Games on September 26, 1998

The games of September 26, 1998

On September 26, 1998, 16 games went into the books. The Chicago White Sox routed the Kansas City Royals 13-5, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the New York Mets (4-0) and the Florida Marlins over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0). One-run games: the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, the Florida Marlins 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Houston Astros, and the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Anaheim Angels. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Boston Red Sox 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-5, the New York Yankees topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-1, the Texas Rangers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-6, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Detroit Tigers 5-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Florida Marlins. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 25, 1998 and the next, Sep 27, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.