Games on August 16, 1989

The games of August 16, 1989

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 16, 1989. The widest margin belonged to the New York Mets, 7-2 winners over the San Diego Padres. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Baltimore Orioles (4-0). One-run games: the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Houston Astros, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves. The rest of the slate: the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the California Angels, 7-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-1, the Montreal Expos beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2, and the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1. 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 15, 1989 and the next, Aug 17, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.