Games on August 3, 1982

The games of August 3, 1982

On August 3, 1982, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 14-2 winners over the New York Yankees. Shutouts: the Chicago Cubs over the New York Mets (5-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (4-0), and the Cleveland Indians over the Texas Rangers (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Boston Red Sox 7-6 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Minnesota Twins 5-4 over the California Angels, the Texas Rangers 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Houston Astros 7-6 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the San Francisco Giants topped the Atlanta Braves 6-3, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-2, the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 6-5, the New York Yankees fell to the Chicago White Sox, 1-0, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Seattle Mariners, 3-2, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Montreal Expos 3-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles, the Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians, and the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 2, 1982 and the next, Aug 4, 1982. The 1982 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.