Games on August 2, 2001

The games of August 2, 2001

15 games were played on August 2, 2001, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Oakland Athletics' 17-4 win over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the Arizona Diamondbacks (1-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Seattle Mariners 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the New York Mets, and the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Florida Marlins. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels topped the Boston Red Sox 13-4, the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3, the Colorado Rockies fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Texas Rangers, 12-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Chicago Cubs 4-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Atlanta Braves, 2-1, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 1, 2001 and the next, Aug 3, 2001. The 2001 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.