Games on August 17, 1982

The games of August 17, 1982

On August 17, 1982, 16 games went into the books. The California Angels routed the Boston Red Sox 10-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-7, the Montreal Expos over the Atlanta Braves. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Philadelphia Phillies (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the Seattle Mariners 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, and the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 9-2, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Minnesota Twins 8-4, the Kansas City Royals topped the New York Yankees 8-4, the Oakland Athletics beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 3-2, the Texas Rangers topped the Chicago White Sox 4-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5, and the Cleveland Indians topped the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5. Doubleheaders on the date: the Montreal Expos and the Atlanta Braves, the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers, and the Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 16, 1982 and the next, Aug 18, 1982. For the wider picture, see the 1982 season.