Games on August 26, 2005

The games of August 26, 2005

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 26, 2005. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 11-3 winners over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Runs came easiest when the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Anaheim Angels 12-8. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants (1-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Minnesota Twins (6-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 9-8 over the Detroit Tigers, the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Colorado Rockies 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Oakland Athletics topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Florida Marlins, 7-5, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Atlanta Braves 3-1, the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Seattle Mariners 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Washington Nationals, 4-1. 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 25, 2005 and the next, Aug 27, 2005. The 2005 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.