Games on May 23, 1982

The games of May 23, 1982

On May 23, 1982, 14 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 6-0 winners over the Oakland Athletics. Shutouts: the New York Mets over the Houston Astros (2-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals (5-0). The closest finishes were the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the Seattle Mariners 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the San Francisco Giants 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4, the Montreal Expos topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the California Angels topped the Detroit Tigers 7-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-3, the New York Yankees topped the Minnesota Twins 4-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Diego Padres 4-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 22, 1982 and the next, May 24, 1982. The 1982 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.