Games on July 24, 1998

The games of July 24, 1998

18 games were played on July 24, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 12-2 winners over the Cincinnati Reds. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Milwaukee Brewers over the Montreal Expos. Shutouts: the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs (5-0), the Atlanta Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the Oakland Athletics (6-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Kansas City Royals 4-3 over the Anaheim Angels, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 over the Florida Marlins. The rest of the slate: the Seattle Mariners fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-4, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Boston Red Sox 10-6, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Mets, 7-3, the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-3, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, the Montreal Expos topped the Milwaukee Brewers 11-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Texas Rangers 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Florida Marlins 6-4, and the Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres 2-1. The New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs, the Montreal Expos and the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Florida Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 23, 1998 and the next, Jul 25, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.