Games on September 5, 1990

The games of September 5, 1990

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on September 5, 1990. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 10-0 winners over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-5. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Royals (3-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Mets (1-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 2-1 over the California Angels and the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Mets 3-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Houston Astros 5-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, and the Montreal Expos beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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, Sep 4, 1990 and the next, Sep 6, 1990. For the wider picture, see the 1990 season.