Games on May 8, 1999

The games of May 8, 1999

On May 8, 1999, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 11-1 winners over the San Diego Padres. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the New York Yankees 14-5. A shutout went on the board for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals (7-0). Decided by a single run were the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the Houston Astros, and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Anaheim Angels 6-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Florida Marlins 8-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Minnesota Twins 6-2, and the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 7, 1999 and the next, May 9, 1999. The 1999 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.