Games on September 9, 1989

The games of September 9, 1989

13 games were played on September 9, 1989, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 13-3 winners over the Detroit Tigers. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the New York Yankees (7-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the California Angels, 8-5, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Cleveland Indians 7-5, the Houston Astros topped the San Francisco Giants 4-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Mets 8-5, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-3, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 8, 1989 and the next, Sep 10, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.