Games on August 24, 2003

The games of August 24, 2003

On August 24, 2003, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Oakland Athletics, 17-2 winners over the Toronto Blue Jays. The day's shutouts were the Texas Rangers over the Chicago White Sox (5-0), the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles (7-0), and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Philadelphia Phillies (3-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 10-9 over the Anaheim Angels, the New York Mets 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Milwaukee Brewers 10-9 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Seattle Mariners 6-1, the Atlanta Braves topped the Colorado Rockies 12-6, the Houston Astros topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 8-1, the Montreal Expos topped the San Diego Padres 8-4, the Florida Marlins topped the San Francisco Giants 7-4, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 23, 2003 and the next, Aug 25, 2003. The 2003 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.