Games on August 30, 2005

The games of August 30, 2005

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 30, 2005. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 8-0 winners over the Texas Rangers. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Texas Rangers over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Milwaukee Brewers (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Anaheim Angels, the Washington Nationals 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and the Florida Marlins 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Houston Astros, 5-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-4, the New York Mets topped the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4, the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Seattle Mariners, 8-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Colorado Rockies 4-3, and the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-2. The Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers met twice, as a doubleheader. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 29, 2005 and the next, Aug 31, 2005. For the wider picture, see the 2005 season.