Games on April 18, 1981

The games of April 18, 1981

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on April 18, 1981. The Oakland Athletics routed the Seattle Mariners 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-4, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the Milwaukee Brewers (5-0) and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Boston Red Sox, the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1, the Minnesota Twins topped the California Angels 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Houston Astros 6-3, the New York Mets fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-3, and the Texas Rangers topped the New York Yankees 6-4. 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, Apr 17, 1981 and the next, Apr 19, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.