Games on September 17, 1989

The games of September 17, 1989

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on September 17, 1989. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 7-0 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts went on the board for the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0), the Montreal Expos over the New York Mets (1-0), and the Seattle Mariners over the New York Yankees (3-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Oakland Athletics, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox fell to the California Angels, 6-3, the Texas Rangers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 9-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-0, the San Francisco Giants topped the San Diego Padres 5-3, and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 6-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 16, 1989 and the next, Sep 18, 1989. For the wider picture, see the 1989 season.