Games on August 26, 1998

The games of August 26, 1998

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on August 26, 1998. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 12-5 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. The day's shutouts were the San Diego Padres over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the Colorado Rockies, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Montreal Expos, and the New York Yankees 7-6 over the Anaheim Angels. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 7-4, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-2, the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3, the Houston Astros fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-2, the Anaheim Angels beat the New York Yankees 6-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the New York Mets, 4-1, the Florida Marlins topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6, the Minnesota Twins topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Texas Rangers, 8-6, and the Kansas City Royals topped the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2. The Anaheim Angels and the New York Yankees met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 25, 1998 and the next, Aug 27, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.