Games on August 6, 1982

The games of August 6, 1982

The schedule for August 6, 1982 lists 15 games. The widest margin belonged to the Detroit Tigers, 6-0 winners over the Toronto Blue Jays. The highest-scoring game ended 11-9, the California Angels over the Seattle Mariners. Shutouts went on the board for the Kansas City Royals over the Baltimore Orioles (4-0), the New York Yankees over the Texas Rangers (6-0), and the San Diego Padres over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants 7-6 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Kansas City Royals topped the Baltimore Orioles 3-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Minnesota Twins 4-1, the New York Mets fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3, the New York Mets topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3, and the Montreal Expos beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Royals and the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 5, 1982 and the next, Aug 7, 1982. For the wider picture, see the 1982 season.