Games on September 9, 2001

The games of September 9, 2001

15 games were played on September 9, 2001, according to Retrosheet. The Houston Astros routed the Milwaukee Brewers 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago White Sox. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the Anaheim Angels (3-0) and the Seattle Mariners over the Baltimore Orioles (6-0). One-run games: the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the San Diego Padres 8-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Atlanta Braves, 9-5, the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 9-4, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Detroit Tigers 6-3, the Florida Marlins beat the New York Mets 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Montreal Expos 12-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3, and the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 8, 2001 and the next, Sep 10, 2001. For the wider picture, see the 2001 season.