Games on August 2, 1983

The games of August 2, 1983

On August 2, 1983, 16 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Pittsburgh Pirates' 10-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Runs came easiest when the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 15-12. The closest finishes were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, the California Angels 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, and the Boston Red Sox 6-5 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 7-5, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Cincinnati Reds 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Kansas City Royals 5-1, the New York Mets beat the Montreal Expos 5-2, the Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres 4-2, the San Francisco Giants topped the Atlanta Braves 7-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 10-9, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the New York Yankees 13-6. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians, the Kansas City Royals and the Milwaukee Brewers, and the New York Yankees 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, Aug 1, 1983 and the next, Aug 3, 1983. The 1983 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.