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APRIL
1981

Wednesday, April 1st

IN THE NEWS: Houston trades P Ken Forsch to the Angels for INF Dickie Thon.

Wednesday, April 8th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 8, 1981 » OPENING DAY
Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 51,716)
W: Tom Hume L: Sparky Lyle
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

IN THE NEWS: Pressed into service on Opening Day when scheduled starter Jerry Reuss pulls a calf muscle, Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela shuts out the Astros 2–0 on five hits in his first ML start.

Pitcher Rick Reuschel loses his 4th opener in a row for the Cubs, losing to the Mets, 2–0.

Before 55,123 at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees gun down the Rangers, 10–3. Bucky Dent and Bobby Murcer hit homers, with Willie Randolph following Murcer's blow with a triple. Dave Winfield, in his New York debut, has two hits and two walks, and Tommy John scatters seven hits in eight innings to win over Jon Matlack.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 9, 1981
New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 37,030)
W: Pat Zachry L: Rick Reuschel S: Neil Allen
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Houston Astros 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 50,511)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Joe Niekro
Montreal Expos 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 40,332)
W: Woodie Fryman L: Kent Tekulve
San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 1 (12 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 54,520)
W: Gary Lucas L: Al Holland S: John Littlefield
Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 51,452)
W: Jack Morris L: Joey McLaughlin
Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 42,658)
W: Mike Norris L: Jerry Koosman
New York Yankees 10, Texas Rangers 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 55,123)
W: Tommy John L: Jon Matlack
California Angels 6, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 33,317)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Glenn Abbott
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 10th

IN THE NEWS: In his first game for the White Sox, Carlton Fisk belts a 3-run home run in the 8th inning to lead Chicago to a 5–3 win over his former Red Sox teammates at Fenway Park.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 10, 1981
Atlanta Braves 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 34,929)
W: Gene Garber L: Mario Soto S: Rick Camp
San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 9,579)
W: John Urrea L: Gary Lavelle S: John Littlefield
Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 50,317)
W: Steve Stone L: Larry Gura S: Sammy Stewart
Chicago White Sox 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 35,154)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Bob Stanley S: Ed Farmer
Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 4,552)
W: Rick Langford L: Roger Erickson
Seattle Mariners 10, California Angels 2 at Kingdome (att. 10,879)
W: Jerry Don Gleaton L: Jesse Jefferson
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 11th

IN THE NEWS: After 15 seasons as a Dodger, Don Sutton makes his debut with the Astros and is pounded by his former club for six runs in four innings. Los Angeles wins 7–4.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 11, 1981
Cincinnati Reds 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 15,973)
W: Doug Bair L: Gene Garber
Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 12,114)
W: Dick Tidrow L: Tom Hausman
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Houston Astros 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 51,691)
W: Burt Hooton L: Don Sutton
San Francisco Giants 2, San Diego Padres 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 9,356)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Juan Eichelberger S: Greg Minton
Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 38,473)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Bob Forsch
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 71,067)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Bert Blyleven S: Rollie Fingers
Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,617)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Dave Stieb
Oakland Athletics 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 5,536)
W: Matt Keough L: Albert Williams
New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 23,845)
W: Rudy May L: Danny Darwin
California Angels 7, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 16,575)
W: Don Aase L: Floyd Bannister S: Luis Sanchez
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 12th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 12, 1981
Atlanta Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 12,227)
W: Larry Bradford L: Tom Hume S: Rick Mahler
New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 7,475)
W: Neil Allen L: Rawly Eastwick
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 50,734)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Vern Ruhle S: Steve Howe
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,430)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Ray Burris S: Enrique Romo
San Francisco Giants 7, San Diego Padres 6 (14 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 30,311)
W: Fred Breining L: Gary Lucas
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 21,462)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Larry Christenson S: Bruce Sutter
Kansas City Royals 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 18,624)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Mike Flanagan S: Dan Quisenberry
Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 21,439)
W: Mark Clear L: Ed Farmer
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 13,094)
W: Jim Slaton L: John Denny S: Jamie Easterly
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 9,950)
W: Luis Leal L: Howard Bailey
Oakland Athletics 1, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 5,699)
W: Steve McCatty L: Pete Redfern
Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,079)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Ron Guidry S: Jim Kern
California Angels 8, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 8,859)
W: Andy Hassler L: Larry Andersen
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, April 13th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 13, 1981
Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 1 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 34,961)
W: Rick Camp L: Joe Sambito S: Larry Bradford
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 60,404)
W: Steve Carlton L: John Candelaria
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 36,391)
W: Tom Seaver L: Rick Wise
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 20,698)
W: Dave Stewart L: Allen Ripley S: Bobby Castillo
Baltimore Orioles 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 8,551)
W: Tim Stoddard L: Steve Crawford
Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 38,076)
W: Jeff Jones L: Luis Sanchez
Toronto Blue Jays 5, New York Yankees 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 25,112)
W: Jim Clancy L: Tommy John S: Roy Lee Jackson
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 14th

