Games on August 1, 1982

The games of August 1, 1982

14 games were played on August 1, 1982, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-4 winners over the Atlanta Braves. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics. Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the California Angels topped the Seattle Mariners 9-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-6, the Houston Astros fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-2, the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2, the Cleveland Indians topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2, the Texas Rangers topped the New York Yankees 4-2, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5. The Cleveland Indians and the Milwaukee Brewers met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 31, 1982 and the next, Aug 2, 1982. For the wider picture, see the 1982 season.