Games on August 23, 1996

The games of August 23, 1996

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 23, 1996. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 9-2 winners over the Texas Rangers. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the Montreal Expos over the San Francisco Giants. Shutouts went on the board for the California Angels over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Astros (1-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Florida Marlins, and the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Seattle Mariners, 6-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Florida Marlins, 8-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 7-5, the Oakland Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 5-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 7-4. The Cincinnati Reds and the Florida Marlins met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 22, 1996 and the next, Aug 24, 1996. For the wider picture, see the 1996 season.