Games on August 14, 1998

The games of August 14, 1998

15 games were played on August 14, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago White Sox routed the Seattle Mariners 14-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-12, the Boston Red Sox over the Minnesota Twins. Shutouts went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the Milwaukee Brewers (7-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Florida Marlins (10-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Mets 3-2 over the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 15-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Detroit Tigers, 13-4, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-4, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Kansas City Royals, 11-9, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-2, the New York Yankees topped the Texas Rangers 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5, and the Anaheim Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 13, 1998 and the next, Aug 15, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.