Games on August 5, 1990

The games of August 5, 1990

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on August 5, 1990. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 12-6 winners over the San Francisco Giants. Shutouts: the Seattle Mariners over the Minnesota Twins (4-0). In the other games, the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the California Angels 4-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Montreal Expos 3-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, the Houston Astros topped the Atlanta Braves 6-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 8-3, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 4, 1990 and the next, Aug 6, 1990. For the wider picture, see the 1990 season.