Games on May 9, 1982

The games of May 9, 1982

On May 9, 1982, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Cleveland Indians, 14-2 winners over the Oakland Athletics. Shutouts: the San Diego Padres over the Philadelphia Phillies (6-0), the New York Yankees over the Seattle Mariners (3-0), and the Atlanta Braves over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers, the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Montreal Expos, the New York Mets 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Boston Red Sox 1-0 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the California Angels, 8-4, the Houston Astros fell to the Chicago Cubs, 6-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2, and the Kansas City Royals fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 2-0. 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, May 8, 1982 and the next, May 10, 1982. The 1982 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.