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SEPTEMBER
1983

Thursday, September 1st

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1983
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 15,062)
W: Bob Forsch L: Pascual Perez
Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 10,127)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Bruce Berenyi S: Lee Smith
Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Astrodome (att. 7,645)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Cecilio Guante S: Frank DiPino
Montreal Expos 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 30,428)
W: Charlie Lea L: Rick Honeycutt S: Jeff Reardon
Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 16,022)
W: Tony Ghelfi L: Atlee Hammaker S: Al Holland
Minnesota Twins 11, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park
W: Albert Williams L: Dennis Eckersley
Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 3 at Fenway Park (att. 18,860)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Rick Lysander
Chicago White Sox 12, Kansas City Royals 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 30,852)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Bud Black
Detroit Tigers 5, Texas Rangers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 23,011)
W: Jack Morris L: Frank Tanana
Oakland Athletics 2, New York Yankees 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 19,153)
W: Chris Codiroli L: Dave Righetti
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 30,062)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Jim Palmer
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Friday, September 2nd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 2, 1983
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 23,998)
W: John Candelaria L: Ken Dayley S: Kent Tekulve
Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 11,575)
W: Bill Dawley L: Bill Campbell S: Frank DiPino
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 41,198)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Steve Rogers
New York Mets 7, San Diego Padres 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 9,624)
W: Walt Terrell L: Eric Show
Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 22,916)
W: Ron Reed L: Gary Lavelle
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 22,760)
W: Frank Pastore L: John Stuper
Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 24,572)
W: Oil Can Boyd L: Jerry Koosman
California Angels 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,094)
W: Rick Steirer L: Rick Waits S: Andy Hassler
Baltimore Orioles 1, Minnesota Twins 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 7,996)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Frank Viola S: Tim Stoddard
Cleveland Indians 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 6,916)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Gorman Heimueller S: Bud Anderson
New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 21,919)
W: Ray Fontenot L: Matt Young S: Rich Gossage
Texas Rangers 7, Kansas City Royals 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 8,515)
W: Charlie Hough L: Paul Splittorff
Detroit Tigers 9, Toronto Blue Jays 8 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Jim Gott
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Detroit Tigers 7 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 41,667)
W: Jim Acker L: Milt Wilcox S: Dave Geisel
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Saturday, September 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Trailing 5–3, the Indians erupt for 10 runs in the top of the 9th inning and go on to defeat Oakland 13–6. The A's set a major-league record by using six pitchers in the inning. Pinch hitter Chris Bando has two hits in the frame and Gorman Thomas connects for a double and homer in the inning for the second time in three years. He is the only man to do it twice.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1983
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 31,233)
W: Jim Bibby L: Steve Bedrosian S: Cecilio Guante
Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 20,107)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Mike Madden S: Rich Bordi
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 42,054)
W: Bob Welch L: Bryn Smith S: Tom Niedenfuer
New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 3 (15 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 33,492)
W: Tom Gorman L: Elias Sosa
San Francisco Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 26,529)
W: Mike Krukow L: Steve Carlton S: Greg Minton
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 34,798)
W: Mario Soto L: Dave Rucker
Chicago White Sox 9, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park (att. 21,904)
W: Richard Dotson L: John Tudor
Milwaukee Brewers 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 34,312)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Mike Witt S: Pete Ladd
Baltimore Orioles 13, Minnesota Twins 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 9,230)
W: Scott McGregor L: Ken Schrom
Cleveland Indians 13, Oakland Athletics 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 15,196)
W: Dan Spillner L: Dave Beard
New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 19,589)
W: John Montefusco L: Mike Moore S: George Frazier
Kansas City Royals 5, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium
W: Gaylord Perry L: Danny Darwin
Texas Rangers 8, Kansas City Royals 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 16,297)
W: Mike Smithson L: Keith Creel
Detroit Tigers 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 35,268)
W: Dan Petry L: Jim Clancy S: John Martin
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Sunday, September 4th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 4, 1983
Atlanta Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 24,610)
W: Terry Forster L: Jim Bibby S: Steve Bedrosian
Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 7 at Wrigley Field (att. 17,750)
W: Warren Brusstar L: Bill Dawley S: Lee Smith
Montreal Expos 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (12 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 45,189)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Pat Zachry
San Diego Padres 7, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 9,191)
W: Sid Monge L: Ed Lynch S: Elias Sosa
San Francisco Giants 10, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 24,385)
W: Andy McGaffigan L: Kevin Gross S: Greg Minton
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 35,255)
W: Jeff Lahti L: Ben Hayes
Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 21,696)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Britt Burns
California Angels 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,970)
W: Tommy John L: Don Sutton S: Luis Sanchez
Baltimore Orioles 9, Minnesota Twins 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 8,296)
W: Storm Davis L: Ron Davis S: Tippy Martinez
Cleveland Indians 9, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,274)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Steve McCatty
New York Yankees 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 11,373)
W: Ron Guidry L: Bryan Clark S: Rich Gossage
Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 13,872)
W: Dave Stewart L: Eric Rasmussen S: Victor Cruz
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Detroit Tigers 3 (10 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 43,158)
W: Dave Stieb L: Aurelio Lopez
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Monday, September 5th

