Games on September 5, 1981

The games of September 5, 1981

The schedule for September 5, 1981 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 12-5 win over the Seattle Mariners. The day's shutouts were the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers (1-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Oakland Athletics 5-3, the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Chicago White Sox 3-1, the Cleveland Indians topped the California Angels 4-2, the California Angels fell to the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-3, the Montreal Expos topped the Houston Astros 5-2, the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2, and the Chicago Cubs topped the San Francisco Giants 8-2. The California Angels and the Cleveland Indians 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, Sep 4, 1981 and the next, Sep 6, 1981. The 1981 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.