Games on September 24, 1983

The games of September 24, 1983

13 games were played on September 24, 1983, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 12-4 winners over the Minnesota Twins. Shutouts: the Chicago White Sox over the California Angels (2-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Montreal Expos (1-0), and the Seattle Mariners over the Texas Rangers (2-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Mets 7-6 over the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the Houston Astros 6-5 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the New York Yankees, 9-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-6. 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, Sep 23, 1983 and the next, Sep 25, 1983. For the wider picture, see the 1983 season.