Games on July 4, 1998

The games of July 4, 1998

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