Games on May 1, 2002

The games of May 1, 2002

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 1, 2002. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 15-3 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. Shutouts: the Colorado Rockies over the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-0) and the Cincinnati Reds over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals, the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the Houston Astros, the San Diego Padres 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Chicago White Sox, 9-2, the Anaheim Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 7-2, the Atlanta Braves topped the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Florida Marlins 6-4, and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 30, 2002 and the next, May 2, 2002. The 2002 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.