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SEPTEMBER
1981

Tuesday, September 1st

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1981
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 3,374)
W: Steve Carlton L: Rick Mahler
Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 15,978)
W: Charlie Lea L: Joe Price S: Jeff Reardon
Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 2 at Astrodome (att. 16,339)
W: Joe Sambito L: Mike Marshall
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (14 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 50,134)
W: Tom Niedenfuer L: Odell Jones
San Diego Padres 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 5,227)
W: Rick Wise L: Mike Krukow S: John Urrea
San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 11,619)
W: Vida Blue L: Bob Forsch S: Al Holland
Baltimore Orioles 1, Seattle Mariners 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 8,572)
W: Steve Stone L: Glenn Abbott S: Tippy Martinez
California Angels 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 19,712)
W: Ken Forsch L: Bob Stanley S: Don Aase
Detroit Tigers 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 9,775)
W: Dan Petry L: Jerry Koosman
Kansas City Royals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,202)
W: Larry Gura L: Moose Haas
New York Yankees 11, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 14,075)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Pete Redfern
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 8,358)
W: Jim Clancy L: Danny Darwin
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, September 2nd

IN THE NEWS: The Indians John Denny stops Oakland, 2–0, for his 2nd straight shutout.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 2, 1981
Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 6,232)
W: Gene Garber L: Warren Brusstar
Cincinnati Reds 7, Montreal Expos 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 12,926)
W: Tom Seaver L: Stan Bahnsen
Houston Astros 8, New York Mets 0 at Astrodome (att. 18,938)
W: Bob Knepper L: Mike Scott
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 32,027)
W: Bob Welch L: Bob Long S: Alejandro Pena
San Diego Padres 5, Chicago Cubs 4 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 5,099)
W: Gary Lucas L: Dick Tidrow
St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,996)
W: Lary Sorensen L: Ed Whitson S: Bruce Sutter
Baltimore Orioles 3, Seattle Mariners 2 (11 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 9,672)
W: Tim Stoddard L: Shane Rawley
Boston Red Sox 3, California Angels 1 at Fenway Park (att. 19,433)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Mike Witt S: Mark Clear
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park I (att. 10,272)
W: Kevin Saucier L: Jerry Koosman S: Dave Rozema
Cleveland Indians 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Cleveland Stadium
W: John Denny L: Mike Norris
Cleveland Indians 10, Oakland Athletics 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,198)
W: Dan Spillner L: Matt Keough
Kansas City Royals 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,658)
W: Dan Quisenberry L: Rollie Fingers
Minnesota Twins 4, New York Yankees 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 16,231)
W: Don Cooper L: Rich Gossage
Texas Rangers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 6,851)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Luis Leal
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, September 3rd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1981
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 30,122)
W: Mark Littell L: Steve Howe S: Bruce Sutter
Houston Astros 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 24,833)
W: Vern Ruhle L: Scott Sanderson S: Dave Smith
Cincinnati Reds 9, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 26,540)
W: Bruce Berenyi L: Mark Davis
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 6,153)
W: Luis Tiant L: Juan Eichelberger S: Rod Scurry
San Francisco Giants 12, Chicago Cubs 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 5,573)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Doug Bird
Oakland Athletics 10, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium (att. 14,915)
W: Steve McCatty L: Jim Palmer
Seattle Mariners 8, Boston Red Sox 7 (20 inn.)
W: Rene Lachemann L: Ralph Houk S: Bob Galasso
Chicago White Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 6,669)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Juan Berenguer
Kansas City Royals 3, New York Yankees 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 26,565)
W: Mike Jones L: Tommy John S: Dan Quisenberry
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 5,257)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Brad Havens S: Rollie Fingers
Detroit Tigers 8, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium (att. 9,986)
W: Jack Morris L: Jon Matlack S: Kevin Saucier
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, September 4th

