Games on September 8, 2006

The games of September 8, 2006

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on September 8, 2006. The widest margin belonged to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 13-1 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. Runs came easiest when the Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals 11-8. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Mets (5-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres (4-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 10-9 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Florida Marlins, and the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Atlanta Braves, 8-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 9-4, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 9-5, the Texas Rangers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-2, and the Oakland Athletics topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-6. 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, Sep 7, 2006 and the next, Sep 9, 2006. The 2006 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.