Games on August 13, 1991

The games of August 13, 1991

On August 13, 1991, 17 games went into the books. The Kansas City Royals routed the New York Yankees 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres 12-9. A shutout went on the board for the Kansas City Royals over the New York Yankees (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, the Baltimore Orioles 8-7 over the Texas Rangers, the Montreal Expos 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-6, the Boston Red Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 7-5, the Detroit Tigers topped the Chicago White Sox 11-9, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-4, the California Angels topped the Minnesota Twins 8-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3, the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Atlanta Braves, 9-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the New York Mets 7-4. The Texas Rangers and the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 12, 1991 and the next, Aug 14, 1991. The 1991 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.