IN THE NEWS: In the conclusion of the longest game in Fenway Park history, the Mariners beat the Red Sox 8–7 in 20 innings on Joe Simpson's run-scoring triple. The game began on September 3rd, but was suspended after 19 innings.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 4, 1981
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 48,114)
W: John Martin L: Dave Goltz
Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 32,580)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Bill Gullickson S: Joe Sambito
New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 15,021)
W: Greg Harris L: Phil Niekro S: Neil Allen
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 25,020)
W: Sparky Lyle L: Doug Bair S: Tug McGraw
San Diego Padres 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 8,128)
W: John Littlefield L: Don Robinson S: Eric Show
San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 2 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 9,707)
W: Al Holland L: Dick Tidrow
Oakland Athletics 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 (11 inn.) at Memorial Stadium (att. 15,733)
W: Tom Underwood L: Tim Stoddard S: Dave Beard
Seattle Mariners 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 20,949)
W: Bob Stoddard L: Frank Tanana S: Mike Parrott
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 18,317)
W: Dave Stieb L: Dennis Lamp
California Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 10,972)
W: Geoff Zahn L: Len Barker
New York Yankees 4, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 34,272)
W: Rudy May L: Dennis Leonard S: Ron Davis
Milwaukee Brewers 16, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 7,976)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Fernando Arroyo
Texas Rangers 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,027)
W: Doc Medich L: Milt Wilcox S: Mark Mercer
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, September 5th

IN THE NEWS: Milwaukee's Jim Slaton pitches a no-hitter for eight innings, then is knocked out of the box in the 9th without retiring a batter. Two singles and a home run cut the Brewers' lead to 5–3, but Rollie Fingers retires the final three batters for his 22nd save.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1981
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (11 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 36,058)
W: Tom Niedenfuer L: Jim Kaat
Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 30,471)
W: Ray Burris L: Don Sutton
New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 11,009)
W: Pat Zachry L: Gaylord Perry S: Neil Allen
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 41,845)
W: Ron Reed L: Mario Soto
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 7,297)
W: Rick Rhoden L: Steve Mura S: Rod Scurry
Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 9,548)
W: Mike Krukow L: Alan Hargesheimer
Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 19,742)
W: Steve Stone L: Rick Langford S: Tippy Martinez
Boston Red Sox 12, Seattle Mariners 5 at Fenway Park (att. 15,434)
W: John Tudor L: Ken Clay
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 14,628)
W: Jim Clancy L: Ross Baumgarten S: Joey McLaughlin
Cleveland Indians 4, California Angels 2 at Cleveland Stadium
W: Bert Blyleven L: Steve Renko
Cleveland Indians 4, California Angels 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 8,543)
W: Tom Brennan L: Dave Frost S: Dan Spillner
New York Yankees 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 38,325)
W: Dave Righetti L: Larry Gura S: Rich Gossage
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 9,952)
W: Jim Slaton L: Albert Williams S: Rollie Fingers
Detroit Tigers 1, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 17,635)
W: Dan Petry L: Fergie Jenkins
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, September 6th

IN THE NEWS: Despite having won the first-half pennant, Yankee manager Gene Michael is replaced by Bob Lemon, who managed the club in 1978-79. The Yankees are only two games above .500 in the 2nd half of the season.

The Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela shuts out the Cardinals, 5–0, to tie a record of seven shutouts by a National League rookie. He shares the record with Irv "Cy the Second" Young (1905), Grover Alexander (1911), and Jerry Koosman (1968).

