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AUGUST
1981

Wednesday, August 5th

PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 5, 1981
» Carl Crawford in Houston, TX

Thursday, August 6th

IN THE NEWS: As a result of the nearly 2-month interruption in play because of the strike the ML owners elect to split the 1981 season into two halves, with the first-place teams from each half in each division (or a wild-card team if the same club wins both halves) meeting in a best-of-five divisional playoff series. The last time the major leagues played a split season was 1892. The A's, Yankees, Phillies, and Dodgers suddenly find themselves guaranteed playoff spots as first-half champions.

National League owners agree to the $20.5 million sale of the Cubs to the Tribune Company. In three weeks, Cubs stockholders—led by Bill Wrigley's with 81 percent—will approve the sale.

Sunday, August 9th

IN THE NEWS: Expos C Gary Carter hits a pair of solo home runs and Phillies 3B Mike Schmidt adds a 2-run shot in the 8th off Rollie Fingers to give the National League a 5–4 win in the All-Star Game. It is the NL's 10th win in a row and 17th in the last 18 games.

Monday, August 10th

IN THE NEWS: After a 2-month wait, Pete Rose finally breaks Stan Musial's National League hit record, singling off Mark Littell in Philadelphia's 7–3 loss to St. Louis. Rose now has 3,631 career hits. A crowd of 60,561 cheers his 8th inning hit.

Seattle's Julio Cruz is caught stealing by California's Ed Ott on a pitchout, ending his consecutive stolen base streak at 32. Cruz tied the American League record set by Willie Wilson.

The Dodgers re-open the season with a 4–0 victory over the Reds.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 10, 1981
New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 5 (13 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 7,551)
W: Dyar Miller L: Lynn McGlothen S: Greg Harris
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,120)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Frank Pastore S: Steve Howe
Montreal Expos 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 37,275)
W: Bill Lee L: Pascual Perez
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 60,561)
W: Bob Forsch L: Larry Christenson S: Bruce Sutter
Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 52,608)
W: Gene Garber L: John Urrea S: Rick Camp
Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 11,115)
W: Joe Sambito L: Fred Breining S: Frank LaCorte
Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 2 (12 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 19,850)
W: Tippy Martinez L: Renie Martin
Chicago White Sox 7, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 20,227)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Dennis Eckersley
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Cleveland Indians 2 (13 inn.) at Cleveland Stadium (att. 4,773)
W: Rickey Keeton L: Mike Stanton
Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 15,187)
W: Kevin Saucier L: Joey McLaughlin
Minnesota Twins 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 15,414)
W: Roger Erickson L: Rick Langford S: Jerry Koosman
New York Yankees 2, Texas Rangers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 40,373)
W: Tommy John L: Danny Darwin S: Rudy May
Seattle Mariners 5, California Angels 4 at Kingdome (att. 14,527)
W: Dick Drago L: Don Aase
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Tuesday, August 11th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 11, 1981
New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 10,250)
W: Ray Searage L: Lee Smith S: Neil Allen
Cincinnati Reds 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Dodger Stadium (att. 45,817)
W: Scott Brown L: Terry Forster S: Tom Hume
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 33,045)
W: Kent Tekulve L: Woodie Fryman
Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 24,549)
W: Ron Reed L: Jim Kaat
Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 5,360)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Steve Mura
San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,354)
W: Tom Griffin L: Joe Niekro S: Greg Minton
Chicago White Sox 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 17,889)
W: Steve Trout L: Bob Stanley S: Ed Farmer
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Mike Caldwell L: John Denny S: Jamie Easterly
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,776)
W: Jim Slaton L: Rick Waits S: Jerry Augustine
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,526)
W: Juan Berenguer L: Dan Schatzeder S: Roy Lee Jackson
Oakland Athletics 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 8,836)
W: Mike Norris L: Albert Williams S: Jeff Jones
Texas Rangers 1, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,117)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Dave Righetti S: Dave Schmidt
Seattle Mariners 4, California Angels 1 at Kingdome (att. 6,808)
W: Jim Beattie L: Ken Forsch S: Larry Andersen
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Wednesday, August 12th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 12, 1981
New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 4 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 8,372)
W: Neil Allen L: Dick Tidrow
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 36,494)
W: Dave Stewart L: Tom Seaver S: Steve Howe
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 23,566)
W: Bob Sykes L: Dick Ruthven S: Mark Littell
Montreal Expos 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,069)
W: Ray Burris L: Eddie Solomon S: Bill Lee
Atlanta Braves 4, San Diego Padres 3 (11 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 5,094)
W: Rick Camp L: John Curtis S: John Montefusco
Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,707)
W: Joe Sambito L: Al Holland S: Billy Smith
Kansas City Royals 10, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium
W: Larry Gura L: Jim Palmer S: Renie Martin
Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 19,352)
W: Scott McGregor L: Jim Wright S: Tim Stoddard
Boston Red Sox 8, Chicago White Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 20,257)
W: Bob Ojeda L: La Marr Hoyt
Cleveland Indians 9, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,819)
W: Len Barker L: Randy Lerch
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 8,775)
W: Dave Stieb L: Jack Morris S: Roy Lee Jackson
Minnesota Twins 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 9,624)
W: Darrell Jackson L: Bob Owchinko S: Doug Corbett
New York Yankees 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,918)
W: Dave LaRoche L: Fergie Jenkins S: George Frazier
California Angels 4, Seattle Mariners 1 (11 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 6,772)
W: Don Aase L: Dick Drago
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Thursday, August 13th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 13, 1981
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 7,412)
W: Doug Bird L: Greg Harris S: Mike Griffin
Atlanta Braves 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 27,418)
W: Tommy Boggs L: Burt Hooton S: Gene Garber
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 26,783)
W: John Martin L: Steve Carlton S: Bruce Sutter
Montreal Expos 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,735)
W: Steve Rogers L: Luis Tiant
San Diego Padres 9, Houston Astros 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 4,899)
W: Chris Welsh L: Bob Knepper
Baltimore Orioles 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 13,780)
W: Mike Flanagan L: Rich Gale S: Tim Stoddard
Boston Red Sox 9, Chicago White Sox 6 at Fenway Park (att. 18,683)
W: Mark Clear L: Reggie Patterson S: Bill Campbell
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,639)
W: Moose Haas L: Wayne Garland S: Rollie Fingers
New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 20,957)
W: Ron Guidry L: Dan Petry S: Ron Davis
Seattle Mariners 11, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 5,673)
W: Mike Parrott L: Fernando Arroyo S: Larry Andersen
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Friday, August 14th

