Games on August 9, 2002

The games of August 9, 2002

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 9, 2002. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 10-2 winners over the Seattle Mariners. The highest-scoring game ended 12-10, the Cincinnati Reds over the San Diego Padres. Shutouts went on the board for the Colorado Rockies over the Chicago Cubs (2-0) and the Detroit Tigers over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0). The closest finishes were the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 over the Florida Marlins, the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox, the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Atlanta Braves 6-5 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6, the Montreal Expos beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-4, the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 3-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Mets, 2-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Anaheim Angels 5-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 8, 2002 and the next, Aug 10, 2002. The 2002 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.