IN THE NEWS: Reds rookie Jeff Russell loses his no-hitter in the 8th inning at Candlestick before losing, 3–2, on Joel Youngblood's double and Dave Bergman's home run.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1983
Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 19,166)
W: Len Barker L: Joe Niekro S: Donnie Moore
San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,849)
W: Mark Thurmond L: Fernando Valenzuela S: Gary Lucas
Montreal Expos 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 40,809)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Steve Trout S: Bob James
New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 8,474)
W: Jesse Orosco L: Al Holland
San Francisco Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,446)
W: Fred Breining L: Jeff Russell S: Greg Minton
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Busch Stadium II
W: Dave LaPoint L: Rod Scurry
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 39,687)
W: Neil Allen L: Cecilio Guante
Boston Red Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 41,202)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Mike Boddicker S: Bob Stanley
Chicago White Sox 11, Oakland Athletics 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 43,014)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Tim Conroy
Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,593)
W: Bud Anderson L: Jack Morris
Seattle Mariners 13, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 16,952)
W: Jim Beattie L: Larry Gura
Milwaukee Brewers 3, New York Yankees 1 at County Stadium (att. 31,115)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Shane Rawley S: Pete Ladd
Texas Rangers 7, Minnesota Twins 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 5,124)
W: John Butcher L: Rick Lysander
Toronto Blue Jays 7, California Angels 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 24,741)
W: Jim Gott L: Geoff Zahn
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Tuesday, September 6th

IN THE NEWS: Welcome to the Bigs. Cincinnati native Skeeter Barnes is twice hit by pitches in his ML debut, but his Reds beat the Giants, 11–1.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 6, 1983
San Diego Padres 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,264)
W: Ed Whitson L: Rick Honeycutt
Montreal Expos 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 35,312)
W: Charlie Lea L: Dick Ruthven S: Scott Sanderson
Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 8,863)
W: Tug McGraw L: Ron Darling S: Al Holland
Cincinnati Reds 11, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 3,562)
W: Bruce Berenyi L: Atlee Hammaker S: Rich Gale
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,604)
W: Lee Tunnell L: John Stuper
Baltimore Orioles 8, Boston Red Sox 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 19,710)
W: Jim Palmer L: Dennis Eckersley
Chicago White Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 6 at Comiskey Park I (att. 18,742)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Chris Codiroli S: Dennis Lamp
Seattle Mariners 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 14,084)
W: Bob Stoddard L: Bud Black S: Bill Caudill
Milwaukee Brewers 6, New York Yankees 3 at County Stadium (att. 19,540)
W: Jim Slaton L: Dave Righetti S: Pete Ladd
Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 3 (10 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 7,057)
W: Ron Davis L: Frank Tanana S: Mike Walters
Toronto Blue Jays 6, California Angels 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 19,176)
W: Doyle Alexander L: John Curtis S: Jim Acker
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Wednesday, September 7th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1983
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 44,198)
W: Tom Niedenfuer L: Ben Hayes
Montreal Expos 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 20,475)
W: Steve Rogers L: Dickie Noles
Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 8,791)
W: John Denny L: Walt Terrell
San Diego Padres 8, Houston Astros 7 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 8,274)
W: Sid Monge L: Frank DiPino
San Francisco Giants 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 4,919)
W: Scott Garrelts L: Pascual Perez S: Gary Lavelle
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 25,981)
W: Danny Cox L: Rick Rhoden S: Bruce Sutter
Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 27,037)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Oil Can Boyd S: Tippy Martinez
Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 7 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park I (att. 21,881)
W: Juan Agosto L: Keith Atherton
Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Lary Sorensen L: Milt Wilcox
Detroit Tigers 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,046)
W: Dan Petry L: Ernie Camacho
Kansas City Royals 3, Seattle Mariners 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 15,059)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Matt Young S: Dan Quisenberry
New York Yankees 11, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium (att. 30,812)
W: Ray Fontenot L: Chuck Porter S: Rich Gossage
Texas Rangers 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 5,634)
W: Charlie Hough L: Albert Williams
California Angels 9, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 22,639)
W: Luis Sanchez L: Dave Geisel
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Thursday, September 8th

IN THE NEWS: Yankees OF Steve Kemp will miss the rest of the season with a fractured cheekbone after being struck in the face by an Omar Moreno line drive during batting practice in Milwaukee. Kemp hit just .242 with 12 home run and 49 RBI in the first year of his 5-year, $5.45 million contract. New York wins today, 6–5.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 8, 1983
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 45,826)
W: Bob Welch L: Mario Soto S: Steve Howe
Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 7,858)
W: Mike Madden L: Luis DeLeon S: Vern Ruhle
Atlanta Braves 12, San Francisco Giants 9 at Candlestick Park (att. 3,720)
W: Gene Garber L: Greg Minton
Chicago White Sox 8, California Angels 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 34,006)
W: Richard Dotson L: Mike Witt
New York Yankees 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium (att. 30,682)
W: Bob Shirley L: Mike Caldwell S: Rich Gossage
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Friday, September 9th

IN THE NEWS: White Sox Britt Burns pitches a one-hit 11–0 win over the Angels. California's sole hit is Mike Brown's single with two out in the 7th. Sox teammates Carlton Fisk, Tom Paciorek, and Greg Luzinski make it easy for Britt by clouting consecutive homers in the first inning.

