Games on May 16, 1981

The games of May 16, 1981

On May 16, 1981, 13 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-0 winners over the New York Mets. Runs came easiest when the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Minnesota Twins (7-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0), and the Montreal Expos over the San Francisco Giants (5-0). Decided by a single run were the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Atlanta Braves 6-2, the Texas Rangers fell to the Chicago White Sox, 9-1, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Cleveland Indians 4-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the California Angels 7-5, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Houston Astros, 6-1, and the New York Yankees topped the Seattle Mariners 7-5. 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 15, 1981 and the next, May 17, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.