Games on August 23, 1991

The games of August 23, 1991

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 23, 1991. The most lopsided result was the Milwaukee Brewers' 13-4 win over the Oakland Athletics. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Francisco Giants (8-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the San Diego Padres, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 4-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the California Angels, 4-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-6, the Houston Astros topped the Montreal Expos 9-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the New York Mets 6-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the New York Yankees 6-5. 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 22, 1991 and the next, Aug 24, 1991. For the wider picture, see the 1991 season.