Games on May 21, 2002

The games of May 21, 2002

16 games were played on May 21, 2002, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 12-1 winners over the Chicago Cubs. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Milwaukee Brewers over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets (4-0) and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the Seattle Mariners (1-0). One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Colorado Rockies 7-6 over the San Diego Padres, and the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves. In the other games, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Anaheim Angels, 5-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 9-4, the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 8-3, the Florida Marlins fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1, the Texas Rangers fell to the Minnesota Twins, 8-2, the New York Yankees topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 3-1. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 20, 2002 and the next, May 22, 2002. For the wider picture, see the 2002 season.