Games on May 20, 1981

13 games

The games of May 20, 1981

The schedule for May 20, 1981 lists 13 games. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Minnesota Twins 6-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 10-7. One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the New York Yankees 5-4 over the Kansas City Royals, the New York Mets 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Houston Astros 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles beat the California Angels 5-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Seattle Mariners, 3-1, the Texas Rangers fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Atlanta Braves 6-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the Montreal Expos, 6-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Chicago White Sox, 6-5. 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 19, 1981 and the next, May 21, 1981. The 1981 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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