Games on September 21, 2002

The games of September 21, 2002

On September 21, 2002, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 14-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. The highest-scoring game ended 15-8, the Colorado Rockies over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Shutouts: the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (3-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. In the other games, the Florida Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1, the New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 6-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 6-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Diego Padres 5-3, the Anaheim Angels fell to the Seattle Mariners, 6-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Houston Astros, 6-3. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 20, 2002 and the next, Sep 22, 2002. The 2002 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.