John Denny beats California, 2–0. It is the Indian hurler's 3rd straight shutout.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 6, 1981
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,780)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Bob Forsch
Houston Astros 4, Montreal Expos 3 (12 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 47,193)
W: Frank LaCorte L: Elias Sosa
Atlanta Braves 5, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 19,746)
W: Rick Mahler L: Randy Jones S: Gene Garber
Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,366)
W: Tom Hume L: Sparky Lyle S: Joe Price
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 4,177)
W: Eddie Solomon L: Rick Wise S: Don Robinson
San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,036)
W: Vida Blue L: Mike Griffin S: Greg Minton
Baltimore Orioles 8, Oakland Athletics 4 at Memorial Stadium (att. 15,581)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Bob Owchinko
Boston Red Sox 6, Seattle Mariners 1 at Fenway Park (att. 17,913)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Glenn Abbott S: Mark Clear
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I (att. 11,250)
W: Luis Leal L: Britt Burns S: Roy Lee Jackson
Cleveland Indians 2, California Angels 0 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,027)
W: John Denny L: Ken Forsch
New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 40,105)
W: Rick Reuschel L: Atlee Hammaker
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Minnesota Twins 7 (10 inn.) at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 9,764)
W: Rollie Fingers L: Doug Corbett
Detroit Tigers 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,892)
W: Kevin Saucier L: Mark Mercer S: Aurelio Lopez
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, September 7th

IN THE NEWS: Dave Magadan is named MVP as West Tampa, FL, defeats Richmond, VA, 6–4 to win the American Legion World Series. Magadan was 11-for-24 at the plate and also pitched a complete-game win over Omaha.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1981
Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,358)
W: Dave Smith L: Rick Camp S: Joe Sambito
Cincinnati Reds 8, San Diego Padres 7 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 14,443)
W: Tom Seaver L: Eric Show S: Joe Price
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,561)
W: Bob Welch L: Ed Whitson S: Tom Niedenfuer
Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 31,401)
W: Woodie Fryman L: Mike Proly S: Jeff Reardon
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 1 at Three Rivers Stadium
W: Odell Jones L: Neil Allen S: Rod Scurry
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 9,935)
W: Bob Long L: Dan Boitano S: Mark Lee
Chicago Cubs 10, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 32,393)
W: Doug Bird L: Lary Sorensen
Baltimore Orioles 9, Cleveland Indians 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 21,377)
W: Jim Palmer L: Rick Waits
Seattle Mariners 9, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 16,392)
W: Jim Beattie L: Richard Dotson S: Larry Andersen
Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 42,098)
W: Jack Morris L: Bob Ojeda
Kansas City Royals 7, California Angels 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 25,054)
W: Mike Jones L: Mike Witt
Minnesota Twins 4, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 5,024)
W: Darrell Jackson L: Juan Berenguer S: Doug Corbett
New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 55,083)
W: Ron Guidry L: Randy Lerch S: Rich Gossage
Oakland Athletics 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 36,393)
W: Mike Norris L: Rick Honeycutt
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, September 8th

IN THE NEWS: Houston's Cesar Cedeno is fined $5,000 but not suspended after attacking a fan during the Astros 3–2 loss to the Braves. Witnesses said that three men in the box seats had been loudly berating Cedeno's wife and making remarks about the 1973 incident in which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the accidental shooting death of a young woman in the Dominican Republic.

