Games on April 17, 2002

The games of April 17, 2002

15 games were played on April 17, 2002, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Kansas City Royals' 16-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. The highest-scoring game ended 15-8, the Montreal Expos over the Chicago Cubs. The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-4, the Chicago White Sox topped the Cleveland Indians 7-2, the Houston Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 7-5, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the New York Yankees, 7-1, the Seattle Mariners topped the Oakland Athletics 7-4, the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 16, 2002 and the next, Apr 18, 2002. The 2002 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.