Oakland's first two batter, Rickey Henderson and Mike Davis, line homers off Toronto's Jim Clancy. It turns out to be the margin of difference in a 7–5 win.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1983
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 5 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 10,195)
W: Bruce Sutter L: Lee Smith
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 48,258)
W: Alejandro Pena L: Phil Niekro S: Steve Howe
New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 35,600)
W: Tom Seaver L: Bryn Smith S: Jesse Orosco
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 (13 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 24,304)
W: Willie Hernandez L: Jim Bibby
San Diego Padres 8, Cincinnati Reds 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 14,745)
W: Andy Hawkins L: Charlie Puleo
Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 4,195)
W: Joe Niekro L: Mark Davis S: Frank DiPino
Chicago White Sox 11, California Angels 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 36,650)
W: Britt Burns L: Tommy John
Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,822)
W: John Tudor L: Neal Heaton S: Bob Stanley
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at County Stadium
W: Moose Haas L: Jack Morris S: Pete Ladd
Detroit Tigers 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 2,137)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Jim Slaton S: Dave Rozema
Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 6 (10 inn.) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 5,400)
W: Jack O'Connor L: Mike Armstrong
New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 47,221)
W: Ron Guidry L: Scott McGregor
Seattle Mariners 6, Texas Rangers 4 at Kingdome (att. 4,701)
W: Mike Moore L: Mike Smithson S: Mike Stanton
Oakland Athletics 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 20,336)
W: Steve McCatty L: Jim Clancy S: Keith Atherton
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Saturday, September 10th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 10, 1983
Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 26,388)
W: Bill Campbell L: Jeff Lahti S: Lee Smith
Atlanta Braves 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 51,418)
W: Steve Bedrosian L: Joe Beckwith S: Gene Garber
Montreal Expos 10, New York Mets 9 at Stade Olympique (att. 33,848)
W: Jeff Reardon L: Jesse Orosco
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 (10 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 26,246)
W: Kent Tekulve L: Al Holland
Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 6,030)
W: Jeff Heathcock L: Fred Breining
Chicago White Sox 7, California Angels 6 (12 inn.) at Comiskey Park I (att. 43,097)
W: Salome Barojas L: Steve Brown
Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,786)
W: Rich Barnes L: Doug Bird S: Bud Anderson
Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 30,327)
W: Juan Berenguer L: Tom Candiotti
Minnesota Twins 6, Kansas City Royals 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 6,354)
W: Pete Filson L: Eric Rasmussen S: Ron Davis
Baltimore Orioles 8, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium
W: Sammy Stewart L: Shane Rawley
Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 55,605)
W: Mike Boddicker L: Rudy May S: Tippy Martinez
Seattle Mariners 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Kingdome (att. 6,309)
W: Bryan Clark L: Danny Darwin
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Oakland Athletics 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 26,434)
W: Dave Stieb L: Tom Underwood S: Randy Moffitt
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Sunday, September 11th

IN THE NEWS: LaMarr Hoyt (20-10) becomes the major leagues' first 20-game winner this season by beating California 5–4 in 10 innings.

Los Angeles scores four runs in the bottom of the 9th to beat Atlanta 7–6 and widen their National League West lead over the 2nd-place Braves to three games.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1983
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 34,634)
W: John Stuper L: Lee Smith S: Bruce Sutter
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Atlanta Braves 6 at Dodger Stadium (att. 45,269)
W: Joe Beckwith L: Gene Garber
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 45,064)
W: Charlie Lea L: Mike Torrez
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 19,130)
W: Ron Reed L: Cecilio Guante
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,947)
W: Jeff Russell L: Mark Thurmond S: Tom Hume
San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 9,265)
W: Greg Minton L: Nolan Ryan
Chicago White Sox 5, California Angels 4 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park I (att. 41,878)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Ken Forsch
Boston Red Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,554)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Lary Sorensen
Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 10,970)
W: Dan Petry L: Pete Vuckovich S: Aurelio Lopez
Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 4,820)
W: Danny Jackson L: Jay Pettibone S: Dan Quisenberry
Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 45,649)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Dave Righetti S: Tippy Martinez
Texas Rangers 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 4,080)
W: Dave Stewart L: Jim Beattie S: Dave Tobik
Toronto Blue Jays 16, Oakland Athletics 6 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 38,439)
W: Jim Gott L: Chris Codiroli
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Monday, September 12th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1983
Chicago Cubs 8, Montreal Expos 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 4,180)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Steve Rogers
Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Mets 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 10,257)
W: John Denny L: Ron Darling S: Al Holland
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 10,458)
W: Lee Tunnell L: Danny Cox S: Manny Sarmiento
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,535)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Bert Blyleven
New York Yankees 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,382)
W: Ray Fontenot L: Chuck Porter S: Rich Gossage
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Tuesday, September 13th

IN THE NEWS: Dan Quisenberry breaks John Hiller's all-time single-season save record, recording the final two outs of the Royals' 4–3 win over the Angels for his 39th save of the season.

