Games on August 15, 1983

The games of August 15, 1983

On August 15, 1983, 13 games went into the books. The Houston Astros routed the Cincinnati Reds 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the Atlanta Braves (4-0), the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs (5-0), and the Milwaukee Brewers over the Boston Red Sox (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox 1-0 over the New York Yankees. In the other games, the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3, the California Angels fell to the Oakland Athletics, 5-0, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the New York Mets 4-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Minnesota Twins, 7-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-1, and the Baltimore Orioles topped the Texas Rangers 6-4. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 14, 1983 and the next, Aug 16, 1983. The 1983 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.