Games on July 4, 2009

The games of July 4, 2009

15 games were played on July 4, 2009, according to Retrosheet. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Chicago Cubs 11-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 11-7. The day's shutouts were the San Francisco Giants over the Houston Astros (9-0). One-run games: the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, and the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Anaheim Angels, 11-4, the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Oakland Athletics 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Florida Marlins, 5-3, the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 6-4, the New York Mets fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4, the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 12-4, and the Atlanta Braves fell to the Washington Nationals, 5-3. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 3, 2009 and the next, Jul 5, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.