IN THE NEWS: Mike Schmidt hits his 300th career home run off Mike Scott as Philadelphia beats the Mets 8–4.

Mariners OF Jeff Burroughs hits three home runs in a 13–3 win over the Twins, giving Seattle a split of a doubleheader.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 14, 1981
San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Ed Whitson L: Bruce Berenyi
Cincinnati Reds 7, San Francisco Giants 6 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 22,404)
W: Tom Hume L: Al Holland
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,592)
W: Dave Goltz L: John Montefusco S: Alejandro Pena
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 40,187)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Scott Sanderson S: Bruce Sutter
Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 34,136)
W: Larry Christenson L: Mike Scott S: Mike Proly
Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 8,414)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Tim Lollar
Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 15,401)
W: Richard Dotson L: Sammy Stewart S: Ed Farmer
Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,971)
W: Mike Jones L: Bert Blyleven S: Renie Martin
Detroit Tigers 1, New York Yankees 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 23,395)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Rudy May S: Kevin Saucier
Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 1 at Metropolitan Stadium
W: Albert Williams L: Bob Galasso S: Jerry Koosman
Seattle Mariners 13, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 5,630)
W: Jerry Don Gleaton L: Roger Erickson
Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 2 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 23,804)
W: Steve McCatty L: Don Aase
Texas Rangers 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 32,400)
W: Jim Kern L: Tom Burgmeier
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 15,114)
W: Jerry Garvin L: Jamie Easterly S: Roy Lee Jackson
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Saturday, August 15th

PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 15, 1981
» Oliver Perez in Culiacan, Mexico

