Games on October 1, 2000

The games of October 1, 2000

On October 1, 2000, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the San Francisco Giants' 11-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The highest-scoring game ended 12-11, the Detroit Tigers over the Minnesota Twins. Shutouts: the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers (3-0) and the San Diego Padres over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Mets 3-2 over the Montreal Expos, the Chicago Cubs 10-9 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox. The rest of the slate: the Seattle Mariners topped the Anaheim Angels 5-2, the Colorado Rockies topped the Atlanta Braves 10-5, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-3, the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Toronto Blue Jays 11-4, the Florida Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Houston Astros, 6-1, and the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 30, 2000 and the next, Oct 3, 2000. The 2000 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.