Games on August 19, 1981

The games of August 19, 1981

The schedule for August 19, 1981 lists 13 games. The Houston Astros routed the Montreal Expos 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 7-6. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Minnesota Twins (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago White Sox 6-5 over the New York Yankees, and the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the Cleveland Indians. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 5-2, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the California Angels, 6-3, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Kansas City Royals 9-4, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 4-2, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-3, and the Texas Rangers topped the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 18, 1981 and the next, Aug 20, 1981. The 1981 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.