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 15, 1981
Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 (15 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 15,388)
W: Randy Martz L: Rod Scurry
San Francisco Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,671)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Frank Pastore S: Greg Minton
Atlanta Braves 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 40,510)
W: Steve Bedrosian L: Jerry Reuss S: Al Hrabosky
New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 14,309)
W: Pete Falcone L: Nino Espinosa S: Neil Allen
Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 5,852)
W: Don Sutton L: Juan Eichelberger
Baltimore Orioles 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 15,323)
W: Dennis Martinez L: La Marr Hoyt
Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,582)
W: Dennis Leonard L: John Denny S: Dan Quisenberry
Detroit Tigers 8, New York Yankees 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 26,848)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Dave LaRoche S: Kevin Saucier
Seattle Mariners 6, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 17,831)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Brad Havens S: Bryan Clark
Oakland Athletics 8, California Angels 7 (13 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 20,101)
W: Tom Underwood L: Mike Witt
Boston Red Sox 5, Texas Rangers 3 (10 inn.) at Arlington Stadium (att. 29,353)
W: Bob Stanley L: Jim Kern
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,467)
W: Mark Bomback L: Reggie Cleveland S: Joey McLaughlin
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Sunday, August 16th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1981
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3 (11 inn.) at Wrigley Field
W: Kent Tekulve L: Lee Smith S: Grant Jackson
Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 18,991)
W: Jay Howell L: Pascual Perez S: Randy Martz
Cincinnati Reds 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,309)
W: Mario Soto L: Tom Griffin S: Tom Hume
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 50,340)
W: Tom Niedenfuer L: Steve Bedrosian S: Dave Stewart
New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 21,635)
W: Pat Zachry L: Dick Ruthven S: Neil Allen
Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 5,880)
W: Joe Niekro L: Steve Mura S: Dave Smith
Chicago White Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 7 (10 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 16,684)
W: Ed Farmer L: Dave Ford S: Kevin Hickey
Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Larry Gura L: Rick Waits S: Ken Brett
Cleveland Indians 8, Kansas City Royals 6 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 12,790)
W: Mike Stanton L: Renie Martin S: Sid Monge
Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,077)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Ron Davis
Seattle Mariners 7, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,274)
W: Shane Rawley L: Doug Corbett
Oakland Athletics 7, California Angels 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 28,853)
W: Rick Langford L: Ken Forsch
Texas Rangers 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 20,348)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Bob Ojeda
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium
W: Mike Caldwell L: Dave Stieb S: Rollie Fingers
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 24,472)
W: Randy Lerch L: Jackson Todd S: Rollie Fingers
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Monday, August 17th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 17, 1981
Chicago Cubs 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 10,153)
W: Doug Bird L: Bob Welch
Montreal Expos 6, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 24,203)
W: Ray Burris L: Vern Ruhle S: Woodie Fryman
San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (11 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 7,117)
W: Greg Minton L: Rod Scurry
St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Diego Padres 1 (13 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 21,194)
W: Jim Kaat L: Gary Lucas
Detroit Tigers 12, Minnesota Twins 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,484)
W: Dan Petry L: Jerry Koosman S: Dave Rozema
Kansas City Royals 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 31,958)
W: Rich Gale L: Jim Clancy S: Dan Quisenberry
Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 24,651)
W: Britt Burns L: Rick Reuschel S: Kevin Hickey
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Tuesday, August 18th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1981
New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,566)
W: Ed Lynch L: Rick Mahler S: Neil Allen
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 15,973)
W: Burt Hooton L: Mike Griffin
Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,363)
W: Tom Seaver L: Steve Carlton S: Tom Hume
Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Astrodome (att. 23,306)
W: Bob Knepper L: Steve Rogers S: Joe Sambito
San Francisco Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 9,362)
W: Ed Whitson L: Luis Tiant S: Greg Minton
San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 19,095)
W: Chris Welsh L: Silvio Martinez S: John Urrea
Baltimore Orioles 6, California Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 28,230)
W: Scott McGregor L: Dave Frost S: Sammy Stewart
Detroit Tigers 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 15,163)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Roger Erickson S: Kevin Saucier
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 26,952)
W: Luis Leal L: Mike Jones S: Roy Lee Jackson
New York Yankees 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,157)
W: Ron Guidry L: Steve Trout S: George Frazier
Oakland Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 2 (15 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,631)
W: Bob Owchinko L: Bill Campbell
Cleveland Indians 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 10,624)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Bryan Clark S: Dan Spillner
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium
W: Moose Haas L: Jon Matlack S: Rollie Fingers
Texas Rangers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Arlington Stadium (att. 37,310)
W: Steve Comer L: Pete Vuckovich S: Jim Kern
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Wednesday, August 19th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 19, 1981
Atlanta Braves 5, New York Mets 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,080)
W: Tommy Boggs L: Mike Scott S: Rick Camp
Chicago Cubs 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 26,860)
W: Mike Krukow L: Dave Goltz S: Randy Martz
Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,133)
W: Tom Hume L: Sparky Lyle
Houston Astros 9, Montreal Expos 1 at Astrodome (att. 27,169)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Scott Sanderson S: Dave Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Francisco Giants 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,414)
W: Odell Jones L: Doyle Alexander S: Grant Jackson
St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 6 at Busch Stadium II (att. 18,268)
W: Bruce Sutter L: John Littlefield
California Angels 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,158)
W: Steve Renko L: Mike Flanagan S: Don Aase
Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,960)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Darrell Jackson S: Dave Tobik
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 28,174)
W: Juan Berenguer L: Dennis Leonard
Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,421)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Rudy May S: Ed Farmer
Oakland Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 15,134)
W: Matt Keough L: Frank Tanana
Seattle Mariners 4, Cleveland Indians 3 (10 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 7,800)
W: Shane Rawley L: Sid Monge
Texas Rangers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 13,908)
W: Doc Medich L: Jim Slaton S: Jim Kern
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Thursday, August 20th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 20, 1981
Atlanta Braves 6, New York Mets 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 4,787)
W: Phil Niekro L: Greg Harris S: Rick Camp
California Angels 6, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,323)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Dennis Martinez
Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 17,503)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Steve McCatty S: Mark Clear
Cleveland Indians 6, Seattle Mariners 5 (14 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 7,630)
W: Mike Stanton L: Dick Drago
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Friday, August 21st

