Games on September 16, 1998

The games of September 16, 1998

15 games were played on September 16, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' 7-0 win over the New York Yankees. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Cleveland Indians over the Minnesota Twins. The day's shutouts were the Milwaukee Brewers over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Colorado Rockies (2-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). One-run games: the San Francisco Giants 6-5 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, and the New York Mets 4-3 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox, 9-4, the Florida Marlins fell to the Montreal Expos, 3-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Seattle Mariners, 4-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the San Diego Padres 6-3, and the Anaheim Angels fell to the Texas Rangers, 5-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 15, 1998 and the next, Sep 17, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.