Games on August 8, 2001

The games of August 8, 2001

15 games were played on August 8, 2001, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 16-1 winners over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The highest-scoring game ended 19-6, the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers. The closest finishes were the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Colorado Rockies, the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the New York Mets 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Chicago White Sox, 15-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 11-9, the Florida Marlins fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 4-1, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the San Diego Padres 4-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Seattle Mariners, 12-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 7, 2001 and the next, Aug 9, 2001. For the wider picture, see the 2001 season.