Games on June 26, 2002

The games of June 26, 2002

15 games were played on June 26, 2002, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 9-1 winners over the Houston Astros. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 8-7. A shutout went on the board for the Seattle Mariners over the Oakland Athletics (1-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the San Francisco Giants 6-5 over the San Diego Padres, and the Anaheim Angels 7-6 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-4, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Florida Marlins, 6-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3, the Atlanta Braves topped the New York Mets 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Montreal Expos 7-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 25, 2002 and the next, Jun 27, 2002. The 2002 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.