Games on July 31, 1983

The games of July 31, 1983

On July 31, 1983, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Houston Astros' 9-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 16-11. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Texas Rangers (6-0), the California Angels over the Oakland Athletics (4-0), and the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Mets 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 12-6, the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 8-6, the Kansas City Royals topped the Detroit Tigers 7-5, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2, the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-6. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Royals and the Detroit Tigers, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Mets, and the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 30, 1983 and the next, Aug 1, 1983. The 1983 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.