Games on August 16, 2003

The games of August 16, 2003

On August 16, 2003, 15 games went into the books. The Minnesota Twins routed the Kansas City Royals 14-5, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 12-8. The closest finishes were the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Anaheim Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 11-7, the Atlanta Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Chicago Cubs 10-5, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Houston Astros, 5-2, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3, the Florida Marlins topped the San Diego Padres 6-3, the Montreal Expos beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1, the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 13-4, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Oakland Athletics, 6-4, and the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 15, 2003 and the next, Aug 17, 2003. For the wider picture, see the 2003 season.