Games on August 24, 1996

The games of August 24, 1996

The schedule for August 24, 1996 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the Toronto Blue Jays' 9-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 9-5, the Boston Red Sox over the Seattle Mariners. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the San Francisco Giants (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the California Angels, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Colorado Rockies, 9-3, the Florida Marlins beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Houston Astros, 3-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Detroit Tigers 9-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the New York Mets 7-5, the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4, and the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 23, 1996 and the next, Aug 25, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.