Games on August 31, 1998
11 games
- HOU 4 @ ATL 3 No box score
- CHA 4 @ BAL 1 No box score
- SEA 1 @ BOS 5 No box score
- CIN 4 @ CHN 5 No box score
- OAK 6 @ CLE 15 No box score
- TEX 13 @ DET 2 No box score
- SLN 5 @ FLO 3 No box score
- NYN 8 @ LAN 3 No box score
- TBA 1 @ MIN 2 No box score
- MON 2 @ SDN 5 No box score
- PHI 2 @ SFN 6 No box score
The games of August 31, 1998
On August 31, 1998, 11 games went into the books. The Texas Rangers routed the Detroit Tigers 13-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 15-6. One-run games: the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Minnesota Twins 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-1, the Florida Marlins fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the New York Mets, 8-3, the San Diego Padres beat the Montreal Expos 5-2, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 1998 and the next, Sep 1, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.
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