Games on June 16, 1998

The games of June 16, 1998

15 games were played on June 16, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Brewers, 11-2 winners over the Chicago Cubs. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers. Shutouts went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the Florida Marlins (7-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees (2-0), and the New York Mets over the Montreal Expos (2-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners, the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-5, the Houston Astros fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-4, the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-6, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Colorado Rockies 5-3. 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, Jun 15, 1998 and the next, Jun 17, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.