Games on May 5, 1999

The games of May 5, 1999

15 games were played on May 5, 1999, according to Retrosheet. The Philadelphia Phillies routed the San Diego Padres 11-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-6, the Colorado Rockies over the Chicago Cubs. Shutouts: the Baltimore Orioles over the Chicago White Sox (8-0) and the Milwaukee Brewers over the Florida Marlins (2-0). The closest finishes were the Seattle Mariners 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the Houston Astros 5-4 over the New York Mets, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-3, the Texas Rangers topped the Boston Red Sox 8-3, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Anaheim Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Montreal Expos 8-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 10-7, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 4, 1999 and the next, May 6, 1999. The 1999 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.