Games on April 20, 1983

The games of April 20, 1983

On April 20, 1983, 11 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Texas Rangers, 11-2 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 8-7. The day's shutouts were the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates (6-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs (2-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers and the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The rest of the slate: the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4, the Houston Astros fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Seattle Mariners 11-2, the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Cleveland Indians 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets. 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, Apr 19, 1983 and the next, Apr 21, 1983. The 1983 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.