Games on April 17, 1981

The games of April 17, 1981

The schedule for April 17, 1981 lists 11 games. The Oakland Athletics routed the Seattle Mariners 16-1, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the California Angels over the Minnesota Twins (4-0). The closest finishes were the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Houston Astros, the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Braves fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the Chicago White Sox 8-5, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-5, the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Chicago Cubs 6-2, and the Detroit Tigers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 16, 1981 and the next, Apr 18, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.