Games on May 31, 1999

The games of May 31, 1999

On May 31, 1999, 13 games went into the books. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the San Diego Padres 8-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Oakland Athletics over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Decided by a single run were the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Anaheim Angels, the Boston Red Sox 8-7 over the Detroit Tigers, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Colorado Rockies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Florida Marlins 5-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the New York Yankees 7-1, the New York Mets fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, the Seattle Mariners topped the Baltimore Orioles 10-6, and the Kansas City Royals fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-3. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 30, 1999 and the next, Jun 1, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.