Games on September 6, 1981

13 games

The games of September 6, 1981

13 games were played on September 6, 1981, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the Seattle Mariners 6-1, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Milwaukee Brewers over the Minnesota Twins. Shutouts: the Cleveland Indians over the California Angels (2-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals (5-0), and the San Francisco Giants over the Chicago Cubs (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox, the Houston Astros 4-3 over the Montreal Expos, the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Texas Rangers. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4, the Kansas City Royals fell to the New York Yankees, 6-1, the Atlanta Braves topped the New York Mets 5-2, and the San Diego Padres fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-5. 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, Sep 5, 1981 and the next, Sep 7, 1981. The 1981 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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