Games on September 5, 1999

The games of September 5, 1999

14 games were played on September 5, 1999, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 15-7 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 13-9, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Brewers. Decided by a single run were the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees topped the Anaheim Angels 8-3, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Florida Marlins fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-2, the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3, the Houston Astros topped the Montreal Expos 6-2, the New York Mets topped the Colorado Rockies 6-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-7, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the San Francisco Giants 8-4, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-7. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 4, 1999 and the next, Sep 6, 1999. The 1999 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.