Games on August 17, 1989

The games of August 17, 1989

11 games were played on August 17, 1989, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-4 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-6. A shutout went on the board for the Oakland Athletics over the Cleveland Indians (1-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1, the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Boston Red Sox 8-4, the San Francisco Giants beat the Montreal Expos 10-5, the San Diego Padres topped the New York Mets 6-2, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 16, 1989 and the next, Aug 18, 1989. For the wider picture, see the 1989 season.