Games on April 9, 2002

The games of April 9, 2002

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on April 9, 2002. The Chicago White Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 8-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-5, the Colorado Rockies over the Houston Astros. Shutouts went on the board for the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets (2-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Francisco Giants (3-0). The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins, the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Oakland Athletics 5-4 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the Seattle Mariners beat the Anaheim Angels 5-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 8-4, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Atlanta Braves 7-4, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the New York Yankees, 5-2. 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, Apr 8, 2002 and the next, Apr 10, 2002. For the wider picture, see the 2002 season.