Oakland's Rickey Henderson steals three bases in a 6–5 win over Texas to give him 101 for the season and a ML-record three consecutive seasons with 100 or more.

Mets C Mike Fitzgerald becomes the 48th player in ML history to hit a home run in his first at bat, connecting for a solo shot off Tony Ghelfi in the 2nd inning of New York's 5–1 win over Philadelphia.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 13, 1983
Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 5,572)
W: Bob James L: Dickie Noles
Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 9,415)
W: Mario Soto L: Pascual Perez
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 19,697)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Mike Scott
New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 15,635)
W: Walt Terrell L: Tony Ghelfi
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 9,771)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Joaquin Andujar
San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 7,612)
W: Sid Monge L: Greg Minton
Baltimore Orioles 7, Boston Red Sox 4 (12 inn.) at Fenway Park
W: Sammy Stewart L: Bob Stanley
Baltimore Orioles 7, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 17,440)
W: Bill Swaggerty L: Al Nipper
Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,959)
W: Bud Black L: Luis Sanchez S: Dan Quisenberry
Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,302)
W: Jack Morris L: Rick Behenna
Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 6,210)
W: Richard Dotson L: Frank Viola
New York Yankees 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 18,482)
W: Rich Gossage L: Mike Caldwell
Oakland Athletics 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 5,643)
W: Mike Warren L: Frank Tanana S: Keith Atherton
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 4,340)
W: Luis Leal L: Bob Stoddard S: Roy Lee Jackson
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Wednesday, September 14th

IN THE NEWS: Nick Esasky's 1st inning grand slam, off Phil Niekro, propels the Reds to a 6–4 win over the visiting Braves.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1983
Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 9,222)
W: Frank Pastore L: Phil Niekro
Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Astrodome (att. 19,713)
W: Joe Niekro L: Bob Welch
St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 5,748)
W: Neil Allen L: Tom Seaver S: Bruce Sutter
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Montreal Expos 5 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Steve Carlton L: Bryn Smith
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Montreal Expos 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,731)
W: Marty Bystrom L: Ray Burris
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 16,329)
W: John Candelaria L: Steve Trout
San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 19,763)
W: Eric Show L: Mike Krukow S: Gary Lucas
Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 16,414)
W: Dennis Martinez L: John Tudor S: Sammy Stewart
Kansas City Royals 1, California Angels 0 (14 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,284)
W: Mike Armstrong L: Rick Steirer
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,208)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Rick Sutcliffe
Minnesota Twins 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 6,650)
W: Ron Davis L: Britt Burns
New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 24,319)
W: Ron Guidry L: Don Sutton
Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 8,890)
W: Charlie Hough L: Steve McCatty S: Dave Tobik
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 4,800)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Roy Thomas
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Thursday, September 15th

IN THE NEWS: Behind Marty Bystrom's 5-hit win the Phils sweep the Expos, 9–5. Mike Schmidt, Joe Morgan and Len Matuszek (his first in the majors) hit homers to back Steve Carlton's 298th career win.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 15, 1983
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 20,697)
W: Alejandro Pena L: Nolan Ryan
New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 5,887)
W: Ed Lynch L: Dave LaPoint S: Jesse Orosco
Montreal Expos 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 25,047)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Kevin Gross S: Bob James
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 7,943)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Chuck Rainey
Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Fenway Park (att. 16,994)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Storm Davis
Chicago White Sox 12, Seattle Mariners 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 30,378)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Mike Moore
Minnesota Twins 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 4,039)
W: Ken Schrom L: Dave Stieb
Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 6,947)
W: Dave Schmidt L: Tim Conroy S: Dave Tobik
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Friday, September 16th

IN THE NEWS: Minnesota's Tim Teufel goes 5-for-5 with a triple and the first two home runs of his ML career in an 11–4 win over the Blue Jays.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 16, 1983
Atlanta Braves 6, San Diego Padres 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 29,062)
W: Craig McMurtry L: Tim Lollar
Cincinnati Reds 8, Houston Astros 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 9,146)
W: Bruce Berenyi L: Jeff Heathcock
Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 6,523)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Mike Torrez
Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (13 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,069)
W: Willie Hernandez L: Steve Baker
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Montreal Expos 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,057)
W: Jose DeLeon L: Charlie Lea
San Francisco Giants 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 22,220)
W: Mark Davis L: Fernando Valenzuela
Baltimore Orioles 8, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 34,899)
W: Mike Boddicker L: Tom Candiotti
Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park (att. 20,156)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Dan Petry
California Angels 8, Texas Rangers 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,850)
W: Luis Sanchez L: John Butcher
Chicago White Sox 7, Seattle Mariners 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 38,502)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Bryan Clark
Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland Athletics 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 20,951)
W: Larry Gura L: Keith Atherton S: Dan Quisenberry
Minnesota Twins 11, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 11,640)
W: Rick Lysander L: Jim Gott
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Saturday, September 17th

IN THE NEWS: The Chicago White Sox clinch their first-ever American League West championship, beating Seattle 4–3 on Harold Baines' sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th.

