Games on August 3, 1990

The games of August 3, 1990

13 games were played on August 3, 1990, according to Retrosheet. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Kansas City Royals 14-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 14-5. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves (3-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Philadelphia Phillies (11-0). The closest finishes were the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Mets 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the California Angels fell to the Oakland Athletics, 8-6, the Chicago Cubs beat the Montreal Expos 10-4, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-2, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 6-4, the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 11-2, and the Texas Rangers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 9-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 2, 1990 and the next, Aug 4, 1990. For the wider picture, see the 1990 season.