Games on August 17, 2001

The games of August 17, 2001

On August 17, 2001, 15 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Toronto Blue Jays' 11-3 win over the Texas Rangers. Runs came easiest when the Colorado Rockies beat the Florida Marlins 12-5. Shutouts: the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners (4-0) and the Montreal Expos over the San Diego Padres (4-0). The closest finishes were the Houston Astros 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Chicago Cubs 7-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 11-5, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 9-2, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Anaheim Angels, 7-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Royals 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the New York Mets 8-3, and the Minnesota Twins fell to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 9-4. 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 16, 2001 and the next, Aug 18, 2001. The 2001 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.