Games on August 15, 1999

The games of August 15, 1999

On August 15, 1999, 16 games went into the books. The Texas Rangers routed the Chicago White Sox 10-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-5, the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants. The day's shutouts were the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Milwaukee Brewers (4-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Houston Astros (2-0). The closest finishes were the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres 7-6 over the Florida Marlins, and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-3, the Cleveland Indians topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the Colorado Rockies beat the Montreal Expos 8-2, the Colorado Rockies beat the Montreal Expos 12-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Anaheim Angels, 10-2, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Minnesota Twins, 5-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Oakland Athletics, 9-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Montreal Expos and the Colorado Rockies. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 14, 1999 and the next, Aug 16, 1999. The 1999 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.