Games on April 25, 1981

The games of April 25, 1981

On April 25, 1981, 13 games went into the books. The Baltimore Orioles routed the Boston Red Sox 7-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-4, the Texas Rangers over the Cleveland Indians. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Detroit Tigers (4-0) and the Atlanta Braves over the San Francisco Giants (4-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-5, the Kansas City Royals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the California Angels, 6-4, the Montreal Expos beat the New York Mets 4-2, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the New York Yankees 7-2, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 7-4. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 24, 1981 and the next, Apr 26, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.