A record regular-season crowd of 53,790 packs Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium on Johnny Bench Night, and the retiring superstar responds with a 2–run home run and a single. But the Reds lose to Houston 4–3.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 17, 1983
San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 35,031)
W: Luis DeLeon L: Len Barker S: Gary Lucas
Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 53,790)
W: Mike Madden L: Jeff Russell S: Frank DiPino
Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 6 at Shea Stadium (att. 7,262)
W: Bill Johnson L: Jesse Orosco S: Lee Smith
Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 23,467)
W: John Denny L: Danny Cox S: Al Holland
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 4 (13 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 29,748)
W: Jim Bibby L: Tom Dixon
San Francisco Giants 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 23,982)
W: Fred Breining L: Rick Honeycutt
Baltimore Orioles 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 41,137)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Bob Gibson S: Tippy Martinez
Boston Red Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Fenway Park (att. 23,294)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Jack Morris S: Bob Stanley
Texas Rangers 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 34,608)
W: Dave Stewart L: Ken Forsch S: Dave Tobik
Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 45,646)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Bill Caudill
Cleveland Indians 7, New York Yankees 6 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 12,470)
W: Jamie Easterly L: George Frazier
Kansas City Royals 10, Oakland Athletics 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,494)
W: Eric Rasmussen L: Gorman Heimueller S: Dan Quisenberry
Toronto Blue Jays 13, Minnesota Twins 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 6,300)
W: Luis Leal L: Jay Pettibone
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Sunday, September 18th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 18, 1983
San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 2 (13 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 25,476)
W: Gary Lucas L: Ken Dayley
Houston Astros 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 14,109)
W: Mike Scott L: Mario Soto S: Frank DiPino
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 9,126)
W: Bill Campbell L: Doug Sisk S: Lee Smith
Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,915)
W: Steve Carlton L: Joaquin Andujar S: Al Holland
Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 25,738)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Rick Rhoden S: Bob James
San Francisco Giants 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 35,370)
W: Mike Krukow L: Jerry Reuss S: Gary Lavelle
Baltimore Orioles 10, Milwaukee Brewers 9 at Memorial Stadium (att. 35,804)
W: Tippy Martinez L: Pete Ladd
Detroit Tigers 9, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park (att. 21,854)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Oil Can Boyd S: Dave Gumpert
Texas Rangers 7, California Angels 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,556)
W: Victor Cruz L: Bob Lacey
Chicago White Sox 6, Seattle Mariners 0 at Comiskey Park I (att. 40,984)
W: Richard Dotson L: Bob Stoddard
Cleveland Indians 10, New York Yankees 6 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Mike Jeffcoat L: Dave Righetti
New York Yankees 13, Cleveland Indians 8 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 15,048)
W: Ray Fontenot L: Rick Behenna
Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,862)
W: Mike Warren L: Frank Wills
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Monday, September 19th

IN THE NEWS: Phillies 2B Joe Morgan celebrates his 40th birthday by going 4-for-5 with two home runs in a 7–6 win over the Cubs. He will go 4-for-5 again tomorrow in an 8–5 win over the Cubs. He's the 2nd player to celebrate his 40th birthday with a dinger: Bob Thurman was the first, in 1957.

Denver (AA) beats Portland (PCL) 5–4 to give the Tidewater Tides (IL) the championship in the first AAA World Series. Manager Davey Johnson's Tides won three of their four games in the double round-robin tournament to edge 2nd-place Portland, which finished 2–2.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1983
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Houston Astros 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 44,748)
W: Bob Welch L: Joe Niekro
Montreal Expos 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Stade Olympique
W: Bryn Smith L: Neil Allen
Montreal Expos 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 40,229)
W: Jeff Reardon L: Dave Rucker S: Bob James
New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 6,381)
W: Carlos Diaz L: Kent Tekulve
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 21,289)
W: Ron Reed L: Lee Smith S: Al Holland
San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 2,486)
W: Ed Whitson L: Scott Garrelts S: Floyd Chiffer
Baltimore Orioles 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7 (11 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 39,462)
W: Tim Stoddard L: Tom Tellmann
Boston Red Sox 5, New York Yankees 3 at Fenway Park (att. 24,447)
W: John Tudor L: Ron Guidry S: Bob Stanley
Minnesota Twins 7, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 29,138)
W: Mike Walters L: Salome Barojas S: Ron Davis
Kansas City Royals 8, California Angels 4 at Royals Stadium
W: Mike Armstrong L: Andy Hassler
Kansas City Royals 7, California Angels 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 24,576)
W: Mark Huismann L: Byron McLaughlin
Seattle Mariners 9, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 10,484)
W: Matt Young L: Dave Geisel S: Ed Vande Berg
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Tuesday, September 20th

