Games on September 18, 1981

The games of September 18, 1981

The schedule for September 18, 1981 lists 13 games. The Montreal Expos routed the Chicago Cubs 11-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5. A shutout went on the board for the Atlanta Braves over the San Diego Padres (3-0). One-run games: the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 over the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the other games, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the Boston Red Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 6-4, the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 8-4, the St. Louis Cardinals fell to the New York Mets, 8-1, the Kansas City Royals topped the Seattle Mariners 8-3, the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 5-2, the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 6-3, and the California Angels fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-1. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 17, 1981 and the next, Sep 19, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.