Games on June 8, 1983

The games of June 8, 1983

13 games were played on June 8, 1983, according to Retrosheet. The Kansas City Royals routed the Minnesota Twins 9-2, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 11-5. Shutouts went on the board for the Houston Astros over the San Francisco Giants (1-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Seattle Mariners (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the New York Mets, the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Boston Red Sox 6-3, the California Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4, the San Diego Padres topped the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-2, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 7, 1983 and the next, Jun 9, 1983. The 1983 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.