Games on June 7, 1981

The games of June 7, 1981

On June 7, 1981, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Texas Rangers' 9-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Runs came easiest when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs (7-0), the Cincinnati Reds over the Montreal Expos (2-0), and the Detroit Tigers over the Minnesota Twins (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants, and the Seattle Mariners 5-4 over the Cleveland Indians. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the California Angels 4-1, the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 3-1, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Kansas City Royals, 7-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 3-1, and the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 6, 1981 and the next, Jun 8, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.