Games on July 2, 2002

The games of July 2, 2002

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on July 2, 2002. The most lopsided result was the San Francisco Giants' 18-5 win over the Colorado Rockies. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 17-9. Shutouts went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the Anaheim Angels (3-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Arizona Diamondbacks (8-0). One-run games: the Boston Red Sox 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Houston Astros 6-5 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the Montreal Expos topped the Atlanta Braves 5-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4, the Florida Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 9-7, the New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Indians 10-5, the New York Mets topped the Philadelphia Phillies 12-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 12-6, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Kansas City Royals, 7-5, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the San Diego Padres 11-5, and the Texas Rangers topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 1, 2002 and the next, Jul 3, 2002. For the wider picture, see the 2002 season.