Games on August 31, 2004

The games of August 31, 2004

15 games were played on August 31, 2004, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 22-0 winners over the New York Yankees. Shutouts: the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds (8-0), the Montreal Expos over the Chicago Cubs (8-0), and the Florida Marlins over the New York Mets (5-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 9-8 over the Detroit Tigers. Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Anaheim Angels 10-7, the Oakland Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 7-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-5, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-3, the Colorado Rockies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 9-5, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Diego Padres 9-3, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 10-6, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5. 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 30, 2004 and the next, Sep 1, 2004. For the wider picture, see the 2004 season.