Games on April 19, 1998

The games of April 19, 1998

15 games were played on April 19, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The New York Mets routed the Cincinnati Reds 14-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-7, the Texas Rangers over the Baltimore Orioles. The day's shutouts were the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the Anaheim Angels (6-0) and the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (2-0). The closest finishes were the Florida Marlins 4-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the New York Yankees, and the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the Colorado Rockies 5-3, the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 10-7, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-4, the Kansas City Royals topped the Oakland Athletics 7-3, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Atlanta Braves and the Colorado Rockies. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 18, 1998 and the next, Apr 20, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.