Games on August 24, 1983

The games of August 24, 1983

14 games were played on August 24, 1983, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Atlanta Braves, 11-3 winners over the St. Louis Cardinals. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Minnesota Twins over the Boston Red Sox. The day's shutouts were the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds (3-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Oakland Athletics (1-0), and the Milwaukee Brewers over the California Angels (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Montreal Expos, and the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 7-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the New York Yankees, 6-3, the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4, the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Texas Rangers 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians. 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 23, 1983 and the next, Aug 25, 1983. The 1983 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.