Games on August 23, 1999

The games of August 23, 1999

13 games were played on August 23, 1999, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 21-3 winners over the Texas Rangers. The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, the New York Mets 3-2 over the Houston Astros, the San Diego Padres 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-2, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, the Montreal Expos topped the St. Louis Cardinals 11-7, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-4, the Seattle Mariners topped the Cleveland Indians 4-1, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 22, 1999 and the next, Aug 24, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.