IN THE NEWS: At San Diego, Reds P Bruce Berenyi fires a 2-hitters to beat the Pads, 4–0.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1981
Houston Astros 8, Atlanta Braves 2 at Astrodome (att. 21,440)
W: Joe Niekro L: Bob Walk
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 12,198)
W: Bruce Berenyi L: John Curtis
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 23,790)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Vida Blue
Oakland Athletics 5, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,483)
W: Mike Norris L: Geoff Zahn
Chicago White Sox 9, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 51,560)
W: Ross Baumgarten L: Pete Vuckovich
Detroit Tigers 6, Kansas City Royals 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 40,700)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Dan Quisenberry
Minnesota Twins 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 6,443)
W: Jerry Koosman L: Glenn Abbott S: Doug Corbett
Cleveland Indians 7, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 22,761)
W: Rick Waits L: Jon Matlack
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 15th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1981
Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Astrodome (att. 22,365)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Tommy Boggs S: Frank LaCorte
Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 30,003)
W: Stan Bahnsen L: Dick Tidrow
New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 15,205)
W: Pat Zachry L: Silvio Martinez S: Neil Allen
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 (11 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 27,450)
W: Tug McGraw L: Enrique Romo
Cincinnati Reds 10, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 10,801)
W: Mario Soto L: Steve Mura
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 20,775)
W: Burt Hooton L: Ed Whitson S: Bobby Castillo
Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Fenway Park (att. 8,925)
W: Bob Stanley L: Dennis Martinez
Oakland Athletics 5, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,371)
W: Rick Langford L: Andy Hassler
Chicago White Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 13,212)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Rollie Fingers
Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 21,439)
W: Dave Rozema L: Larry Gura
Seattle Mariners 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Kingdome (att. 6,203)
W: Jerry Don Gleaton L: Fernando Arroyo S: Bryan Clark
Texas Rangers 8, Cleveland Indians 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 10,845)
W: Doc Medich L: Len Barker
New York Yankees 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 16,280)
W: Rudy May L: Jackson Todd S: Rich Gossage
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 16th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1981
Montreal Expos 7, Chicago Cubs 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 11,602)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Lynn McGlothen
St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 10,921)
W: Andy Rincon L: Mike Scott S: Bruce Sutter
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 26,780)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Don Robinson S: Tug McGraw
Oakland Athletics 5, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,697)
W: Matt Keough L: Mike Witt
Cleveland Indians 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 54,296)
W: Wayne Garland L: Mike Caldwell
Detroit Tigers 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,058)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Dave Stieb S: Aurelio Lopez
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 17th

