Games on August 23, 2001

The games of August 23, 2001

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 23, 2001. The widest margin belonged to the Cincinnati Reds, 12-2 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Cleveland Indians over the Oakland Athletics. Shutouts: the Colorado Rockies over the New York Mets (10-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Anaheim Angels, the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Houston Astros 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Chicago Cubs 8-1, the Florida Marlins fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-2, the Montreal Expos fell to the San Francisco Giants, 10-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1, the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-4, and the New York Yankees topped the Texas Rangers 5-2. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 22, 2001 and the next, Aug 24, 2001. The 2001 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.