Games on July 5, 2002

The games of July 5, 2002

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