Games on October 1, 1999

The games of October 1, 1999

15 games were played on October 1, 1999, according to Retrosheet. The San Diego Padres routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11-7. One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 7-6 over the Texas Rangers, the Chicago White Sox 9-8 over the Minnesota Twins, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the New York Mets 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves topped the Florida Marlins 4-1, the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Cleveland Indians 8-6, the Colorado Rockies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 9-4, the Houston Astros fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Kansas City Royals, 9-5, the Oakland Athletics topped the Seattle Mariners 5-1, the Montreal Expos beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4, and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 30, 1999 and the next, Oct 2, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.