Games on August 16, 1999

The games of August 16, 1999

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 16, 1999. The most lopsided result was the Texas Rangers' 13-5 win over the Cleveland Indians. The highest-scoring game ended 14-6, the Atlanta Braves over the Colorado Rockies. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Milwaukee Brewers (2-0) and the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics, the New York Mets 4-3 over the San Diego Padres, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Chicago Cubs 10-3, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-2, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 9-1, the Florida Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-5, the Montreal Expos fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 15, 1999 and the next, Aug 17, 1999. The 1999 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.