IN THE NEWS: The Tigers rap 10 consecutive hits on the way to an 11-run first inning against Baltimore, tying the American League record set by Boston in 1901. Detroit wins 14–1 in a rain-shortened 5-inning game.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 20, 1983
Houston Astros 15, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 40,843)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Alejandro Pena S: Jeff Heathcock
Montreal Expos 10, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 33,669)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Bob Forsch
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 3,112)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Ed Lynch
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,312)
W: Willie Hernandez L: Reggie Patterson S: Ron Reed
San Francisco Giants 8, San Diego Padres 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 4,341)
W: Mark Calvert L: Eric Show S: Andy McGaffigan
New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 24,023)
W: John Montefusco L: Bruce Hurst S: Rich Gossage
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Cleveland Indians 7 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,218)
W: Jim Slaton L: Bud Anderson S: Pete Ladd
Detroit Tigers 14, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 32,410)
W: Dan Petry L: Dennis Martinez
California Angels 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 15,003)
W: Tommy John L: Paul Splittorff S: Mike Witt
Texas Rangers 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 5,272)
W: Charlie Hough L: Keith Atherton
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Seattle Mariners 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 15,657)
W: Dave Stieb L: Mike Moore
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Wednesday, September 21st

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1983
Atlanta Braves 9, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Craig McMurtry L: Charlie Puleo
Cincinnati Reds 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 12,621)
W: Tom Hume L: Steve Bedrosian
Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 3,029)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Cecilio Guante S: Lee Smith
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 45,242)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Vern Ruhle
San Francisco Giants 5, San Diego Padres 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 5,294)
W: Gary Lavelle L: Gary Lucas
St. Louis Cardinals 9, New York Mets 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 11,741)
W: John Stuper L: Mike Torrez
Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 1 at Fenway Park (att. 23,314)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Bob Shirley S: Bob Stanley
Chicago White Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Comiskey Park I
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Ken Schrom
Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 6 at Comiskey Park I (att. 37,806)
W: Guy Hoffman L: Ron Davis
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Cleveland Indians 7 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 4,135)
W: Don Sutton L: Neal Heaton S: Pete Ladd
Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium
W: Mike Boddicker L: Jack Morris
Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 32,198)
W: Sammy Stewart L: Dave Gumpert
California Angels 3, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 14,874)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Gaylord Perry
Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 5,869)
W: Mike Smithson L: Chris Codiroli
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 16,321)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Bryan Clark
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Thursday, September 22nd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1983
Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 13,466)
W: Jeff Russell L: Ken Dayley S: Tom Hume
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 3,426)
W: Lee Tunnell L: Rick Reuschel
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Montreal Expos 7 at Stade Olympique
W: John Denny L: Charlie Lea S: Al Holland
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 47,364)
W: Charles Hudson L: Steve Rogers
St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 11,882)
W: Danny Cox L: Ron Darling S: Bruce Sutter
Chicago White Sox 3, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,668)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Ken Forsch S: Juan Agosto
Cleveland Indians 9, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,456)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Tom Candiotti
Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 25,540)
W: Doug Bair L: Sammy Stewart
Minnesota Twins 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 15,684)
W: Pete Filson L: Eric Rasmussen S: Ron Davis
Texas Rangers 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 8,739)
W: Danny Darwin L: Jim Beattie
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Friday, September 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Steve Carlton becomes the 16th pitcher in ML history to win 300 games and the Phillies inch closer to the National League East title with a 6–2 win over the Cardinals.

Troubled Dodger reliever Steve Howe is suspended once again because of his chronic drug problem after missing the club's flight to Atlanta and refusing to take a urinalysis upon his arrival. Howe, who had 18 saves and a 1.44 ERA despite spending part of the season in a drug rehabilitation program, will not be eligible for post-season play.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 23, 1983
Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 44,403)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Len Barker
Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 3,105)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Walt Terrell
San Diego Padres 11, Cincinnati Reds 8 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 6,635)
W: Luis DeLeon L: Ben Hayes
San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 10,570)
W: Fred Breining L: Joe Niekro S: Greg Minton
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 37,115)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Scott Sanderson
Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,266)
W: Steve Carlton L: Joaquin Andujar
Chicago White Sox 2, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,358)
W: Richard Dotson L: Mike Witt
Detroit Tigers 7, Boston Red Sox 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,336)
W: Juan Berenguer L: Dennis Eckersley
Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 18,313)
W: Frank Wills L: Jay Pettibone S: Dan Quisenberry
Baltimore Orioles 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 38,096)
W: Scott McGregor L: Bob Gibson S: Sammy Stewart
New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 26,204)
W: George Frazier L: Jamie Easterly
Oakland Athletics 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 8,069)
W: Tim Conroy L: Luis Leal
Texas Rangers 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 7,902)
W: Dave Stewart L: Gene Nelson
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Saturday, September 24th

