Games on August 9, 1998

The games of August 9, 1998

On August 9, 1998, 15 games went into the books. The Anaheim Angels routed the Chicago White Sox 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 14-8. The closest finishes were the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the New York Mets fell to the Colorado Rockies, 11-4, the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Houston Astros, 11-2, the Montreal Expos topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Florida Marlins 6-5, the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 7-5, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 2-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 8, 1998 and the next, Aug 10, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.