Games on September 12, 1998

The games of September 12, 1998

15 games were played on September 12, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 15-12, the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Arizona Diamondbacks (3-0) and the Colorado Rockies over the San Francisco Giants (1-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Anaheim Angels, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the Florida Marlins fell to the Atlanta Braves, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-4, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-2, the New York Mets fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-3, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the New York Yankees 5-3, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7, and the Texas Rangers topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-2. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 11, 1998 and the next, Sep 13, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.