Games on August 21, 2009

The games of August 21, 2009

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 21, 2009. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 20-11 win over the Boston Red Sox. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Arizona Diamondbacks (1-0) and the San Diego Padres over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0). One-run games: the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the Florida Marlins, 5-3, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Seattle Mariners, 9-4, the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Texas Rangers 5-3, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 7-3. 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 20, 2009 and the next, Aug 22, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.