Games on June 22, 1982

The games of June 22, 1982

On June 22, 1982, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 9-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. The highest-scoring game ended 8-6, the Cleveland Indians over the Baltimore Orioles. The day's shutouts were the Texas Rangers over the California Angels (4-0) and the Houston Astros over the San Francisco Giants (2-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the New York Yankees, and the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Atlanta Braves 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the San Diego Padres 7-5, the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Seattle Mariners, 6-5, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 21, 1982 and the next, Jun 23, 1982. For the wider picture, see the 1982 season.