IN THE NEWS: In a Pioneer League game at Helena, Lethbridge's Sid Fernandez strikes out 21 Phillies batters. El Sid wins, 6–0.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 21, 1981
Montreal Expos 4, Atlanta Braves 1 (11 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 9,103)
W: Woodie Fryman L: Gene Garber
San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 12,826)
W: Fred Breining L: Dick Tidrow S: Greg Minton
Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,410)
W: Mario Soto L: Pat Zachry
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Houston Astros 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 31,693)
W: Sparky Lyle L: Vern Ruhle S: Tug McGraw
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 2 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Rick Rhoden L: Steve Mura S: Grant Jackson
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 19,049)
W: Jim Bibby L: Tim Lollar S: Kent Tekulve
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 33,375)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Joaquin Andujar
California Angels 12, Cleveland Indians 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 31,482)
W: Ken Forsch L: Len Barker
Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 27,761)
W: Aurelio Lopez L: Danny Darwin S: Kevin Saucier
Minnesota Twins 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at County Stadium (att. 30,123)
W: Albert Williams L: Mike Caldwell S: Jerry Koosman
Kansas City Royals 4, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 37,970)
W: Larry Gura L: Dave Righetti
Baltimore Orioles 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 21,208)
W: Jim Palmer L: Brian Kingman S: Tim Stoddard
Boston Red Sox 7, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 10,999)
W: Bob Stanley L: Randy Stein
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 14,161)
W: Dave Stieb L: Ed Farmer
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Saturday, August 22nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 22, 1981
Montreal Expos 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
W: Stan Bahnsen L: Steve Bedrosian S: Jeff Reardon
Atlanta Braves 9, Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 16,185)
W: John Montefusco L: Charlie Lea S: Rick Camp
San Francisco Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 16,486)
W: Vida Blue L: Doug Bird S: Greg Minton
New York Mets 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,949)
W: Dan Boitano L: Frank Pastore S: Neil Allen
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Houston Astros 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 35,199)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Joe Niekro
San Diego Padres 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,865)
W: John Curtis L: Kent Tekulve S: Gary Lucas
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 38,751)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Bob Forsch S: Dave Stewart
California Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 2 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,743)
W: Don Aase L: Sid Monge
Detroit Tigers 2, Texas Rangers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 23,763)
W: Dan Petry L: Rick Honeycutt S: Kevin Saucier
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Minnesota Twins 3 (10 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 15,292)
W: Rollie Fingers L: Don Cooper
New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 40,127)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Paul Splittorff S: George Frazier
Oakland Athletics 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 26,438)
W: Rick Langford L: Scott McGregor
Boston Red Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 20,999)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Jim Beattie S: Mark Clear
Chicago White Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 19,080)
W: Britt Burns L: Jim Clancy
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Sunday, August 23rd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 23, 1981
Atlanta Braves 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 10,075)
W: Rick Mahler L: Steve Rogers S: Rick Camp
Chicago Cubs 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 14,737)
W: Doug Capilla L: Gary Lavelle
New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,761)
W: Neil Allen L: Tom Hume
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Houston Astros 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,630)
W: Steve Carlton L: Bob Knepper
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Diego Padres 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 23,736)
W: Rod Scurry L: Chris Welsh S: Enrique Romo
St. Louis Cardinals 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Busch Stadium II (att. 18,189)
W: Bob Shirley L: Bob Welch S: Bruce Sutter
Cleveland Indians 6, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,926)
W: John Denny L: Dave Frost S: Mike Stanton
Detroit Tigers 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,388)
W: Dave Rozema L: Jim Kern
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Minnesota Twins 5 at County Stadium (att. 18,724)
W: Jerry Augustine L: Fernando Arroyo S: Rollie Fingers
New York Yankees 8, Kansas City Royals 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 40,258)
W: Ron Guidry L: Rich Gale
Baltimore Orioles 7, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 35,325)
W: Sammy Stewart L: Mike Norris
Boston Red Sox 7, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome (att. 8,294)
W: Tom Burgmeier L: Bryan Clark S: Bill Campbell
Chicago White Sox 13, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 16,486)
W: Steve Trout L: Luis Leal
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Monday, August 24th

