Games on August 24, 2002

The games of August 24, 2002

The schedule for August 24, 2002 lists 16 games. The Oakland Athletics routed the Detroit Tigers 12-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 17-10. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Arizona Diamondbacks (4-0), the Anaheim Angels over the Boston Red Sox (2-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the Atlanta Braves, and the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Texas Rangers. In the other games, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Seattle Mariners 5-3, the New York Mets topped the Colorado Rockies 5-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 5-3, the Florida Marlins topped the San Diego Padres 8-4, and the Montreal Expos beat the San Francisco Giants 7-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 23, 2002 and the next, Aug 25, 2002. The 2002 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.