Games on August 31, 2002

The games of August 31, 2002

On August 31, 2002, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Anaheim Angels' 9-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox. Shutouts went on the board for the San Francisco Giants over the Arizona Diamondbacks (5-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Houston Astros (4-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Florida Marlins 3-2 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the other games, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-4, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Cincinnati Reds 11-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 9-4, the Montreal Expos fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the Minnesota Twins 6-3, the Colorado Rockies fell to the San Diego Padres, 3-0, the Kansas City Royals topped the Seattle Mariners 4-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7-5, and the New York Yankees fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-1. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 2002 and the next, Sep 1, 2002. The 2002 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.