Games on August 24, 1999

The games of August 24, 1999

15 games were played on August 24, 1999, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Phillies' 18-2 win over the San Diego Padres. The highest-scoring game ended 11-10, the Oakland Athletics over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the Seattle Mariners over the Detroit Tigers (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 over the Florida Marlins, the Colorado Rockies 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox. Elsewhere, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Anaheim Angels 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Atlanta Braves, 6-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Francisco Giants, 12-4, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-1, the Montreal Expos topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4, the Houston Astros topped the New York Mets 5-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the New York Yankees, 10-7. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 23, 1999 and the next, Aug 25, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.