Games on October 6, 2001

The games of October 6, 2001

17 games were played on October 6, 2001, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago Cubs routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 10-6. Shutouts: the New York Mets over the Montreal Expos (4-0) and the Seattle Mariners over the Texas Rangers (1-0). One-run games: the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Detroit Tigers 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals, the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the Oakland Athletics topped the Anaheim Angels 6-3, the Florida Marlins fell to the Atlanta Braves, 7-3, the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 8-3, the Colorado Rockies fell to the San Diego Padres, 10-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers each met twice, as doubleheaders. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Oct 5, 2001 and the next, Oct 7, 2001. The 2001 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.