Games on August 5, 1983

The games of August 5, 1983

The schedule for August 5, 1983 lists 13 games. The most lopsided result was the New York Yankees' 12-3 win over the Detroit Tigers. The highest-scoring game ended 10-7, the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals. The day's shutouts were the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians (2-0) and the Milwaukee Brewers over the Toronto Blue Jays (7-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Boston Red Sox 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, and the Oakland Athletics 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the New York Mets topped the Chicago Cubs 9-4, the Montreal Expos beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 4-3, the Seattle Mariners beat the California Angels 3-1, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 7-1. 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, Aug 4, 1983 and the next, Aug 6, 1983. The 1983 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.