Games on September 3, 2012

The games of September 3, 2012

15 games were played on September 3, 2012, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 6-1 winners over the Colorado Rockies. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-8. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Toronto Blue Jays (4-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the San Diego Padres, the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the New York Mets, and the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Texas Rangers, 8-4, the Miami Marlins topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3, the Anaheim Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 8-3, the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Seattle Mariners, 4-1, and the Chicago Cubs fell to the Washington Nationals, 2-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 2, 2012 and the next, Sep 4, 2012. The 2012 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.