Games on August 3, 2011

The games of August 3, 2011

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 3, 2011. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 18-7 winners over the Chicago White Sox. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0) and the San Diego Padres over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Texas Rangers, and the Houston Astros 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds. The rest of the slate: the Minnesota Twins topped the Anaheim Angels 11-4, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 8-6, the Kansas City Royals topped the Baltimore Orioles 6-2, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 10-5, the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 7-4, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-1, the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Toronto Blue Jays 9-1, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 6-4. 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 2, 2011 and the next, Aug 4, 2011. For the wider picture, see the 2011 season.