Games on August 19, 1989

The games of August 19, 1989

On August 19, 1989, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Royals' 13-5 win over the Seattle Mariners. A shutout went on the board for the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Francisco Giants (1-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Texas Rangers 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the New York Yankees, and the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the California Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 7-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Houston Astros, 8-4, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 3-1, the Montreal Expos topped the San Diego Padres 6-4, and the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1. 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 18, 1989 and the next, Aug 20, 1989. For the wider picture, see the 1989 season.