Games on September 16, 1989

The games of September 16, 1989

11 games were played on September 16, 1989, according to Retrosheet. The Montreal Expos routed the New York Mets 10-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 8-7. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the California Angels and the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Kansas City Royals 7-5, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Houston Astros, 3-1, the Texas Rangers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3, the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 4-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs 8-6. The home team won every regular-season game on the date. 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 15, 1989 and the next, Sep 17, 1989. The 1989 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.