Games on August 31, 1999

The games of August 31, 1999

15 games were played on August 31, 1999, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Minnesota Twins' 14-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The highest-scoring game ended 14-12, the Cleveland Indians over the Anaheim Angels. A shutout went on the board for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 over the Colorado Rockies, and the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Royals fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Seattle Mariners, 11-4, the Atlanta Braves topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-2, the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 14-6, the Houston Astros topped the New York Mets 6-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Diego Padres, 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Florida Marlins 8-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 30, 1999 and the next, Sep 1, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.