IN THE NEWS: After winning their first eight games of the season on the road, the Oakland A's pound Seattle 16–1 in their home opener before a crowd of 50,256.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1981
San Francisco Giants 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 14,028)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Gaylord Perry
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 22,961)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Mike LaCoss
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 39,119)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Don Sutton S: Enrique Romo
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 21,948)
W: Larry Christenson L: Ken Kravec
San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 26,157)
W: Tim Lollar L: Steve Howe
California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,713)
W: Ken Forsch L: Albert Williams
Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 30,458)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Richard Dotson S: Tom Burgmeier
Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 30,367)
W: Tippy Martinez L: Dennis Leonard
Oakland Athletics 16, Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 50,255)
W: Steve McCatty L: Floyd Bannister
New York Yankees 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 34,333)
W: Ron Guidry L: Danny Darwin S: Rich Gossage
Detroit Tigers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 15,196)
W: Howard Bailey L: Luis Leal S: Kevin Saucier
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 18th

IN THE NEWS: Reds pitcher Tom Seaver strikes out Keith Hernandez in the 4th inning of a 10–4 loss to the Cardinals, becoming the 5th pitcher in ML history with 3,000 career strikeouts.

The Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings (International League) play 32 innings before suspending play at 4:07 a.m. on April 19th with the score tied 2–2. The game is already the longest in professional baseball history, surpassing a 29-inning Florida State League contest in 1966, and will be resumed on June 23rd.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1981
San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 14,260)
W: Tom Griffin L: John Montefusco
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 22,529)
W: Bob Shirley L: Tom Seaver
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 3 (11 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 29,790)
W: Grant Jackson L: Dave Smith
Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 23,710)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Randy Jones S: Stan Bahnsen
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 3 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 27,780)
W: Steve Carlton L: Lee Smith
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 19,776)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Rick Wise
Minnesota Twins 6, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 51,325)
W: Pete Redfern L: Bill Travers S: Doug Corbett
Chicago White Sox 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 36,782)
W: Steve Trout L: Frank Tanana S: La Marr Hoyt
Cleveland Indians 5, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 18,250)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Jim Slaton
Oakland Athletics 8, Seattle Mariners 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 20,131)
W: Brian Kingman L: Ken Clay
Texas Rangers 6, New York Yankees 4 at Arlington Stadium (att. 23,744)
W: Steve Comer L: Bill Castro
Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 16,294)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Jim Clancy S: Aurelio Lopez
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 19th

IN THE NEWS: In the first game of a doubleheader the Oakland A's set the major-league record for consecutive wins at the start of the season, running their record to 11-0 with a 6–1 win over Seattle. The record will fall in 1987. The Mariners win the nightcap 3–2 on Richie Zisk's solo home run in the 8th inning.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1981
Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,443)
W: Rick Camp L: Greg Minton
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 30,394)
W: Rod Scurry L: Joe Niekro S: Eddie Solomon
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium
W: Ray Burris L: Craig Swan S: Woodie Fryman
New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 21,464)
W: Pat Zachry L: Charlie Lea
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,204)
W: Nino Espinosa L: Rick Reuschel
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 11,498)
W: Bob Welch L: John Curtis S: Bobby Castillo
Boston Red Sox 9, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I (att. 9,528)
W: Bob Stanley L: Ross Baumgarten S: Tom Burgmeier
Kansas City Royals 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,037)
W: Rich Gale L: Mike Flanagan S: Renie Martin
Oakland Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Mike Norris L: Glenn Abbott
Seattle Mariners 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 29,834)
W: Bryan Clark L: Rick Langford S: Dick Drago
Texas Rangers 4, New York Yankees 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 20,757)
W: Jon Matlack L: Tom Underwood
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Detroit Tigers 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,274)
W: Mark Bomback L: Jack Morris
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, April 20th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1981
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 21,730)
W: Burt Hooton L: Joaquin Andujar S: Dave Goltz
Montreal Expos 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Stade Olympique (att. 24,817)
W: Steve Rogers L: Tug McGraw S: Woodie Fryman
San Francisco Giants 9, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 4,171)
W: Vida Blue L: Steve Mura S: Gary Lavelle
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 10,454)
W: Bob Forsch L: Lynn McGlothen S: Bruce Sutter
Boston Red Sox 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Fenway Park (att. 26,844)
W: Mike Torrez L: Doc Medich
California Angels 6, Seattle Mariners 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,733)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Jerry Don Gleaton
Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 21,658)
W: John Denny L: Paul Splittorff S: Dan Spillner
New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,981)
W: Rudy May L: Dave Rozema
Oakland Athletics 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 22,141)
W: Matt Keough L: Jerry Koosman
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 (12 inn.) at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,298)
W: Randy Lerch L: Mike Willis
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 21st