Citing his "lack of communication" with the players, the Expos fire manager Dick Williams and replace him with Jim Fanning, who has been an executive with the club since it joined the National League in 1969.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 8, 1981
Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 2,800)
W: Rick Camp L: Billy Smith
San Diego Padres 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 11,739)
W: Juan Eichelberger L: Bruce Berenyi
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Francisco Giants 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,702)
W: Burt Hooton L: Doyle Alexander S: Dave Stewart
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Montreal Expos 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 11,812)
W: Dan Larson L: Scott Sanderson
New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 5,383)
W: Ed Lynch L: Luis Tiant S: Neil Allen
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (12 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 11,341)
W: Dave Geisel L: Jim Kaat S: Dick Tidrow
Baltimore Orioles 14, Cleveland Indians 5 at Memorial Stadium (att. 8,193)
W: Scott McGregor L: Len Barker
Chicago White Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 11,561)
W: Steve Trout L: Floyd Bannister S: La Marr Hoyt
Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 20,586)
W: Mike Torrez L: Milt Wilcox S: Tom Burgmeier
Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,768)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Geoff Zahn S: Dan Quisenberry
Minnesota Twins 1, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 2,839)
W: Brad Havens L: Dave Stieb
Oakland Athletics 3, Texas Rangers 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 17,469)
W: Steve McCatty L: Charlie Hough
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, September 9th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1981
Atlanta Braves 9, Houston Astros 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 4,482)
W: Phil Niekro L: Nolan Ryan
Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 16,328)
W: Tom Hume L: John Urrea
San Francisco Giants 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 (11 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,482)
W: Al Holland L: Tom Niedenfuer
Philadelphia Phillies 11, Montreal Expos 8 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 25,468)
W: Ron Reed L: Woodie Fryman S: Sparky Lyle
New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 7,089)
W: Terry Leach L: Pascual Perez S: Ray Searage
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 13,109)
W: Mike Krukow L: John Martin S: Randy Martz
Cleveland Indians 8, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Memorial Stadium (att. 10,637)
W: Bert Blyleven L: Steve Stone
Seattle Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 8,238)
W: Bob Stoddard L: Dennis Lamp S: Larry Andersen
Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 5 (11 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 22,564)
W: Bob Stanley L: Dave Tobik S: John Tudor
Kansas City Royals 7, California Angels 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 21,569)
W: Renie Martin L: Dave Frost
Minnesota Twins 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 3,381)
W: Fernando Arroyo L: Jim Clancy S: Doug Corbett
New York Yankees 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Yankee Stadium
W: Tommy John L: Pete Vuckovich
Milwaukee Brewers 5, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 27,337)
W: Mike Caldwell L: Rudy May S: Rollie Fingers
Texas Rangers 9, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,655)
W: Steve Comer L: Tom Underwood
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, September 10th

IN THE NEWS: The Reds send Doug Bair to the Cards for P Joe Edelen and 2B Neil Fiala.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 10, 1981
Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 10,616)
W: John Denny L: Sammy Stewart S: Dan Spillner
Chicago White Sox 12, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at County Stadium (att. 9,268)
W: La Marr Hoyt L: Reggie Cleveland
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Seattle Mariners 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,685)
W: Luis Leal L: Ken Clay S: Joey McLaughlin
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, September 11th

IN THE NEWS: Ron Oester clips a 10th inning homer to give the Reds a 3–2 win over the visiting Dodgers.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1981
Atlanta Braves 4, San Diego Padres 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 8,929)
W: Gaylord Perry L: Steve Mura S: Rick Camp
Chicago Cubs 6, Montreal Expos 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 7,204)
W: Mike Griffin L: Ray Burris S: Willie Hernandez
Cincinnati Reds 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 25,237)
W: Joe Price L: Alejandro Pena
Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 0 at Astrodome (att. 23,677)
W: Don Sutton L: Vida Blue
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,799)
W: Steve Carlton L: Rick Rhoden
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 14,787)
W: Bob Forsch L: Pat Zachry S: Bruce Sutter
Texas Rangers 11, California Angels 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,720)
W: Steve Comer L: Don Aase
Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 29,541)
W: Dan Schatzeder L: Rick Waits
Baltimore Orioles 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 20,987)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Moose Haas
Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 6,954)
W: Albert Williams L: Britt Burns S: Doug Corbett
New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 43,018)
W: Dave Righetti L: Dennis Eckersley S: Rich Gossage
Oakland Athletics 6, Kansas City Royals 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 26,098)
W: Matt Keough L: Atlee Hammaker
Seattle Mariners 8, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,023)
W: Glenn Abbott L: Juan Berenguer
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, September 12th

