Games on April 17, 1999

The games of April 17, 1999

On April 17, 1999, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 11-3 winners over the Texas Rangers. The highest-scoring game ended 13-8, the Minnesota Twins over the Cleveland Indians. The closest finishes were the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the Anaheim Angels, the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Colorado Rockies 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-5, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-5, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Houston Astros 8-5, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4, the New York Mets topped the Montreal Expos 3-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Florida Marlins 2-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-3, and the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-4. The Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Apr 16, 1999 and the next, Apr 18, 1999. The 1999 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.