Games on May 7, 1981

The games of May 7, 1981

On May 7, 1981, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Houston Astros, 6-0 winners over the Chicago Cubs. The highest-scoring game ended 9-4, the Texas Rangers over the Chicago White Sox. One-run games: the California Angels 2-1 over the New York Yankees, the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the San Diego Padres, the New York Mets 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-1, the Oakland Athletics topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Seattle Mariners beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Cleveland Indians 6-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 6, 1981 and the next, May 8, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.