Games on August 21, 1999

The games of August 21, 1999

16 games were played on August 21, 1999, according to Retrosheet. The Texas Rangers routed the Boston Red Sox 9-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Chicago Cubs over the Colorado Rockies. Shutouts went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the Anaheim Angels (5-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the Seattle Mariners (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Houston Astros 5-4 over the Florida Marlins, and the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the San Diego Padres 6-2, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-5, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Montreal Expos 9-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 6-1, the New York Mets topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Oakland Athletics, 8-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-2, and the Kansas City Royals fell to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 8-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago White Sox and the Baltimore Orioles. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 20, 1999 and the next, Aug 22, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.