Games on April 9, 1999

The games of April 9, 1999

On April 9, 1999, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 14-5 winners over the Minnesota Twins. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-4, the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 10-5, the Florida Marlins topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 9-6, the New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 10-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 12-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Seattle Mariners, 6-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Anaheim Angels, 8-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 8, 1999 and the next, Apr 10, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.