Games on July 16, 2005

The games of July 16, 2005

15 games were played on July 16, 2005, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-5 winners over the Florida Marlins. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 10-8. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs (3-0) and the Atlanta Braves over the New York Mets (3-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 over the Colorado Rockies, the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants, the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Anaheim Angels, and the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles. In the other games, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 7-4, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-5, the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3, the Washington Nationals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3, the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Houston Astros 4-2, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5. 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, Jul 15, 2005 and the next, Jul 17, 2005. For the wider picture, see the 2005 season.