Games on August 20, 2002

The games of August 20, 2002

On August 20, 2002, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-0 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. The highest-scoring game ended 14-12, the Chicago Cubs over the Houston Astros. Shutouts went on the board for the Minnesota Twins over the Chicago White Sox (5-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the New York Mets (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Texas Rangers 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Kansas City Royals 6-5 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-4, the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 6-3, the Colorado Rockies beat the Montreal Expos 8-6, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, the Florida Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3, the New York Yankees beat the Anaheim Angels 7-5, and the San Diego Padres topped the Atlanta Braves 6-2. 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 19, 2002 and the next, Aug 21, 2002. For the wider picture, see the 2002 season.