Games on August 31, 2011

The games of August 31, 2011

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 31, 2011. The Toronto Blue Jays routed the Baltimore Orioles 13-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 9-5. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0), the Houston Astros over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the Chicago Cubs (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Minnesota Twins 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Oakland Athletics, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, and the New York Mets 3-2 over the Florida Marlins. Elsewhere, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-2, the Washington Nationals fell to the Atlanta Braves, 3-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Diego Padres 4-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-3, the Seattle Mariners beat the Anaheim Angels 2-1, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 4-1. 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, 2011 and the next, Sep 1, 2011. The 2011 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.