Games on August 30, 1999

The games of August 30, 1999

On August 30, 1999, 15 games went into the books. The New York Mets routed the Houston Astros 17-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 14-6. A shutout went on the board for the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 over the Montreal Expos and the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Seattle Mariners, 5-2, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 11-3, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Colorado Rockies 11-8, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 7-4, the San Diego Padres topped the Chicago Cubs 8-4, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4, and the Florida Marlins topped the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2. The Seattle Mariners and the Chicago White Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 29, 1999 and the next, Aug 31, 1999. The 1999 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.