Games on August 9, 2006

The games of August 9, 2006

15 games were played on August 9, 2006, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Texas Rangers' 14-0 win over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-1. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Anaheim Angels (4-0) and the Seattle Mariners over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2-0). The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox. Elsewhere, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the San Francisco Giants 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Atlanta Braves 9-3, the Colorado Rockies topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-3, the New York Mets topped the San Diego Padres 4-3, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3, and the Florida Marlins fell to the Washington Nationals, 5-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 8, 2006 and the next, Aug 10, 2006. The 2006 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.