Games on October 2, 1999

The games of October 2, 1999

On October 2, 1999, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Anaheim Angels' 15-3 win over the Texas Rangers. The highest-scoring game ended 16-7, the San Francisco Giants over the Colorado Rockies. Shutouts: the Florida Marlins over the Atlanta Braves (1-0), the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (8-0), and the Houston Astros over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In the other games, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the San Diego Padres 7-5, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 10-6, the New York Mets topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-0, the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 10-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Montreal Expos, 13-3, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-3. 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, Oct 1, 1999 and the next, Oct 3, 1999. For the wider picture, see the 1999 season.