Games on August 26, 1991

The games of August 26, 1991

13 games were played on August 26, 1991, according to Retrosheet. The Texas Rangers routed the New York Yankees 10-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-9, the Atlanta Braves over the Montreal Expos. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the Chicago White Sox (7-0) and the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics (3-0). The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Seattle Mariners 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the California Angels 5-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 6-4, and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 25, 1991 and the next, Aug 27, 1991. For the wider picture, see the 1991 season.