Games on April 9, 1981

8 games

The games of April 9, 1981

On April 9, 1981, 8 games went into the books. The New York Yankees routed the Texas Rangers 10-3, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs (2-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Houston Astros (2-0). The closest finishes were the Montreal Expos 6-5 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1, the Seattle Mariners fell to the California Angels, 6-2, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the San Diego Padres, 4-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 8, 1981 and the next, Apr 10, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.

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