Games on August 22, 1981

The games of August 22, 1981

The schedule for August 22, 1981 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the Atlanta Braves' 9-1 win over the Montreal Expos. The highest-scoring game ended 7-6, the San Diego Padres over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shutouts: the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers (2-0), the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals (5-0), and the Oakland Athletics over the Baltimore Orioles (2-0). One-run games: the Montreal Expos 5-4 over the Atlanta Braves, the California Angels 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, the San Francisco Giants 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs, and the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins. In the other games, the New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4, the Houston Astros fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 8-4, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-3, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-0. The Montreal Expos and the Atlanta Braves met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 21, 1981 and the next, Aug 23, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.