Games on August 18, 1999

The games of August 18, 1999

15 games were played on August 18, 1999, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Mets, 9-1 winners over the San Diego Padres. The highest-scoring game ended 12-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Minnesota Twins (2-0), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the Detroit Tigers (4-0), and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Florida Marlins (7-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Anaheim Angels, the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Montreal Expos, and the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 7-4, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-1, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Colorado Rockies, 4-1, the Houston Astros topped the Milwaukee Brewers 6-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Kansas City Royals, 3-0, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 17, 1999 and the next, Aug 19, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.