Games on August 30, 1981
12 games
- CAL 7 @ BAL 1 No box score
- OAK 5 @ BOS 3 No box score
- NYA 5 @ CHA 1 No box score
- SEA 11 @ CLE 17 No box score
- PHI 4 @ HOU 5 No box score
- CHN 2 @ LAN 1 No box score
- TEX 2 @ MIL 6 No box score
- DET 6 @ MIN 1 No box score
- ATL 5 @ MON 4 No box score
- CIN 6 @ NYN 3 No box score
- SLN 6 @ SDN 9 No box score
- PIT 0 @ SFN 5 No box score
The games of August 30, 1981
On August 30, 1981, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the California Angels, 7-1 winners over the Baltimore Orioles. Runs came easiest when the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 17-11. Shutouts: the San Francisco Giants over the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-0). The closest finishes were the Houston Astros 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Montreal Expos. The rest of the slate: the Boston Red Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 5-3, the New York Yankees topped the Chicago White Sox 5-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 6-2, the Detroit Tigers topped the Minnesota Twins 6-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the New York Mets 6-3, and the San Diego Padres topped the St. Louis Cardinals 9-6. 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 29, 1981 and the next, Aug 31, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.
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