Games on August 16, 1991

The games of August 16, 1991

14 games were played on August 16, 1991, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 9-1 winners over the Philadelphia Phillies. The highest-scoring game ended 13-9, the Cleveland Indians over the Texas Rangers. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the San Francisco Giants (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics, the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Texas Rangers topped the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-1, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-5, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Mets 8-2, and the Seattle Mariners beat the California Angels 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 15, 1991 and the next, Aug 17, 1991. The 1991 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.