Games on August 23, 2002

The games of August 23, 2002

15 games were played on August 23, 2002, according to Retrosheet. The San Diego Padres routed the Florida Marlins 18-2, the widest margin of the day. The closest finishes were the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 11-7, the Boston Red Sox topped the Anaheim Angels 4-1, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Chicago White Sox 8-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the New York Mets fell to the Colorado Rockies, 10-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Oakland Athletics, 9-1, the Houston Astros topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-4, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Minnesota Twins, 9-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3, and the New York Yankees fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-2. 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 22, 2002 and the next, Aug 24, 2002. For the wider picture, see the 2002 season.