Games on May 20, 1983

The games of May 20, 1983

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on May 20, 1983. The Minnesota Twins routed the Boston Red Sox 10-4, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-6. Shutouts: the Texas Rangers over the Detroit Tigers (4-0), the New York Mets over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0), and the San Diego Padres over the Philadelphia Phillies (5-0). Decided by a single run were the California Angels 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians, the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Houston Astros, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Seattle Mariners, and the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the St. Louis Cardinals. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-5, the Montreal Expos beat the San Francisco Giants 7-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the New York Yankees 8-4, and the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-5. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 19, 1983 and the next, May 21, 1983. For the wider picture, see the 1983 season.