Games on July 8, 1982

The games of July 8, 1982

13 games were played on July 8, 1982, according to Retrosheet. The highest-scoring game ended 9-8, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds. Shutouts: the Minnesota Twins over the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0) and the Boston Red Sox over the Texas Rangers (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers, the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles. In the other games, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Atlanta Braves 5-2, the California Angels topped the Cleveland Indians 5-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 5-3, the Montreal Expos beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 9-7, the New York Yankees fell to the Oakland Athletics, 6-3, and the San Diego Padres topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3. 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, Jul 7, 1982 and the next, Jul 9, 1982. For the wider picture, see the 1982 season.