Games on September 29, 1981

13 games

The games of September 29, 1981

On September 29, 1981, 13 games went into the books. The Detroit Tigers routed the Baltimore Orioles 14-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 10-6. A shutout went on the board for the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies (7-0). The closest finishes were the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants, the Cleveland Indians 3-2 over the New York Yankees, and the San Diego Padres 2-1 over the Houston Astros. The rest of the slate: the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Atlanta Braves 5-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the California Angels, 5-1, the Boston Red Sox topped the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2, the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2, the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1, the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Montreal Expos 8-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 28, 1981 and the next, Sep 30, 1981. The 1981 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.

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