Games on May 16, 1999

The games of May 16, 1999

15 games were played on May 16, 1999, according to Retrosheet. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Texas Rangers 16-5, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the San Diego Padres (3-0). Decided by a single run were the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the Florida Marlins 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Anaheim Angels 7-4, the Colorado Rockies topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 9-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Minnesota Twins 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Montreal Expos 9-4, the Seattle Mariners topped the Kansas City Royals 5-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 9-6. 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, May 15, 1999 and the next, May 17, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.