Games on August 1, 2001

The games of August 1, 2001

15 games were played on August 1, 2001, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Phillies' 8-1 win over the Colorado Rockies. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 9-7. Shutouts: the St. Louis Cardinals over the Atlanta Braves (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals, the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Florida Marlins 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers. The rest of the slate: the Montreal Expos topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-5, the Anaheim Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 7-1, the Houston Astros fell to the New York Mets, 8-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-5, the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, and the Minnesota Twins fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-1. 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 31, 2001 and the next, Aug 2, 2001. For the wider picture, see the 2001 season.