IN THE NEWS: Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits the Yankees for eight innings at Yankee Stadium before Rick Cerone and Dave Winfield lead off the 9th with back-to-back doubles. Reliever Mark Clear preserves a 2–1 win.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1981
Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 4 (11 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 3,950)
W: Rick Camp L: Mike Armstrong
Montreal Expos 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 18,124)
W: Steve Rogers L: Doug Bird S: Jeff Reardon
Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 (11 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 34,090)
W: Mike LaCoss L: Ted Power
Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 2 at Astrodome (att. 35,867)
W: Joe Niekro L: Ed Whitson S: Dave Smith
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,370)
W: Eddie Solomon L: Dickie Noles S: Rod Scurry
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2 (13 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 19,884)
W: Doug Bair L: Mike Marshall
Texas Rangers 3, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 30,675)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Geoff Zahn S: Mark Mercer
Detroit Tigers 11, Cleveland Indians 9 (12 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 23,464)
W: Dave Rozema L: Sid Monge
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at County Stadium (att. 25,398)
W: Randy Lerch L: Jim Palmer S: Rollie Fingers
Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 7,967)
W: Pete Redfern L: Richard Dotson S: Doug Corbett
Boston Red Sox 2, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 38,307)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Rick Reuschel S: Mark Clear
Kansas City Royals 4, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 33,493)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Mike Norris
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Seattle Mariners 0 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 14,048)
W: Dave Stieb L: Jim Beattie
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, September 13th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 13, 1981
San Diego Padres 6, Atlanta Braves 4 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 7,625)
W: Gary Lucas L: Rick Camp S: Eric Show
Montreal Expos 10, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 14,589)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Mike Krukow
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,858)
W: Bobby Castillo L: Frank Pastore S: Dave Stewart
Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 0 at Astrodome (att. 19,642)
W: Bob Knepper L: Doyle Alexander S: Frank LaCorte
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 16,493)
W: Odell Jones L: Ron Reed S: Kent Tekulve
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 14,689)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Terry Leach S: Bruce Sutter
California Angels 8, Texas Rangers 7 (12 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,461)
W: Steve Renko L: Steve Comer
Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 6 at Tiger Stadium (att. 24,916)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Dan Spillner S: Larry Rothschild
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Baltimore Orioles 0 at County Stadium (att. 19,599)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Steve Stone
Minnesota Twins 7, Chicago White Sox 6 at Metropolitan Stadium (att. 16,308)
W: Bob Veselic L: Kevin Hickey
New York Yankees 10, Boston Red Sox 6 at Yankee Stadium (att. 44,686)
W: Ron Guidry L: Frank Tanana
Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland Athletics 5 (12 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 28,701)
W: Paul Splittorff L: Dave Beard
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, September 14th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1981
Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 19,742)
W: Bruce Berenyi L: Vern Ruhle
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, San Diego Padres 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 7,243)
W: Ted Power L: Eric Show
San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 4,938)
W: Tom Griffin L: Tommy Boggs S: Greg Minton
Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Fenway Park (att. 13,060)
W: Bob Stanley L: Dan Petry
Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,917)
W: Rich Gale L: Andy Hassler
New York Yankees 10, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 17,545)
W: Tommy John L: Mike Caldwell
Chicago White Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 4,778)
W: Dennis Lamp L: Floyd Bannister
Oakland Athletics 5, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 9,995)
W: Rick Langford L: Doc Medich
Minnesota Twins 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,402)
W: Brad Havens L: Jim Clancy S: Doug Corbett
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, September 15th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 15, 1981
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 5,254)
W: Luis Tiant L: Mike Griffin
Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 16,354)
W: Charlie Leibrandt L: Nolan Ryan
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique
W: John Martin L: Bill Gullickson S: Bruce Sutter
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 41,671)
W: Bill Lee L: Mark Littell S: Woodie Fryman
San Diego Padres 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 9,927)
W: Juan Eichelberger L: Dave Goltz
San Francisco Giants 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 3,588)
W: Greg Minton L: Gene Garber
Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,610)
W: Atlee Hammaker L: Angel Moreno S: Dan Quisenberry
Baltimore Orioles 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 5,397)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Mike Stanton
Milwaukee Brewers 2, New York Yankees 1 at County Stadium (att. 15,402)
W: Moose Haas L: Rudy May S: Rollie Fingers
Seattle Mariners 8, Chicago White Sox 4 at Kingdome (att. 5,024)
W: Larry Andersen L: Jerry Koosman S: Dick Drago
Texas Rangers 12, Oakland Athletics 2 at Arlington Stadium (att. 11,829)
W: Charlie Hough L: Brian Kingman
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 12,037)
W: Luis Leal L: Fernando Arroyo S: Joey McLaughlin
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Wednesday, September 16th

