Games on April 26, 1983

The games of April 26, 1983

On April 26, 1983, 12 games went into the books. The Cincinnati Reds routed the New York Mets 7-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 10-8. Shutouts: the Houston Astros over the Montreal Expos (2-0) and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Francisco Giants (3-0). The closest finishes were the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Chicago White Sox, the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Seattle Mariners 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Atlanta Braves, 10-4, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Cleveland Indians, 7-1, the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 10-4, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-1. 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 25, 1983 and the next, Apr 27, 1983. The 1983 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.