Games on August 30, 1983

The games of August 30, 1983

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on August 30, 1983. The most lopsided result was the San Francisco Giants' 13-2 win over the Montreal Expos. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 12-4. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Texas Rangers (5-0) and the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres (6-0). One-run games: the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, the New York Mets 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the New York Mets, and the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 9-6, the Cleveland Indians fell to the California Angels, 10-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Houston Astros, 3-1, the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 8-5, the San Diego Padres topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies 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 29, 1983 and the next, Aug 31, 1983. For the wider picture, see the 1983 season.