Games on August 21, 1998

The games of August 21, 1998

16 games were played on August 21, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Cincinnati Reds 14-2, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the New York Mets over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Arizona Diamondbacks (1-0), and the New York Yankees over the Texas Rangers (5-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the San Diego Padres, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants, the Colorado Rockies 3-2 over the Montreal Expos, and the Seattle Mariners 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Anaheim Angels 9-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Florida Marlins 5-1, the Houston Astros beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 10-5, the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2, and the Kansas City Royals topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets. 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 20, 1998 and the next, Aug 22, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.