Games on April 22, 1981

The games of April 22, 1981

On April 22, 1981, 12 games went into the books. The Texas Rangers routed the Boston Red Sox 16-8, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Houston Astros (1-0), the Cleveland Indians over the Kansas City Royals (4-0), and the San Diego Padres over the San Francisco Giants (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies and the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Seattle Mariners fell to the California Angels, 7-3, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Atlanta Braves, 7-3, the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers 7-2, the New York Mets fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Chicago Cubs 3-0, and the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1. The New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates played to a 2-2 tie. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 21, 1981 and the next, Apr 23, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.