Games on August 25, 1989

The games of August 25, 1989

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 25, 1989. The Montreal Expos routed the San Francisco Giants 12-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-3. One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 4-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 11-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 7-4, the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 3-1, the San Diego Padres topped the New York Mets 5-3, the Texas Rangers fell to the California Angels, 4-1, and the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-1. The Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 24, 1989 and the next, Aug 26, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.