Games on May 9, 1999

The games of May 9, 1999

15 games were played on May 9, 1999, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 11-6 winners over the New York Mets. The highest-scoring game ended 12-9, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the St. Louis Cardinals. Shutouts went on the board for the Oakland Athletics over the Chicago White Sox (3-0), the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers (5-0), and the San Diego Padres over the Atlanta Braves (5-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the Anaheim Angels 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 8-5, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Colorado Rockies 10-8, the Montreal Expos topped the Houston Astros 4-2, the Florida Marlins topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Kansas City Royals, 7-2, the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 6-1, and the Texas Rangers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 11-6. 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, May 8, 1999 and the next, May 10, 1999. The 1999 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.