Games on August 31, 2009

The games of August 31, 2009

12 games were played on August 31, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The Anaheim Angels routed the Seattle Mariners 10-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 18-10. The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the Houston Astros topped the Chicago Cubs 5-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Detroit Tigers 11-7, the Florida Marlins fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-2, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Kansas City Royals 8-5, and the San Diego Padres topped the Washington Nationals 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds. 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 30, 2009 and the next, Sep 1, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.