Games on July 15, 1998

The games of July 15, 1998

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on July 15, 1998. The New York Yankees routed the Detroit Tigers 11-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 14-3, the Baltimore Orioles over the Texas Rangers. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (1-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (3-0). The closest finishes were the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-8 over the Houston Astros and the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 9-3, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Colorado Rockies 6-2, the Florida Marlins fell to the Montreal Expos, 9-5, the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 12-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Oakland Athletics 5-1, the Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2. The Toronto Blue Jays and the Chicago White Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 14, 1998 and the next, Jul 16, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.