Games on August 28, 1999

The games of August 28, 1999

16 games were played on August 28, 1999, according to Retrosheet. The Colorado Rockies routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-6, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Cleveland Indians over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (3-0), the Colorado Rockies over the Philadelphia Phillies (4-0), and the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Anaheim Angels, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals. Elsewhere, the New York Mets fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 7-5, the Houston Astros fell to the Florida Marlins, 5-2, the Montreal Expos beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-6, the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the San Diego Padres 6-4, the San Francisco Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Texas Rangers, 9-7. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Phillies and the Colorado Rockies. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 27, 1999 and the next, Aug 29, 1999. The 1999 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.