Games on August 28, 1983

The games of August 28, 1983

13 games were played on August 28, 1983, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Montreal Expos, 8-0 winners over the San Diego Padres. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Minnesota Twins 11-4. Shutouts: the Texas Rangers over the Kansas City Royals (1-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the New York Yankees topped the California Angels 7-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Boston Red Sox 6-2, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Detroit Tigers, 4-2, the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 7-2, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-2. 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 27, 1983 and the next, Aug 29, 1983. The 1983 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.