Games on August 1, 2009

The games of August 1, 2009

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 1, 2009. The Chicago White Sox routed the New York Yankees 14-4, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles (4-0) and the San Francisco Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago Cubs 9-8 over the Florida Marlins, and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Colorado Rockies, 6-2, the Anaheim Angels topped the Minnesota Twins 11-6, the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-6, the Washington Nationals fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-6, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-2, the Houston Astros fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 7-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 31, 2009 and the next, Aug 2, 2009. For the wider picture, see the 2009 season.