Games on April 18, 1999

The games of April 18, 1999

On April 18, 1999, 15 games went into the books. The Atlanta Braves routed the Colorado Rockies 20-5, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles (6-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Seattle Mariners, 8-5, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 12-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Houston Astros, 8-4, the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5, the New York Mets fell to the Montreal Expos, 4-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Florida Marlins 7-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 17, 1999 and the next, Apr 19, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.