Games on August 17, 1991

The games of August 17, 1991

On August 17, 1991, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 12-4 win over the Oakland Athletics. Shutouts went on the board for the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians (2-0), the Montreal Expos over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0), and the Cincinnati Reds over the San Francisco Giants (7-0). One-run games: the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 over the Houston Astros, the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-5, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 4-1, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the California Angels, 4-1. 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 16, 1991 and the next, Aug 18, 1991. The 1991 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.