Games on May 2, 2001

The games of May 2, 2001

On May 2, 2001, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Anaheim Angels' 12-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the Milwaukee Brewers (1-0) and the Oakland Athletics over the Toronto Blue Jays (6-0). The closest finishes were the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Houston Astros 6-5 over the New York Mets, and the San Francisco Giants 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-1, the Chicago Cubs topped the San Diego Padres 8-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-3, the Florida Marlins fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Royals 8-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the New York Yankees 4-2, the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Boston Red Sox 5-1, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 8-4. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 1, 2001 and the next, May 3, 2001. The 2001 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.