Games on July 9, 1983

The games of July 9, 1983

On July 9, 1983, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-4 winners over the San Diego Padres. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the New York Yankees, and the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the California Angels 10-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 8-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Atlanta Braves, 8-5, the New York Mets fell to the Houston Astros, 7-3, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs, 4-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 5-1. 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, Jul 8, 1983 and the next, Jul 10, 1983. The 1983 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.