Games on August 16, 2001

The games of August 16, 2001

The schedule for August 16, 2001 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Royals' 9-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 12-5, the New York Yankees over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The closest finishes were the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the San Diego Padres 6-5 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Seattle Mariners fell to the Boston Red Sox, 6-4, the Chicago White Sox topped the Texas Rangers 7-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the Minnesota Twins 6-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1, the Anaheim Angels topped the Detroit Tigers 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Montreal Expos, 7-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Florida Marlins 5-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-3, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 15, 2001 and the next, Aug 17, 2001. The 2001 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.