Games on June 9, 1999

The games of June 9, 1999

15 games were played on June 9, 1999, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 15-3 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 17-13. Shutouts: the Oakland Athletics over the San Diego Padres (3-0). The closest finishes were the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 over the Chicago Cubs, the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the New York Mets 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 13-4, the Colorado Rockies topped the Seattle Mariners 16-11, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Florida Marlins 4-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1, the Montreal Expos beat the Boston Red Sox 13-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Yankees, 11-5, and the Anaheim Angels beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 8, 1999 and the next, Jun 10, 1999. The 1999 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.