Games on September 1, 1999

The games of September 1, 1999

15 games were played on September 1, 1999, according to Retrosheet. The Montreal Expos routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 14-7. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the San Diego Padres (1-0) and the Toronto Blue Jays over the Minnesota Twins (4-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Atlanta Braves 8-7 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 over the Colorado Rockies. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-1, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-1, the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 9-5, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4, the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 7-1, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, and the Florida Marlins fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-3. 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 31, 1999 and the next, Sep 2, 1999. The 1999 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.