Games on October 4, 1981

The games of October 4, 1981

On October 4, 1981, 13 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the California Angels' 9-2 win over the Texas Rangers. Runs came easiest when the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 13-12. The day's shutouts were the Cincinnati Reds over the Atlanta Braves (3-0), the St. Louis Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0), and the Seattle Mariners over the Toronto Blue Jays (2-0). One-run games: the Oakland Athletics 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Mets 2-1 over the Montreal Expos, and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the New York Yankees fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-2, the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2, the Houston Astros topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3, and the San Francisco Giants topped the San Diego Padres 4-3. 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, Oct 3, 1981 and the next, Oct 5, 1981. The 1981 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.