Games on August 24, 1998

The games of August 24, 1998

On August 24, 1998, 12 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Houston Astros' 12-3 win over the Chicago Cubs. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 11-10. One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Texas Rangers 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Florida Marlins fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-4, the San Diego Padres topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-1, the Anaheim Angels topped the New York Yankees 7-3, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Mets 9-5, the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-5, and the Kansas City Royals topped the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates played to a 5-5 tie. 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 23, 1998 and the next, Aug 25, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.