Games on August 10, 1981

The games of August 10, 1981

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 10, 1981. The Chicago White Sox routed the Boston Red Sox 7-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (4-0) and the New York Yankees over the Texas Rangers (2-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the Seattle Mariners 5-4 over the California Angels. The rest of the slate: the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Cleveland Indians 5-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2, the Montreal Expos topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the Houston Astros, 6-5. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 11, 1981 and the next, Aug 11, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.