Games on August 15, 1989

The games of August 15, 1989

13 games were played on August 15, 1989, according to Retrosheet. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Atlanta Braves 9-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-6, the Kansas City Royals over the Chicago White Sox. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers (2-0), the Milwaukee Brewers over the New York Yankees (1-0), and the Seattle Mariners over the Texas Rangers (2-0). The closest finishes were the California Angels 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Montreal Expos, and the New York Mets 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2, and the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-6. 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 14, 1989 and the next, Aug 16, 1989. For the wider picture, see the 1989 season.