Games on August 20, 1998

The games of August 20, 1998

Retrosheet's records show 17 games on August 20, 1998. The widest margin belonged to the Anaheim Angels, 13-2 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-9. The day's shutouts were the San Diego Padres over the Atlanta Braves (2-0), the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Mets (2-0), and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Seattle Mariners (7-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Florida Marlins, the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the Houston Astros, the New York Mets 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Kansas City Royals, 8-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 9-4, the Colorado Rockies topped the Montreal Expos 6-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-1, and the Texas Rangers topped the Cleveland Indians 8-2. The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets and the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Philadelphia Phillies each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 19, 1998 and the next, Aug 21, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.