Games on May 12, 1981

The games of May 12, 1981

13 games were played on May 12, 1981, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Los Angeles Dodgers' 5-0 win over the Montreal Expos. The day's shutouts were the Atlanta Braves over the Pittsburgh Pirates (2-0), the California Angels over the Milwaukee Brewers (4-0), and the San Diego Padres over the New York Mets (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Houston Astros, the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Texas Rangers, and the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox. In the other games, the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 7-4, the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2, the Oakland Athletics fell to the New York Yankees, 4-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0, and the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-2. 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, May 11, 1981 and the next, May 13, 1981. The 1981 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.