Games on April 26, 1981

The games of April 26, 1981

Retrosheet's records show 16 games on April 26, 1981. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Kansas City Royals 11-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 8-5. A shutout went on the board for the Houston Astros over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 4-3 over the Texas Rangers, the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the Montreal Expos 7-6 over the New York Mets. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-2, the California Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1, the Minnesota Twins beat the California Angels 5-2, the New York Mets fell to the Montreal Expos, 8-4, the New York Yankees fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 2-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the Seattle Mariners 9-4, and the Atlanta Braves fell to the San Francisco Giants, 3-1. The California Angels and the Minnesota Twins, the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos, and the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants each met twice, as doubleheaders. 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 25, 1981 and the next, Apr 27, 1981. The 1981 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.