Games on August 16, 1983

The games of August 16, 1983

15 games were played on August 16, 1983, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 18-7 winners over the Detroit Tigers. Shutouts: the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels (4-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0). One-run games: the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 over the Montreal Expos. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2, the Houston Astros topped the Cincinnati Reds 8-5, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-6, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Francisco Giants 5-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 5-3, the New York Mets fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs and the Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 15, 1983 and the next, Aug 17, 1983. The 1983 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.