(12–7) || Abbott (10–8) || Burns (8) || 53,036 || 71–46 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 118 || August 13 || @ Angels || 4–3 || Blyleven (12–2) || Stewart (16–7) || Harvey (17) || 60,326 || 71–47 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 119 || August 15 || Indians || 5–2 || Davis (13–5) || Nichols (3–2) || Eckersley (24) || 28,459 || 72–47 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 120 || August 16 || Indians || 6–3 || Olin (1–0) || Honeycutt (2–2) || Jones (28) || 29,502 || 72–48 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 121 || August 17 || Indians || 1–0 || Welch (13–7) || Farrell (7–12) || Eckersley (25) || 35,071 || 73–48 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 122 || August 18 || Twins || 4–3 || Smith (9–4) || Stewart (16–8) || Reardon (23) || 38,956 || 73–49 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 123 || August 19 || Twins || 5 – 4 || Davis (14–5) || Wayne (3–4) || || 44,123 || 74–49 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 124 || August 20 || Twins || 5–0 || Moore (16–6) || Anderson (14–10) || || 43,875 || 75–49 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 125 || August 21 || @ Tigers || 6–1 || C. Young (4–8) || Tanana (9–11) || || 6,197 || 76–49 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 126 || August 22 || @ Rangers || 2–0 || Welch (14–7) || Ryan (14–8) || Eckersley (26) || 42,869 || 77–49 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 127 || August 23 || @ Rangers || 5–4 || Stewart (17–8) || Brown (11–8) || Eckersley (27) || 23,453 || 78–49 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 128 || August 24 || @ Rangers || 6–2 || Jeffcoat (7–5) || Davis (14–6) || Mielke (1) || 25,604 || 78–50 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 129 || August 25 || @ Royals || 3–1 || Gubicza (12–10) || Moore (16–7) || Montgomery (14) || 38,263 || 78–51 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" | 130 || August 26 || @ Royals || 2–0 || Saberhagen (16–5) || C. Young (4–9) || || 41,253 || 78–52 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 131 || August 27 || @ Royals || 6–0 || Welch (15–7) || Gordon (16–5) || || 38,263 || 79–52 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 132 || August 28 || @ Yankees || 7–3 || Stewart (18–8) || Hawkins (13–13) || Eckersley (28) || 25,359 || 80–52 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#bbffbb" | 133 || August 29 || @ Yankees || 19–5 || Davis (15–6) || Cary (3–3) || || 27,751 || 81–52 |- style="text-align:center;background-color:#ffbbbb" |