Games on August 17, 1999

The games of August 17, 1999

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 17, 1999. The Oakland Athletics routed the Boston Red Sox 12-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 15-4. A shutout went on the board for the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Chicago Cubs (4-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Anaheim Angels, the Colorado Rockies 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the New York Mets, and the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Minnesota Twins 8-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-4, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1, the Houston Astros topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Florida Marlins, 6-1, the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 16, 1999 and the next, Aug 18, 1999. The 1999 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.