Games on August 7, 1982

The games of August 7, 1982

13 games were played on August 7, 1982, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the New York Yankees, 9-1 winners over the Texas Rangers. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 9-5. The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago Cubs 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 over the Atlanta Braves. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox 7-3, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4, the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the New York Mets, 5-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Cincinnati Reds 4-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the California Angels, 3-1, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 9-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 6, 1982 and the next, Aug 8, 1982. For the wider picture, see the 1982 season.