Games on July 16, 1990

The games of July 16, 1990

13 games were played on July 16, 1990, according to Retrosheet. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Atlanta Braves 7-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Baltimore Orioles over the Texas Rangers. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the Cleveland Indians (3-0). The closest finishes were the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the San Diego Padres, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals. Elsewhere, the California Angels fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Montreal Expos 8-3, the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 4-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Seattle Mariners 4-3, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 15, 1990 and the next, Jul 17, 1990. For the wider picture, see the 1990 season.