Games on April 21, 1981

The games of April 21, 1981

Retrosheet's records show 12 games on April 21, 1981. The Atlanta Braves routed the Cincinnati Reds 10-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 10-4. The day's shutouts were the Seattle Mariners over the California Angels (3-0), the Houston Astros over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0), and the New York Yankees over the Detroit Tigers (2-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago White Sox 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles and the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Royals 4-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Montreal Expos, 10-3, the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 8-0, and the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2. 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 20, 1981 and the next, Apr 22, 1981. The 1981 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.