Games on August 4, 1998

The games of August 4, 1998

On August 4, 1998, 16 games went into the books. The Kansas City Royals routed the Minnesota Twins 12-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the Texas Rangers over the Toronto Blue Jays. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers (4-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the Arizona Diamondbacks (2-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the New York Mets 7-6 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Florida Marlins fell to the Houston Astros, 9-5, the New York Yankees topped the Oakland Athletics 10-4, the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 10-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 13-5, the San Diego Padres topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-6. Doubleheaders on the date: the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics. 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, Aug 3, 1998 and the next, Aug 5, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.