Games on August 6, 1983

The games of August 6, 1983

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on August 6, 1983. The New York Yankees routed the Detroit Tigers 13-3, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Kansas City Royals over the Boston Red Sox (4-0), the Milwaukee Brewers over the Toronto Blue Jays (3-0), and the Philadelphia Phillies over the St. Louis Cardinals (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Seattle Mariners 2-1 over the California Angels. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-4, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Mets, 4-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Texas Rangers, 6-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Atlanta Braves 4-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Oakland Athletics, 6-4, the Montreal Expos beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3, the San Diego Padres topped the Cincinnati Reds 11-4, the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Houston Astros, 4-2. The Cincinnati Reds and the San Diego Padres met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 5, 1983 and the next, Aug 7, 1983. The 1983 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.