Games on May 31, 1982

The games of May 31, 1982

13 games were played on May 31, 1982, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Montreal Expos' 10-0 win over the Houston Astros. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 11-6. One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 8-7 over the Texas Rangers, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the California Angels, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the San Diego Padres topped the Chicago Cubs 9-7, the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 9-4, the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 11-4, the Atlanta Braves fell to the New York Mets, 10-4, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 5-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4, and the New York Yankees fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-4. 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, May 30, 1982 and the next, Jun 1, 1982. For the wider picture, see the 1982 season.