Games on August 21, 2001

The games of August 21, 2001

15 games were played on August 21, 2001, according to Retrosheet. The Texas Rangers routed the New York Yankees 13-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-6. Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Florida Marlins and the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-5, the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Chicago Cubs 3-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5, the San Francisco Giants beat the Montreal Expos 10-2, the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Houston Astros, 8-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Detroit Tigers 4-1. 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 20, 2001 and the next, Aug 22, 2001. For the wider picture, see the 2001 season.