Games on May 23, 2001

The games of May 23, 2001

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 23, 2001. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Anaheim Angels 12-5, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Philadelphia Phillies over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the San Diego Padres 7-6 over the Houston Astros, and the Seattle Mariners 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-4, the Kansas City Royals topped the Oakland Athletics 4-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3, the New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 4-2, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 7-3, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Texas Rangers 10-6, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Chicago White Sox 9-6. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 22, 2001 and the next, May 24, 2001. For the wider picture, see the 2001 season.