Games on July 26, 1983

The games of July 26, 1983

On July 26, 1983, 16 games went into the books. The Oakland Athletics routed the Boston Red Sox 9-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-5, the Pittsburgh Pirates over the San Diego Padres. Shutouts: the Montreal Expos over the Cincinnati Reds (5-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Houston Astros (1-0), and the Cleveland Indians over the Kansas City Royals (2-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the California Angels, the Minnesota Twins 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Mets 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-3, the San Diego Padres topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1, the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 5-0, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-4, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics, the San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Chicago White Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays. 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 25, 1983 and the next, Jul 27, 1983. For the wider picture, see the 1983 season.