Games on September 22, 1981

The games of September 22, 1981

14 games were played on September 22, 1981, according to Retrosheet. The highest-scoring game ended 10-8, the Milwaukee Brewers over the Boston Red Sox. The day's shutouts were the California Angels over the Chicago White Sox (1-0) and the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Kansas City Royals 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 over the San Diego Padres, and the Seattle Mariners 3-2 over the Texas Rangers. In the other games, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, the Montreal Expos beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2, the New York Yankees fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-4, the New York Mets fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, the San Francisco Giants topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2, the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Oakland Athletics, 3-2, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2. Doubleheaders on the date: the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Sep 21, 1981 and the next, Sep 23, 1981. For the wider picture, see the 1981 season.