Games on May 2, 1981

The games of May 2, 1981

Retrosheet's records show 15 games on May 2, 1981. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 11-2 winners over the Boston Red Sox. The highest-scoring game ended 8-5, the Milwaukee Brewers over the California Angels. The day's shutouts were the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Montreal Expos (4-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 8-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Atlanta Braves 5-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the New York Mets, 6-2, the Oakland Athletics topped the New York Yankees 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-2, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1, the Seattle Mariners topped the Detroit Tigers 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-3, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Kansas City Royals, 7-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles and the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies. 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, May 1, 1981 and the next, May 3, 1981. The 1981 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.