Games on September 3, 2002

The games of September 3, 2002

On September 3, 2002, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 10-1 winners over the Milwaukee Brewers. The highest-scoring game ended 11-5, the New York Mets over the Florida Marlins. Shutouts: the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Atlanta Braves (3-0) and the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Montreal Expos 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Florida Marlins 3-2 over the New York Mets, and the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-1, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2, the Houston Astros topped the San Diego Padres 6-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Colorado Rockies 4-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Anaheim Angels, 10-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Florida Marlins and the New York Mets. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 2, 2002 and the next, Sep 4, 2002. For the wider picture, see the 2002 season.