Games on August 6, 2002

The games of August 6, 2002

15 games were played on August 6, 2002, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Anaheim Angels, 11-2 winners over the Chicago White Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 14-12, the Toronto Blue Jays over the Seattle Mariners. Shutouts: the Houston Astros over the Florida Marlins (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Colorado Rockies 7-6 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the San Diego Padres, and the San Francisco Giants 11-10 over the Chicago Cubs. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 9-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox 9-1, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, the New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 6-2, and the Montreal Expos topped the St. Louis Cardinals 10-1. 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, Aug 5, 2002 and the next, Aug 7, 2002. For the wider picture, see the 2002 season.