Games on September 21, 1981

10 games

The games of September 21, 1981

On September 21, 1981, 10 games went into the books. The Boston Red Sox routed the Milwaukee Brewers 9-3, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts went on the board for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs (2-0), the Montreal Expos over the Philadelphia Phillies (1-0), and the Cleveland Indians over the New York Yankees (5-0). The closest finishes were the New York Mets 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1, the Chicago White Sox fell to the California Angels, 6-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 7-2, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the San Diego Padres, 6-0, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the Texas Rangers, 4-1. 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 20, 1981 and the next, Sep 22, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.

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