Games on April 16, 1982

The games of April 16, 1982

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on April 16, 1982. The New York Yankees routed the Detroit Tigers 10-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 7-6. Shutouts: the Toronto Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox (2-0) and the Seattle Mariners over the Oakland Athletics (5-0). The closest finishes were the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the New York Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Elsewhere, the Minnesota Twins fell to the California Angels, 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Kansas City Royals, 3-1, the Houston Astros fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-3, the Texas Rangers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 15, 1982 and the next, Apr 17, 1982. The 1982 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.