Games on September 8, 1982

The games of September 8, 1982

On September 8, 1982, 13 games went into the books. The New York Mets routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-11. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox (2-0), the St. Louis Cardinals over the Montreal Expos (1-0), and the Texas Rangers over the Minnesota Twins (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics. Elsewhere, the Chicago White Sox beat the California Angels 5-3, the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-4, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Houston Astros, 8-1, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 9-7, the New York Yankees topped the Baltimore Orioles 10-5, and the Kansas City Royals topped the Seattle Mariners 6-2. 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, Sep 7, 1982 and the next, Sep 9, 1982. The 1982 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.