Games on October 2, 1981
12 games
- NYA 9 @ BAL 0 No box score
- MIN 3 @ CHA 2 No box score
- ATL 11 @ CIN 5 No box score
- BOS 4 @ CLE 11 No box score
- OAK 0 @ KCA 3 No box score
- HOU 1 @ LAN 6 No box score
- DET 2 @ MIL 8 No box score
- MON 3 @ NYN 0 No box score
- CHN 7 @ PHI 9 No box score
- SLN 7 @ PIT 8 No box score
- TOR 3 @ SEA 8 No box score
- CAL 6 @ TEX 8 No box score
The games of October 2, 1981
Retrosheet's records show 12 games on October 2, 1981. The New York Yankees routed the Baltimore Orioles 9-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs. Shutouts went on the board for the Kansas City Royals over the Oakland Athletics (3-0) and the Montreal Expos over the New York Mets (3-0). Decided by a single run were the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the Chicago White Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves topped the Cincinnati Reds 11-5, the Cleveland Indians topped the Boston Red Sox 11-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Houston Astros 6-1, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Detroit Tigers 8-2, the Seattle Mariners topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3, and the Texas Rangers topped the California Angels 8-6. 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, Oct 1, 1981 and the next, Oct 3, 1981. The 1981 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.
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