Games on August 30, 1996

The games of August 30, 1996

On August 30, 1996, 15 games went into the books. The Houston Astros routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-2. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Royals (4-0), the San Diego Padres over the Montreal Expos (6-0), and the Oakland Athletics over the Boston Red Sox (7-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees beat the California Angels 6-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Florida Marlins, 3-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the New York Mets 6-4, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Seattle Mariners 5-2, the Colorado Rockies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-4, and the Cleveland Indians fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs. 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 29, 1996 and the next, Aug 31, 1996. The 1996 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.