Games on April 30, 2002

The games of April 30, 2002

15 games were played on April 30, 2002, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Anaheim Angels, 21-2 winners over the Cleveland Indians. Shutouts went on the board for the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (4-0) and the Colorado Rockies over the Pittsburgh Pirates (10-0). The closest finishes were the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Seattle Mariners 8-4, the Detroit Tigers topped the Kansas City Royals 9-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Houston Astros 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-3, the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 8-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 8-2, the Florida Marlins topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2, and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 29, 2002 and the next, May 1, 2002. For the wider picture, see the 2002 season.