Games on August 31, 1981

The games of August 31, 1981

12 games were played on August 31, 1981, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Minnesota Twins 7-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-8, the Philadelphia Phillies over the Atlanta Braves. The day's shutouts were the Toronto Blue Jays over the Texas Rangers (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Seattle Mariners 4-3 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Cincinnati Reds 9-8 over the Montreal Expos, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Elsewhere, the California Angels fell to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Oakland Athletics, 5-3, the Houston Astros topped the New York Mets 6-1, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-1, and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1. 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 30, 1981 and the next, Sep 1, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.