Games on August 31, 2001

The games of August 31, 2001

On August 31, 2001, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Cincinnati Reds' 11-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 11-8, the Chicago White Sox over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Seattle Mariners (3-0). One-run games: the Houston Astros 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the San Diego Padres 6-5 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 8-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-2, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Anaheim Angels 4-1, the New York Mets topped the Florida Marlins 6-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-1, the Colorado Rockies topped the San Francisco Giants 5-2, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 2001 and the next, Sep 1, 2001. The 2001 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.