Games on September 8, 1999

The games of September 8, 1999

On September 8, 1999, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Baltimore Orioles, 10-0 winners over the Minnesota Twins. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5. A shutout went on the board for the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians (3-0). The closest finishes were the Anaheim Angels 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Florida Marlins 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-1, the Colorado Rockies beat the Montreal Expos 5-1, the New York Mets topped the San Francisco Giants 7-5, the Oakland Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 6-2, the Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Diego Padres, 7-4, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 7, 1999 and the next, Sep 9, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.