IN THE NEWS: In the 9th inning of Atlanta's 3–2 win over Los Angeles, Braves OF Dale Murphy walks, steals 2B, and scores the winning run on Rafael Ramirez's single. The stolen base makes him only the 6th player in ML history to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 24, 1983
Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 43,999)
W: Pascual Perez L: Tom Niedenfuer
New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 30,111)
W: Tom Seaver L: Don Schulze S: Doug Sisk
Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 9,615)
W: Bruce Berenyi L: Sid Monge
Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Astrodome (att. 12,619)
W: Mike Scott L: Mike Krukow S: Frank DiPino
Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 43,359)
W: John Candelaria L: Bryn Smith S: Cecilio Guante
Philadelphia Phillies 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,441)
W: Ron Reed L: Bruce Sutter
Chicago White Sox 2, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,388)
W: Britt Burns L: Steve Brown
Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 22,940)
W: John Tudor L: Dan Petry S: Bob Stanley
Kansas City Royals 12, Minnesota Twins 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,407)
W: Bud Black L: Frank Viola
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at County Stadium (att. 48,659)
W: Jaime Cocanower L: Dennis Martinez S: Pete Ladd
New York Yankees 9, Cleveland Indians 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,202)
W: Ron Guidry L: Rick Sutcliffe
Oakland Athletics 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,732)
W: Mike Warren L: Jim Clancy
Seattle Mariners 2, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 9,790)
W: Mike Moore L: Frank Tanana S: Bill Caudill
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Sunday, September 25th

IN THE NEWS: Baltimore clinches the American League East title with a 5–1 win over Milwaukee, as Storm Davis and Tippy Martinez combine on a 6-hitter.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 25, 1983
Atlanta Braves 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 43,931)
W: Craig McMurtry L: Alejandro Pena
Chicago Cubs 11, New York Mets 7 at Wrigley Field (att. 6,421)
W: Reggie Patterson L: Tim Leary
Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,483)
W: Charlie Puleo L: Andy Hawkins S: Bill Scherrer
San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 6,130)
W: Scott Garrelts L: Nolan Ryan
Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 37,602)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Larry McWilliams S: Jeff Reardon
Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 20,029)
W: Larry Andersen L: Jeff Lahti S: Al Holland
Chicago White Sox 8, California Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 38,575)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Tommy John S: Dennis Lamp
Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 20,545)
W: Doug Bair L: Oil Can Boyd S: Dave Gumpert
Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,695)
W: Ken Schrom L: Danny Jackson
Baltimore Orioles 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 45,181)
W: Storm Davis L: Chuck Porter S: Tippy Martinez
New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 31,303)
W: John Montefusco L: Rich Barnes S: Rich Gossage
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Oakland Athletics 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,650)
W: Jim Acker L: Keith Atherton
Seattle Mariners 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 5,787)
W: Bob Stoddard L: Charlie Hough S: Bill Caudill
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Monday, September 26th

IN THE NEWS: Cardinals Bob Forsch pitches his 2nd career no-hitter 3–0 against the Expos. Forsch allows just two base runners while becoming the first Cardinal and 25th pitcher overall to throw more than one no-hitter.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 26, 1983
Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 14,710)
W: Phil Niekro L: Mark Calvert S: Gene Garber
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 3,137)
W: John Denny L: Chuck Rainey S: Ron Reed
Los Angeles Dodgers 12, Cincinnati Reds 9 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 8,891)
W: Pat Zachry L: Rich Gale
Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 3 at Astrodome (att. 5,828)
W: Mike Madden L: Eric Show S: Vern Ruhle
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 12,457)
W: Bob Forsch L: Steve Rogers
Toronto Blue Jays 3, California Angels 2 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,713)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Bob Lacey S: Roy Lee Jackson
Cleveland Indians 7, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 15,119)
W: Neal Heaton L: Bob Shirley
Kansas City Royals 6, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 3,864)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Bryan Clark S: Dan Quisenberry
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Tuesday, September 27th

IN THE NEWS: Tim Raines becomes the first player since Ty Cobb to steal 70 bases and drive in 70 runs in the same season, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and four RBI in Montreal's 10–4 win over St. Louis.

Jim Beattie fires the first one-hitter in Mariners' history, beating Kansas City. U.L. Washington's single in the 3rd inning is the only baserunner allowed by Beattie.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 27, 1983
San Francisco Giants 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 29,838)
W: Mark Davis L: Steve Bedrosian S: Greg Minton
Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 6,593)
W: Steve Trout L: Steve Carlton S: Lee Smith
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 7,828)
W: Joe Beckwith L: Jeff Russell S: Tom Niedenfuer
Houston Astros 8, San Diego Padres 5 at Astrodome (att. 6,239)
W: Bob Knepper L: Tim Lollar
New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 10,913)
W: Mike Torrez L: Jose DeLeon S: Doug Sisk
Montreal Expos 10, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 13,949)
W: Charlie Lea L: John Stuper S: Bob James
Detroit Tigers 9, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 29,142)
W: Jack Morris L: Scott McGregor
California Angels 7, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,559)
W: Byron McLaughlin L: Luis Leal S: John Curtis
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Cleveland Indians 4 at County Stadium (att. 11,514)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Lary Sorensen
Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 3,000)
W: Mike Smithson L: Albert Williams
New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,143)
W: Matt Keough L: Bruce Hurst S: George Frazier
Oakland Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 7,876)
W: Tom Underwood L: Dick Tidrow
Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 0 at Kingdome (att. 7,956)
W: Jim Beattie L: Larry Gura
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Wednesday, September 28th

