Games on August 16, 2006

The games of August 16, 2006

15 games were played on August 16, 2006, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Florida Marlins' 15-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Houston Astros (1-0), the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners (4-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the New York Yankees. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 10-4, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-5, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-2, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 7-5, the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Texas Rangers, 9-3, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 9-6. 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 15, 2006 and the next, Aug 17, 2006. For the wider picture, see the 2006 season.