Games on September 1, 1983

The games of September 1, 1983

11 games were played on September 1, 1983, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago White Sox routed the Kansas City Royals 12-0, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the Boston Red Sox (11-0), the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers (5-0), and the Houston Astros over the Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0). The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-3, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Boston Red Sox, 9-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Montreal Expos, 8-3, the Oakland Athletics topped the New York Yankees 2-0, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Baltimore Orioles 5-3. The Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox met twice, as a doubleheader. 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 31, 1983 and the next, Sep 2, 1983. For the wider picture, see the 1983 season.