Games on August 23, 1989

The games of August 23, 1989

13 games were played on August 23, 1989, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Toronto Blue Jays' 11-4 win over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts: the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Montreal Expos (1-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Minnesota Twins 8-7 over the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 8-5, the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3, the California Angels fell to the Kansas City Royals, 6-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 4-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, and the Houston Astros fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-1. 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 22, 1989 and the next, Aug 24, 1989. For the wider picture, see the 1989 season.