Games on August 16, 2000

The games of August 16, 2000

On August 16, 2000, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-4 winners over the Florida Marlins. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-10. The day's shutouts were the Texas Rangers over the New York Yankees (5-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Oakland Athletics 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the San Diego Padres fell to the Atlanta Braves, 4-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Kansas City Royals, 9-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Montreal Expos 4-1, the New York Mets fell to the Colorado Rockies, 7-5, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 12-8, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Anaheim Angels 8-6. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 15, 2000 and the next, Aug 17, 2000. For the wider picture, see the 2000 season.