Games on May 19, 1981

The games of May 19, 1981

13 games were played on May 19, 1981, according to Retrosheet. The Detroit Tigers routed the Texas Rangers 14-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 15-12, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Astros. The day's shutouts were the Boston Red Sox over the Seattle Mariners (4-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Chicago Cubs (5-0), and the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Atlanta Braves (5-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 over the Oakland Athletics, the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins, and the New York Yankees 6-5 over the Kansas City Royals. In the other games, the Cleveland Indians topped the California Angels 7-3, the San Diego Padres beat the Montreal Expos 3-1, the New York Mets fell to the San Francisco Giants, 4-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5. 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 18, 1981 and the next, May 20, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.