Games on August 8, 1982

The games of August 8, 1982

On August 8, 1982, 16 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Boston Red Sox, 12-6 winners over the Chicago White Sox. A shutout went on the board for the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 over the Cleveland Indians, the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Houston Astros, and the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 10-6, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-5, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Oakland Athletics, 5-2, the Texas Rangers topped the New York Yankees 6-4, the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 8-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Mets 4-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, and the California Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 9-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Toronto Blue Jays and the Detroit Tigers, the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees, and the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 7, 1982 and the next, Aug 9, 1982. The 1982 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.