Games on June 5, 1983

The games of June 5, 1983

15 games were played on June 5, 1983, according to Retrosheet. The Oakland Athletics routed the Cleveland Indians 9-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-9, the Montreal Expos over the San Francisco Giants. One-run games: the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 over the California Angels, the Seattle Mariners 8-7 over the New York Yankees, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the San Diego Padres, and the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Texas Rangers. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-3, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-2, the Kansas City Royals topped the Chicago White Sox 7-5, the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, the Houston Astros topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 8-3, the New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2, and the Minnesota Twins topped the Boston Red Sox 10-4. The Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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, Jun 4, 1983 and the next, Jun 6, 1983. The 1983 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.