Games on September 4, 2002

The games of September 4, 2002

15 games were played on September 4, 2002, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the New York Mets' 11-3 win over the Florida Marlins. The highest-scoring game ended 12-11, the Oakland Athletics over the Kansas City Royals. Shutouts went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-0) and the Chicago Cubs over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0). The closest finishes were the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners and the Colorado Rockies 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1, the Texas Rangers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 9-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Montreal Expos, 8-5, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, the Houston Astros fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-5, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Anaheim Angels, 4-2, and the Chicago White Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-2. 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, Sep 3, 2002 and the next, Sep 5, 2002. The 2002 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.