Games on May 25, 1981

The games of May 25, 1981

On May 25, 1981, 14 games went into the books. The New York Mets routed the Philadelphia Phillies 13-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-9, the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 8-7 over the Cleveland Indians, the California Angels 2-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-1, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 10-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Houston Astros, 6-3, the Detroit Tigers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Montreal Expos, 5-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2, the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1, and the Seattle Mariners topped the Kansas City Royals 5-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners. 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 24, 1981 and the next, May 26, 1981. The 1981 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.