Games on September 23, 1998

The games of September 23, 1998

15 games were played on September 23, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 11-0 winners over the Florida Marlins. Runs came easiest when the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 14-11. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the New York Mets (3-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Milwaukee Brewers 8-7 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Minnesota Twins 7-6 over the Chicago White Sox. The rest of the slate: the Texas Rangers topped the Anaheim Angels 7-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 8-4, the Oakland Athletics topped the Seattle Mariners 8-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Houston Astros, 7-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 22, 1998 and the next, Sep 24, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.