Games on August 6, 2009

The games of August 6, 2009

11 games were played on August 6, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 13-6 winners over the Boston Red Sox. Runs came easiest when the Washington Nationals beat the Florida Marlins 12-8. Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels topped the Chicago White Sox 9-5, the Detroit Tigers topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-3, the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 8-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-6, and the San Diego Padres topped the New York Mets 8-3. 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 5, 2009 and the next, Aug 7, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.