Games on August 31, 2003

The games of August 31, 2003

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 31, 2003. The Atlanta Braves routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 11-10. Shutouts: the Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs (2-0), the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0), and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Colorado Rockies (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In the other games, the San Francisco Giants topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1, the New York Yankees topped the Boston Red Sox 8-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1, the Florida Marlins beat the Montreal Expos 5-3, the Houston Astros fell to the San Diego Padres, 3-1, the Anaheim Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 7-4, the New York Mets fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Baltimore Orioles 3-0. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 30, 2003 and the next, Sep 1, 2003. For the wider picture, see the 2003 season.