Games on August 26, 1990

The games of August 26, 1990

13 games were played on August 26, 1990, according to Retrosheet. The Kansas City Royals routed the Seattle Mariners 8-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Texas Rangers over the Minnesota Twins (1-0) and the Boston Red Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the New York Mets, and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians topped the Baltimore Orioles 8-3, the California Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-3, the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2, the Montreal Expos beat the San Diego Padres 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 25, 1990 and the next, Aug 27, 1990. The 1990 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.