Games on August 21, 2004

The games of August 21, 2004

15 games were played on August 21, 2004, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 8-1 winners over the Cleveland Indians. Runs came easiest when the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 11-10. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (5-0). The closest finishes were the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Boston Red Sox, 10-7, the Colorado Rockies topped the Montreal Expos 5-2, the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6, the Anaheim Angels topped the New York Yankees 6-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Florida Marlins, 8-2, the New York Mets topped the San Francisco Giants 11-9, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 20, 2004 and the next, Aug 22, 2004. The 2004 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.