Games on September 3, 1989

The games of September 3, 1989

13 games were played on September 3, 1989, according to Retrosheet. The Kansas City Royals routed the Texas Rangers 13-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Montreal Expos over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0), the Oakland Athletics over the Milwaukee Brewers (5-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets (4-0). The closest finishes were the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the Chicago Cubs 8-5, the Chicago White Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians 12-3, the New York Yankees beat the California Angels 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Diego Padres, 9-5, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-4. 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, Sep 2, 1989 and the next, Sep 4, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.