Games on June 5, 1999

The games of June 5, 1999

On June 5, 1999, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the San Francisco Giants, 8-0 winners over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the Colorado Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-11. A shutout went on the board for the Montreal Expos over the Toronto Blue Jays (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Texas Rangers 9-8 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-7, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Detroit Tigers 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-4, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-4, the Houston Astros topped the Minnesota Twins 6-5, the New York Yankees topped the New York Mets 6-3, the Seattle Mariners fell to the San Diego Padres, 3-2, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Florida Marlins, 9-7. Doubleheaders on the date: the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 4, 1999 and the next, Jun 6, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.