Games on August 15, 1981

The games of August 15, 1981

12 games were played on August 15, 1981, according to Retrosheet. The Seattle Mariners routed the Minnesota Twins 6-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Oakland Athletics over the California Angels. The day's shutouts were the Baltimore Orioles over the Chicago White Sox (4-0) and the Houston Astros over the San Diego Padres (5-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 over the Milwaukee Brewers. The rest of the slate: the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Kansas City Royals, 5-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers, 8-5, the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4, the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1, and the Boston Red Sox topped the Texas Rangers 5-3. 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, Aug 14, 1981 and the next, Aug 16, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.