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1981
Atlanta Braves 10, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,022)
W: Tommy Boggs L: Mario Soto
Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Astrodome (att. 21,904)
W: Bob Knepper L: Jerry Reuss
Montreal Expos 10, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,887)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Dick Ruthven
San Diego Padres 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 7,298)
W: Chris Welsh L: Doyle Alexander S: Gary Lucas
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Chicago Cubs 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 11,559)
W: Andy Rincon L: Ken Kravec
Boston Red Sox 10, Texas Rangers 4 at Fenway Park (att. 13,233)
W: John Tudor L: Fergie Jenkins
Seattle Mariners 3, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,438)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Jesse Jefferson
Chicago White Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 10,715)
W: Britt Burns L: Sammy Stewart
Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,165)
W: Rick Waits L: Juan Berenguer
New York Yankees 2, Detroit Tigers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 15,359)
W: Doug Bird L: Milt Wilcox S: Rich Gossage
Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 3 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,939)
W: Steve McCatty L: Doug Corbett
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,083)
W: Moose Haas L: Dave Stieb
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela tosses his 3rd shutout in four starts, strikes out 11, and drives in the game's only run with a single in a 1–0 win over Houston.

At Chicago, Orioles pitcher Dennis Martinez is injured when he's hit by a bottle tossed by a fan.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1981
Atlanta Braves 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 15,735)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Mike LaCoss
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 22,830)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Don Sutton
Montreal Expos 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 (11 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 14,176)
W: Elias Sosa L: Tug McGraw
New York Mets 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 7,530)
W: L:
San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 9,982)
W: Juan Eichelberger L: Ed Whitson S: Gary Lucas
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 10,588)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Mike Krukow
Texas Rangers 16, Boston Red Sox 8 at Fenway Park (att. 15,699)
W: Danny Darwin L: Dennis Eckersley
California Angels 7, Seattle Mariners 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,984)
W: Ken Forsch L: Ken Clay
Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,776)
W: Len Barker L: Dennis Leonard
New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 22,835)
W: Dave LaRoche L: Howard Bailey
Oakland Athletics 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,573)
W: Brian Kingman L: Albert Williams S: Jeff Jones
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,792)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Luis Leal
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 23rd

IN THE NEWS: The White Sox sweep the O's, pounding Baltimore for 26 hits in the opener and scoring in each of the 1st six innings to win 18–5. Sox take the nitecap 5–3.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1981
Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 4 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 23,173)
W: Joe Price L: Dave Smith S: Paul Moskau
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,027)
W: Rick Sutcliffe L: Rick Wise S: Steve Howe
Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 4,710)
W: John Montefusco L: Tom Griffin S: Rick Camp
Chicago White Sox 18, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Comiskey Park I
W: Richard Dotson L: Scott McGregor
Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 6,839)
W: Francisco Barrios L: Steve Stone S: Ed Farmer
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 24th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1981
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 6,274)
W: Steve Carlton L: Rick Reuschel S: Ron Reed
Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 27,087)
W: Frank Pastore L: Joe Niekro
San Diego Padres 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,256)
W: Gary Lucas L: Bobby Castillo S: Tim Lollar
Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 6,169)
W: Bob Walk L: Allen Ripley
Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,483)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Jack Morris
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Kansas City Royals 1 at County Stadium (att. 12,397)
W: Jim Slaton L: Rich Gale
Minnesota Twins 7, California Angels 5 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 2,759)
W: Doug Corbett L: Luis Sanchez
New York Yankees 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,863)
W: Tommy John L: Mark Bomback S: Rich Gossage
Oakland Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 17,554)
W: Mike Norris L: Glenn Abbott
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 25th

