Games on September 2, 1981

The games of September 2, 1981

14 games were played on September 2, 1981, according to Retrosheet. The Houston Astros routed the New York Mets 8-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 10-4, the Cleveland Indians over the Oakland Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Montreal Expos (7-0) and the Cleveland Indians over the Oakland Athletics (2-0). The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, and the Kansas City Royals 5-4 over the Milwaukee Brewers. In the other games, the California Angels fell to the Boston Red Sox, 3-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Minnesota Twins, 4-3, the Chicago Cubs fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-4, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 1, 1981 and the next, Sep 3, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.