Games on August 17, 1981
7 games
- LAN 1 @ CHN 3 No box score
- MIN 2 @ DET 12 No box score
- MON 6 @ HOU 2 No box score
- TOR 3 @ KCA 5 No box score
- CHA 4 @ NYA 1 No box score
- SFN 5 @ PIT 1 No box score
- SDN 1 @ SLN 2 No box score
The games of August 17, 1981
On August 17, 1981, 7 games went into the books. The Detroit Tigers routed the Minnesota Twins 12-2, the widest margin of the day. Decided by a single run were the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 over the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, the Houston Astros fell to the Montreal Expos, 6-2, the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3, the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-1, and the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-1. 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 16, 1981 and the next, Aug 18, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.
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