Games on May 9, 1981

The games of May 9, 1981

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on May 9, 1981. The California Angels routed the Detroit Tigers 15-1, the widest margin of the day. The day's shutouts were the Chicago White Sox over the Kansas City Royals (3-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (13-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Seattle Mariners 6-5 over the New York Yankees. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3, the Houston Astros fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-5, the Montreal Expos fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the New York Mets, 7-4, the San Diego Padres fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-6, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Texas Rangers 7-3, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Texas Rangers 4-2, and the Boston Red Sox topped the Toronto Blue Jays 10-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 8, 1981 and the next, May 10, 1981. The 1981 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.