Games on August 6, 1999

The games of August 6, 1999

17 games were played on August 6, 1999, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Florida Marlins' 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the Montreal Expos 12-10. A shutout went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the Houston Astros (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Minnesota Twins 9-8 over the Kansas City Royals, the New York Mets 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Texas Rangers. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Anaheim Angels 5-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3, the Houston Astros topped the Chicago Cubs 6-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 9-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1, the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 11-8, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2. The Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 5, 1999 and the next, Aug 7, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.