Games on July 16, 1999

The games of July 16, 1999

On July 16, 1999, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 11-3 win over the Cleveland Indians. The highest-scoring game ended 12-10, the Kansas City Royals over the Milwaukee Brewers. Shutouts: the Milwaukee Brewers over the Kansas City Royals (2-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago Cubs 11-10 over the Minnesota Twins, the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Seattle Mariners. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 9-4, the Colorado Rockies topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-2, the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Yankees 10-7, the Oakland Athletics beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8, the New York Mets topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9-7, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Texas Rangers, 9-8, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Florida Marlins, 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Royals and the Milwaukee Brewers. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 15, 1999 and the next, Jul 17, 1999. The 1999 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.