IN THE NEWS: In his first ML game, Kent Hrbek homers in the 12th inning to give the Twins a 3–2 win over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The 21-year-old 1B grew up in Bloomington, MN, less than a mile from Metropolitan Stadium, and jumped directly to his hometown club from Class-A Visalia (California League), where he was hitting .380 with 27 home runs and 112 RBI.

The Reds top the visiting Mets, 2–0, behind Bruce Berenyi's 2-hitter.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 24, 1981
Chicago Cubs 9, San Diego Padres 8 (11 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 7,068)
W: Lee Smith L: Gary Lucas
Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 19,506)
W: Bruce Berenyi L: Mike Scott
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Atlanta Braves 5 (13 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 23,383)
W: Tug McGraw L: Al Hrabosky
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,308)
W: Burt Hooton L: Odell Jones
St. Louis Cardinals 2, San Francisco Giants 1 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 13,385)
W: Jim Kaat L: Greg Minton
California Angels 8, Boston Red Sox 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,808)
W: Jesse Jefferson L: Frank Tanana S: Don Aase
Kansas City Royals 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 41,009)
W: Ken Brett L: Dan Schatzeder S: Dan Quisenberry
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at County Stadium (att. 16,809)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Richard Dotson S: Reggie Cleveland
Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 2 (12 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 21,513)
W: Jack O'Connor L: George Frazier
Oakland Athletics 16, Cleveland Indians 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 30,139)
W: Matt Keough L: Rick Waits
Baltimore Orioles 12, Seattle Mariners 8 at Kingdome (att. 8,417)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Jerry Don Gleaton
Texas Rangers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,735)
W: Doc Medich L: Juan Berenguer
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Tuesday, August 25th

