Games on August 31, 2005

The games of August 31, 2005

16 games were played on August 31, 2005, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 10-0 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Florida Marlins 10-5. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs (7-0), the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins (1-0), and the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners (2-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics, the Washington Nationals 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the New York Mets 8-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5, the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3, the Texas Rangers topped the Chicago White Sox 9-2, and the Baltimore Orioles topped the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0. Doubleheaders on the date: the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves. 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 30, 2005 and the next, Sep 1, 2005. For the wider picture, see the 2005 season.