Games on August 3, 2001

The games of August 3, 2001

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 3, 2001. The Toronto Blue Jays routed the Baltimore Orioles 10-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-7, the Colorado Rockies over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shutouts went on the board for the Arizona Diamondbacks over the New York Mets (7-0) and the Chicago White Sox over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (4-0). The closest finishes were the Seattle Mariners 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves. Elsewhere, the Houston Astros beat the Montreal Expos 6-2, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 8-7, the New York Yankees beat the Anaheim Angels 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Diego Padres 9-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Florida Marlins 9-5, and the Florida Marlins topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Florida Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals. 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, Aug 2, 2001 and the next, Aug 4, 2001. For the wider picture, see the 2001 season.