Games on August 23, 2009

The games of August 23, 2009

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 23, 2009. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 10-3 winners over the Kansas City Royals. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets. A shutout went on the board for the Texas Rangers over the Tampa Bay Rays (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 7-5, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1, the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Houston Astros 7-5, the Chicago Cubs topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 9-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 5-2, and the Anaheim Angels fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 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 22, 2009 and the next, Aug 24, 2009. The 2009 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.