Games on August 9, 1983

The games of August 9, 1983

On August 9, 1983, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Toronto Blue Jays' 8-0 win over the New York Yankees. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 7-6. One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the Detroit Tigers, and the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 7-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 6-4, the California Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2, the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Kansas City Royals, 8-2, the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 7-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1. 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 8, 1983 and the next, Aug 10, 1983. The 1983 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.