Games on June 8, 1999

The games of June 8, 1999

16 games were played on June 8, 1999, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 11-2 winners over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-10. Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Houston Astros, the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the Florida Marlins 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles, and the Texas Rangers 7-6 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3, the Seattle Mariners beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5, the Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-4, the Florida Marlins topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-2, the Montreal Expos beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1, the New York Mets beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Yankees 11-5, the Oakland Athletics fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-3, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Anaheim Angels 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Florida Marlins. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 7, 1999 and the next, Jun 9, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.