IN THE NEWS: Mariners manager Maury Wills is suspended for two games after ordering Seattle's grounds crew to enlarge the batter's boxes by one foot prior to its game with Oakland. The A's had been complaining that Seattle's Tom Paciorek frequently stepped out of the box while hitting.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1981
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 10,990)
W: Sparky Lyle L: Dick Tidrow
Cincinnati Reds 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 19,957)
W: Bruce Berenyi L: Nolan Ryan S: Tom Hume
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Diego Padres 1 (11 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 44,985)
W: Steve Howe L: John Littlefield
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 18,150)
W: Steve Rogers L: Randy Jones S: Bill Lee
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 7,334)
W: Bob Shirley L: John Candelaria
Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 6,371)
W: Phil Niekro L: Vida Blue
Baltimore Orioles 7, Boston Red Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 19,634)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Frank Tanana
Texas Rangers 8, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 10,413)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Wayne Garland S: Steve Comer
Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,862)
W: Ross Baumgarten L: Dave Rozema S: La Marr Hoyt
Kansas City Royals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 18,858)
W: Larry Gura L: Pete Vuckovich
California Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 5,467)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Jerry Koosman
Toronto Blue Jays 7, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 17,319)
W: Jackson Todd L: Rudy May
Oakland Athletics 7, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 17,388)
W: Rick Langford L: Jerry Don Gleaton
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 26th

IN THE NEWS: Oakland runs its record to 17-1 with a 9–4 win over the Mariners.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1981
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 10,093)
W: Marty Bystrom L: Bill Caudill
Houston Astros 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Astrodome (att. 23,428)
W: Bob Knepper L: Mario Soto
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 50,533)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Gary Lucas
Montreal Expos 8, New York Mets 4 at Stade Olympique
W: Ray Burris L: Pat Zachry
Montreal Expos 7, New York Mets 6 at Stade Olympique (att. 41,697)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Craig Swan S: Woodie Fryman
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,139)
W: Jim Kaat L: Grant Jackson S: Bruce Sutter
San Francisco Giants 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at Candlestick Park
W: Doyle Alexander L: Gaylord Perry S: Greg Minton
San Francisco Giants 8, Atlanta Braves 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 14,144)
W: Al Holland L: Tommy Boggs S: Gary Lavelle
Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Memorial Stadium (att. 24,922)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Tim Stoddard
Cleveland Indians 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 13,777)
W: Bert Blyleven L: John Henry Johnson
Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,410)
W: Britt Burns L: Milt Wilcox S: Ed Farmer
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Kansas City Royals 1 at County Stadium (att. 24,398)
W: Randy Lerch L: Dennis Leonard
California Angels 7, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium
W: Mike Witt L: Roger Erickson
Minnesota Twins 5, California Angels 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 18,702)
W: Fernando Arroyo L: Jesse Jefferson S: Doug Corbett
Toronto Blue Jays 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 37,306)
W: Dave Stieb L: Tom Underwood
Oakland Athletics 9, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 15,562)
W: Matt Keough L: Mike Parrott
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Monday, April 27th

IN THE NEWS: "Fernandomania" hits fever pitch at Dodger Stadium as a sellout crowd watches the 20-year-old rookie pitch his 4th shutout in five starts 5–0 versus the Giants. Valenzuela is 5-0 with a 0.20 ERA and is batting .438.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1981
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,478)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Tom Griffin
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 27,347)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Bill Gullickson
Baltimore Orioles 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 11,774)
W: Scott McGregor L: Francisco Barrios S: Tippy Martinez
New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 27,487)
W: Ron Guidry L: Howard Bailey S: Rich Gossage
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (12 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 6,692)
W: Reggie Cleveland L: Jerry Garvin
Seattle Mariners 8, Minnesota Twins 3 (10 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 1,874)
W: Larry Andersen L: Don Cooper
California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 41,760)
W: Ken Forsch L: Steve McCatty
Texas Rangers 10, Boston Red Sox 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,862)
W: Doc Medich L: Mike Torrez
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Tuesday, April 28th