IN THE NEWS: Chicago's Dennis Lamp loses his no-hitter when the Brewers Robin Yount leads off the 9th inning with a bloop double. Lamp settles for a one-hit 5–1 win.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 25, 1981
Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 5,878)
W: Ken Kravec L: Tim Lollar S: Willie Hernandez
Montreal Expos 9, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 40,162)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Mike LaCoss
New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 15,622)
W: Mike Marshall L: Joe Sambito
Atlanta Braves 12, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 33,383)
W: Phil Niekro L: Mark Davis
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 (11 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 16,770)
W: Alejandro Pena L: Kent Tekulve S: Tom Niedenfuer
San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 13,086)
W: Tom Griffin L: John Martin S: Al Holland
California Angels 8, Boston Red Sox 7 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,325)
W: Don Aase L: Tom Burgmeier
Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 3 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 35,189)
W: Kevin Saucier L: Dan Quisenberry
Chicago White Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 16,331)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Jim Slaton
Minnesota Twins 3, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 26,110)
W: Darrell Jackson L: Rudy May S: Jerry Koosman
Cleveland Indians 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,841)
W: Len Barker L: Steve McCatty
Baltimore Orioles 6, Seattle Mariners 5 (12 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 10,143)
W: Tim Stoddard L: Dick Drago S: Jeff Schneider
Texas Rangers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 13,729)
W: Fergie Jenkins L: Dave Stieb
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Wednesday, August 26th

IN THE NEWS: Cards SS Garry Templeton is suspended indefinitely and fined $5,000 by manager-GM Whitey Herzog after making obscene gestures to the crowd following his ejection in the 3rd inning of a 9–4 win over the Giants. He will return to the lineup on September 15th.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 26, 1981
Chicago Cubs 9, San Diego Padres 7 at Wrigley Field (att. 9,944)
W: Lee Smith L: John Curtis
Montreal Expos 6, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 23,126)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Mario Soto
Houston Astros 9, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 16,731)
W: Don Sutton L: Pat Zachry
Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,283)
W: Rick Camp L: Ron Reed
Los Angeles Dodgers 16, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,144)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Rick Rhoden
St. Louis Cardinals 9, San Francisco Giants 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 7,766)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Gary Lavelle S: Bruce Sutter
Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 36,691)
W: Larry Gura L: Aurelio Lopez
New York Yankees 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 30,271)
W: Rich Gossage L: Albert Williams
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Thursday, August 27th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 27, 1981
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 48,191)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Randy Martz
Montreal Expos 12, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 30,874)
W: Ray Burris L: Frank Pastore
New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,488)
W: Mike Marshall L: Joe Sambito S: Neil Allen
St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Diego Padres 2 (13 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 7,056)
W: Jim Kaat L: John Curtis
San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (13 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 10,807)
W: Al Holland L: Don Robinson
Baltimore Orioles 6, California Angels 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 16,093)
W: Scott McGregor L: Ken Forsch
Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 5 at Fenway Park (att. 23,432)
W: Bob Stanley L: Tom Underwood
Chicago White Sox 3, New York Yankees 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 30,787)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Ron Davis
Cleveland Indians 12, Seattle Mariners 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,759)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Mike Parrott
Texas Rangers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 8,908)
W: Danny Darwin L: Mike Caldwell
Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 4,625)
W: Pete Redfern L: Kevin Saucier
Kansas City Royals 11, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 14,704)
W: Renie Martin L: Jim Clancy
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Friday, August 28th

IN THE NEWS: Tim Laudner becomes the 2nd Twins player in four days to homer in his first ML game, a 6–0 win over the Tigers. In the race for the 2nd half winner, the Tigers (11–7) now lead the Twins by 1/2 game in the American League East.

Cleveland's John Denny shuts out Seattle, 1–0.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 28, 1981
Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 29,482)
W: Dave Smith L: Sparky Lyle
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,160)
W: Bob Welch L: Mike Krukow S: Dave Stewart
Montreal Expos 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 36,474)
W: Steve Rogers L: Rick Mahler
Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 23,061)
W: Tom Seaver L: Neil Allen
San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,418)
W: Ed Whitson L: Rod Scurry
California Angels 9, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 34,862)
W: Mike Witt L: Steve Stone
Boston Red Sox 12, Oakland Athletics 5 at Fenway Park (att. 25,356)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Mike Norris
New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 33,390)
W: Ron Guidry L: Steve Trout
Cleveland Indians 1, Seattle Mariners 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,785)
W: John Denny L: Shane Rawley
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 3 at County Stadium (att. 17,072)
W: Moose Haas L: Rick Honeycutt S: Rollie Fingers
Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 5,415)
W: Fernando Arroyo L: Dave Rozema S: Jerry Koosman
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 13,230)
W: Joey McLaughlin L: Ken Brett
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Saturday, August 29th

