Games on August 22, 2009

The games of August 22, 2009

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 22, 2009. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 14-1 winners over the New York Yankees. The highest-scoring game ended 14-11, the Colorado Rockies over the San Francisco Giants. Shutouts went on the board for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs (2-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the San Diego Padres (7-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Florida Marlins, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, the Minnesota Twins 8-7 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-1, the Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 12-2, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 5-4, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Anaheim Angels, 7-3, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 11-9. 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 21, 2009 and the next, Aug 23, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.