Games on September 8, 2002

The games of September 8, 2002

On September 8, 2002, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Florida Marlins, 11-1 winners over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest-scoring game ended 16-9, the Seattle Mariners over the Kansas City Royals. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the Atlanta Braves (7-0) and the Oakland Athletics over the Minnesota Twins (6-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-2, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Boston Red Sox 9-4, the Colorado Rockies fell to the San Diego Padres, 9-4, the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 6-4, the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1, the Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 6-3. 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 7, 2002 and the next, Sep 9, 2002. For the wider picture, see the 2002 season.