Games on September 20, 1981

The games of September 20, 1981

On September 20, 1981, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the Chicago White Sox's 11-3 win over the Oakland Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Montreal Expos over the Chicago Cubs (4-0). Decided by a single run were the New York Mets 7-6 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Minnesota Twins. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Milwaukee Brewers 8-2, the Boston Red Sox topped the New York Yankees 4-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1, the Atlanta Braves topped the San Diego Padres 3-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the Houston Astros, 7-3, and the Toronto Blue Jays topped the California Angels 6-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 19, 1981 and the next, Sep 21, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.