Games on May 16, 1899

5 games

The games of May 16, 1899

Retrosheet's records show 5 games on May 16, 1899. The most lopsided result was the Baltimore Orioles' 15-5 win over the New York Giants. One-run games: the Brooklyn Superbas 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Orphans 10-9 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the St. Louis Perfectos topped the Louisville Colonels 9-3 and the Washington Senators fell to the Boston Beaneaters, 8-4. 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, May 15, 1899 and the next, May 17, 1899. The 1899 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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