Games on August 29, 1999

The games of August 29, 1999

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 29, 1999. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Detroit Tigers 11-4, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-5, the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Los Angeles Dodgers (6-0). The closest finishes were the Colorado Rockies 6-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the San Diego Padres 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. Elsewhere, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the New York Mets 8-4, the Boston Red Sox beat the Anaheim Angels 7-4, the Chicago White Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 7-2, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Cleveland Indians 6-4, the Houston Astros beat the Florida Marlins 10-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 6-2, the Montreal Expos beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-6, the San Francisco Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 28, 1999 and the next, Aug 30, 1999. The 1999 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.