Games on August 11, 1981

The games of August 11, 1981

Retrosheet's records show 13 games on August 11, 1981. The Milwaukee Brewers routed the Cleveland Indians 6-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the Cincinnati Reds over the Los Angeles Dodgers. A shutout went on the board for the Texas Rangers over the New York Yankees (1-0). One-run games: the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 over the Cleveland Indians, the Oakland Athletics 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins, the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the San Francisco Giants 3-2 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox, 4-2, the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Mets, 4-2, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Detroit Tigers 6-4, the Montreal Expos fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the Atlanta Braves, 5-1, and the Seattle Mariners topped the California Angels 4-1. The Milwaukee Brewers and the Cleveland Indians met twice, as a doubleheader. 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, Aug 10, 1981 and the next, Aug 12, 1981. The 1981 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.