Games on October 3, 1982

The games of October 3, 1982

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on October 3, 1982. The widest margin belonged to the Milwaukee Brewers, 10-2 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the California Angels over the Texas Rangers. The day's shutouts were the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0). The closest finishes were the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 over the Chicago Cubs. The rest of the slate: the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 9-1, the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-3, the New York Mets fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-1, the Montreal Expos topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1, the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-3, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-2. 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, Oct 2, 1982 and the next, Oct 5, 1982. The 1982 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.