Games on August 26, 1989

The games of August 26, 1989

13 games were played on August 26, 1989, according to Retrosheet. The Toronto Blue Jays routed the Milwaukee Brewers 7-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-4, the San Diego Padres over the New York Mets. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the Oakland Athletics (2-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0), and the Minnesota Twins over the Seattle Mariners (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the California Angels. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-2, the Atlanta Braves topped the Chicago Cubs 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Houston Astros 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-4, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Montreal Expos 8-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 25, 1989 and the next, Aug 27, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.