Games on August 9, 2001

The games of August 9, 2001

On August 9, 2001, 15 games went into the books. The Colorado Rockies routed the Chicago Cubs 14-5, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Oakland Athletics over the Boston Red Sox (6-0). One-run games: the Anaheim Angels 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Houston Astros 6-5 over the Atlanta Braves, the New York Mets 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-4, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Florida Marlins, 3-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Cleveland Indians 6-4, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Montreal Expos 9-6, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Diego Padres, 6-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5, the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-3, and the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 8, 2001 and the next, Aug 10, 2001. The 2001 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.