IN THE NEWS: Ken Singleton's consecutive-hit streak is snapped at 10 when he grounds into a double play off Chicago's Rich Dotson in the Orioles' 8–6 loss. Singleton singles and homers in his first two at bats after going 4-for-4 in each of the previous two games.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1981
Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,669)
W: Don Sutton L: John Montefusco S: Dave Smith
Cincinnati Reds 11, San Diego Padres 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 13,103)
W: Tom Seaver L: Tim Lollar
San Francisco Giants 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 39,899)
W: Allen Ripley L: Rick Sutcliffe
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 6,973)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Mike Scott
Montreal Expos 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 26,192)
W: Steve Ratzer L: Larry Christenson S: Elias Sosa
Chicago White Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Memorial Stadium (att. 9,883)
W: Richard Dotson L: Steve Stone S: Ed Farmer
New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 18,420)
W: Tommy John L: Dan Schatzeder
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 6,433)
W: Mark Bomback L: Mike Caldwell
Minnesota Twins 4, Seattle Mariners 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 2,046)
W: Pete Redfern L: Ken Clay
California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 15,400)
W: Steve Renko L: Brian Kingman S: Luis Sanchez
Texas Rangers 9, Boston Red Sox 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,898)
W: Steve Comer L: Steve Crawford
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Wednesday, April 29th

IN THE NEWS: Philadelphia's Steve Carlton strikes out the side (Tim Raines, Jerry Manuel, and Tim Wallach) in the first inning of a 6–2 win over the Expos to become the first lefthander in ML history (and 6th pitcher overall) to record 3,000 career strikeouts.

The Cubs score five times with two out in the bottom of the 8th to beat St. Louis 6–1 and snap a 12-game losing streak. The Cardinals had won eight in a row.

Toronto scores five times in the top of the 14th to beat the Brewers 5–0.

Dave Concepcion belts two homers and two singles to drive in six runs as the Reds beat the visiting Padres, 8–5.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1981
Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,334)
W: Frank LaCorte L: Rick Camp
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Wrigley Field
W: Mike Krukow L: Andy Rincon
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 2 (11 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 4,067)
W: L:
Cincinnati Reds 8, San Diego Padres 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 12,291)
W: Paul Moskau L: John Littlefield S: Tom Hume
San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 39,110)
W: Vida Blue L: Bob Welch S: Greg Minton
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 7,175)
W: Jim Bibby L: Dave Roberts
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Montreal Expos 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,142)
W: Steve Carlton L: Steve Rogers
Baltimore Orioles 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 9,957)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Steve Trout S: Tippy Martinez
New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 18,167)
W: Rudy May L: Jack Morris S: Ron Davis
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Milwaukee Brewers 0 (14 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 7,320)
W: Luis Leal L: Jamie Easterly
Seattle Mariners 7, Minnesota Twins 7 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 2,171)
W: L:
Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 15,220)
W: Mike Norris L: Geoff Zahn
Texas Rangers 5, Boston Red Sox 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,632)
W: Danny Darwin L: John Tudor
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Thursday, April 30th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1981
Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 10,006)
W: Joe Niekro L: Tommy Boggs
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 12,794)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Steve Mura S: Tom Hume
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 5,553)
W: John Candelaria L: Randy Jones S: Grant Jackson
Baltimore Orioles 4, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 7,726)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Jackson Todd
Minnesota Twins 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 15,506)
W: Roger Erickson L: Frank Tanana
Milwaukee Brewers 12, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,428)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Jesse Jefferson
Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,639)
W: Rick Waits L: Ross Baumgarten
Detroit Tigers 2, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome (att. 5,116)
W: Dave Rozema L: Jerry Don Gleaton
Texas Rangers 7, Kansas City Royals 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 19,352)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Rich Gale
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