Games on May 18, 1983

The games of May 18, 1983

On May 18, 1983, 13 games went into the books. The Minnesota Twins routed the Oakland Athletics 16-5, the widest margin of the day. A shutout went on the board for the Baltimore Orioles over the Chicago White Sox (1-0). The closest finishes were the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Mets 2-1 over the San Diego Padres, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the New York Yankees, 6-4, the Montreal Expos fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 13-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-1, the Seattle Mariners topped the California Angels 2-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 9-5, and the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 3-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 17, 1983 and the next, May 19, 1983. The 1983 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.