Games on August 5, 1991

The games of August 5, 1991

The schedule for August 5, 1991 lists 10 games. The Cleveland Indians routed the Texas Rangers 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-6, the Cincinnati Reds over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Shutouts: the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners (3-0). The closest finishes were the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles and the Houston Astros 2-1 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-2, the California Angels fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-4, the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 7-5, the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3, and the Chicago Cubs topped the New York Mets 7-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 4, 1991 and the next, Aug 6, 1991. The 1991 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.