IN THE NEWS: Phillies farmhand Jeff Stone steals his 121st base of the season for Spartanburg (South Atlantic League), breaking the all-time professional record set last season by Alan Wiggins. Stone will finish the season with 122 SBs, a record that will not last through 1982.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 29, 1981
Houston Astros 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Astrodome
W: Vern Ruhle L: Mark Davis
Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Astrodome (att. 33,327)
W: Billy Smith L: Dickie Noles S: Frank LaCorte
Chicago Cubs 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 47,424)
W: Mike Griffin L: Burt Hooton S: Lee Smith
Montreal Expos 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 31,955)
W: Jeff Reardon L: Gene Garber
New York Mets 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 44,598)
W: Mike Scott L: Bruce Berenyi S: Neil Allen
St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium
W: Lary Sorensen L: Chris Welsh S: Bob Shirley
St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 9,668)
W: Bob Sykes L: Juan Eichelberger S: Bruce Sutter
San Francisco Giants 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 10,738)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Luis Tiant
Baltimore Orioles 4, California Angels 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 22,978)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Geoff Zahn
Boston Red Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 6 at Fenway Park (att. 26,318)
W: Mike Torrez L: Matt Keough
New York Yankees 12, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 32,507)
W: Tommy John L: Richard Dotson
Cleveland Indians 7, Seattle Mariners 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 8,556)
W: Rick Waits L: Floyd Bannister
Texas Rangers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium (att. 15,536)
W: Jon Matlack L: Randy Lerch S: Jim Kern
Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 10,296)
W: Brad Havens L: Dan Schatzeder
Kansas City Royals 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 19,055)
W: Mike Jones L: Juan Berenguer S: Dan Quisenberry
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Sunday, August 30th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 30, 1981
Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 23,102)
W: Dave Smith L: Sparky Lyle
Chicago Cubs 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 34,284)
W: Doug Bird L: Dave Goltz S: Dick Tidrow
Atlanta Braves 5, Montreal Expos 4 (12 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 45,515)
W: Gene Garber L: Bill Lee
Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 18,770)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Greg Harris
San Diego Padres 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 4,281)
W: Gary Lucas L: Mark Littell
San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 18,117)
W: Tom Griffin L: Pascual Perez
California Angels 7, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 13,727)
W: Andy Hassler L: Jim Palmer
Oakland Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 25,160)
W: Steve McCatty L: Frank Tanana
New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 33,213)
W: Rudy May L: Dennis Lamp
Cleveland Indians 17, Seattle Mariners 11 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 11,409)
W: Sid Monge L: Shane Rawley
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 2 at County Stadium (att. 14,722)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Doc Medich S: Rollie Fingers
Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 8,217)
W: Jack Morris L: Don Cooper
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Monday, August 31st

IN THE NEWS: Royals manager Jim Frey is fired and replaced by Dick Howser, whose Yankees lost to Frey's Royals in last season's American League Championship Series. Kansas City was 10-10 in the 2nd half of the season, 30-40 overall.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 31, 1981
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Atlanta Braves 8 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,207)
W: Dick Ruthven L: Gaylord Perry S: Ron Reed
Cincinnati Reds 9, Montreal Expos 8 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,506)
W: Doug Bair L: Bill Lee
Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 1 at Astrodome (att. 10,669)
W: Don Sutton L: Pat Zachry
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,862)
W: Odell Jones L: Dave Stewart S: Don Robinson
San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 3,997)
W: Steve Mura L: Ken Kravec
Seattle Mariners 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 9,415)
W: Larry Andersen L: Sammy Stewart
Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 1 at Fenway Park (att. 20,377)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Dave Frost
Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 13,057)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Ross Baumgarten
Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 8,442)
W: Rick Langford L: Bert Blyleven S: Tom Underwood
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 27,974)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Dennis Leonard S: Rollie Fingers
New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 12,774)
W: Dave Righetti L: Albert Williams
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 8,034)
W: Dave Stieb L: Fergie Jenkins
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