Games on August 22, 1999

The games of August 22, 1999

On August 22, 1999, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 12-3 winners over the Anaheim Angels. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies. A shutout went on the board for the Texas Rangers over the Boston Red Sox (6-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, the Colorado Rockies 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the Montreal Expos, and the New York Mets 8-7 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Chicago White Sox 9-4, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-3, the New York Yankees topped the Minnesota Twins 5-3, the New York Mets fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-5, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-3, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the Seattle Mariners 7-4, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Kansas City Royals 2-1. The St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 21, 1999 and the next, Aug 23, 1999. The 1999 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.