IN THE NEWS: Whipping the Cubs 13-6 for their 12th win in their last 13 games, the Phillies clinch the National League East championship. Bo Diaz goes 5-for-5 with a pair of home runs and Joe Morgan records his 3rd 4-hit game of the month.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 28, 1983
Philadelphia Phillies 13, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 7,680)
W: Willie Hernandez L: Dick Ruthven
Cincinnati Reds 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 7,007)
W: Mario Soto L: Mike Krukow
Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome
W: Pascual Perez L: Mike Scott
Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Astrodome (att. 15,356)
W: Joe Niekro L: Ken Dayley
New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,672)
W: Ron Darling L: Lee Tunnell
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Diego Padres 4 (14 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 23,588)
W: L:
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 13,944)
W: Bryn Smith L: Danny Cox
Detroit Tigers 9, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Memorial Stadium (att. 19,854)
W: Dan Petry L: Mike Boddicker
Toronto Blue Jays 5, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,592)
W: Jim Clancy L: Mike Witt S: Roy Lee Jackson
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at County Stadium (att. 11,976)
W: Jim Slaton L: Jamie Easterly
Minnesota Twins 3, Texas Rangers 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 4,084)
W: Pete Filson L: Danny Darwin S: Ron Davis
Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,214)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Shane Rawley S: Bob Stanley
Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 6,705)
W: Richard Dotson L: Tim Conroy S: Dennis Lamp
Kansas City Royals 11, Seattle Mariners 8 at Kingdome (att. 3,630)
W: Frank Wills L: Gene Nelson
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Thursday, September 29th

IN THE NEWS: In his 9th ML start, Oakland's Mike Warren pitches a no-hitter against the White Sox 3–0. It is the first no-hitter by a rookie since Jim Bibby's on July 30, 1973.

In the Reds last home game, Johnny Bench hits a 2–run pinch single in his last ML at bat. The Reds still lose to the Giants, 11–7.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 29, 1983
San Francisco Giants 11, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 8,067)
W: Randy Lerch L: Ben Hayes S: Greg Minton
Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome (att. 12,899)
W: Gene Garber L: Vern Ruhle S: Terry Forster
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 7,677)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Scott Holman S: Cecilio Guante
San Diego Padres 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Sid Monge L: Joe Beckwith
San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 20,230)
W: Andy Hawkins L: Alejandro Pena S: Luis DeLeon
Detroit Tigers 9, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 17,721)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Mike Flanagan
Cleveland Indians 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 15,331)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Tom Candiotti
Minnesota Twins 2, Texas Rangers 0 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 4,395)
W: Ken Schrom L: Dave Stewart
New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 22,604)
W: Ron Guidry L: John Tudor
Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 9,058)
W: Mike Warren L: Britt Burns
Seattle Mariners 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Kingdome (att. 3,694)
W: Mike Stanton L: Bud Black S: Bill Caudill
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Friday, September 30th

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers beat the Giants 4–3 and the Padres beat the Braves 3–2, giving Los Angeles the National League West title. Orel Hershiser pitches the final two innings in relief of Fernando Valenzuela to record his first ML save.

In a 9-4 win over the Mariners, Chicago's LaMarr Hoyt records his 13th win in a row to raise his record to 24-10, and Greg Luzinski hits his 32nd home run to set a new single-season record for designated hitters.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 30, 1983
Houston Astros 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Astrodome (att. 9,744)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Charlie Puleo S: Dave Smith
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,928)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Scott Garrelts S: Orel Hershiser
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 26,685)
W: John Denny L: Larry McWilliams S: Al Holland
San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 9,736)
W: Eric Show L: Phil Niekro S: Gary Lucas
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Chicago Cubs 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 19,924)
W: Neil Allen L: Reggie Patterson
New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium
W: John Montefusco L: Storm Davis S: George Frazier
Baltimore Orioles 3, New York Yankees 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 44,986)
W: Jim Palmer L: Jay Howell S: Tippy Martinez
Boston Red Sox 10, Cleveland Indians 0 at Fenway Park (att. 18,928)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Neal Heaton
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 19,614)
W: Bob Gibson L: Juan Berenguer S: Pete Ladd
Chicago White Sox 9, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 5,171)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Bob Stoddard
Texas Rangers 4, California Angels 3 (10 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 9,232)
W: Tom Henke L: Doug Corbett
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Minnesota Twins 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 18,501)
W: Dave Stieb L: Frank Viola
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