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the New York Yankees 6-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Mets, 3-1, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 11, 1989 and the next, Aug 13, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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