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 16, 1981
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 19,905)
W: Jerry Reuss L: Gaylord Perry S: Steve Howe
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique
W: Bob Forsch L: Ray Burris
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (11 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 30,222)
W: Jeff Reardon L: Jim Kaat
Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium
W: Dick Ruthven L: Pat Zachry
New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 4,353)
W: Mike Marshall L: Steve Carlton S: Neil Allen
Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 4,241)
W: Don Sutton L: Tim Lollar S: Joe Sambito
San Francisco Giants 12, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Candlestick Park (att. 4,168)
W: Fred Breining L: Mario Soto
Boston Red Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Jack Morris
Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Fenway Park (att. 13,312)
W: Tom Burgmeier L: Dave Tobik
Kansas City Royals 3, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,582)
W: Dennis Leonard L: Geoff Zahn
Milwaukee Brewers 3, New York Yankees 2 at County Stadium (att. 13,510)
W: Randy Lerch L: Dave Righetti S: Rollie Fingers
Chicago White Sox 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 5,178)
W: Britt Burns L: Dick Drago
Oakland Athletics 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 9,743)
W: Mike Norris L: Danny Darwin
Minnesota Twins 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 11,733)
W: Albert Williams L: Juan Berenguer
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Thursday, September 17th

IN THE NEWS: Fernando Valenzuela sets the National League rookie record with his 8th shutout of the season, a 2–0 three-hitter versus the Braves. He ties the ML mark of Russ Ford (1910) and Reb Russell (1913).

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 17, 1981
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,168)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Rick Mahler
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 26,390)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Steve Rogers
Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 5,501)
W: Dickie Noles L: Mike Scott S: Ron Reed
Houston Astros 9, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 2,428)
W: Joe Niekro L: Steve Mura
Cincinnati Reds 1, San Francisco Giants 0 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 4,721)
W: Tom Seaver L: Al Holland S: Tom Hume
Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park (att. 16,832)
W: Bob Ojeda L: Milt Wilcox S: Bill Campbell
Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 3,272)
W: Scott McGregor L: Len Barker S: Tim Stoddard
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Friday, September 18th

IN THE NEWS: The Brewers top the Orioles 5–1 to move into 1st place in the American League East by 1/2 game.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 18, 1981
Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 44,258)
W: Joe Price L: Dave Stewart S: Tom Hume
Montreal Expos 11, Chicago Cubs 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 23,606)
W: Scott Sanderson L: Doug Bird
New York Mets 8, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 12,317)
W: Ed Lynch L: Bob Shirley S: Jesse Orosco
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 24,537)
W: Rod Scurry L: Ron Reed S: Mark Lee
Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 4,798)
W: Larry McWilliams L: Rick Wise
San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 8,183)
W: Doyle Alexander L: Bob Knepper S: Al Holland
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 17,190)
W: Pete Vuckovich L: Mike Flanagan S: Jamie Easterly
New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park (att. 34,283)
W: Ron Davis L: Bob Stanley
Oakland Athletics 10, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I (att. 21,266)
W: Steve McCatty L: Steve Trout S: Dave Beard
Cleveland Indians 8, Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 6,492)
W: John Denny L: Dan Schatzeder S: Dan Spillner
Kansas City Royals 8, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 13,855)
W: Mike Jones L: Glenn Abbott S: Dan Quisenberry
Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 10,509)
W: Pete Redfern L: Rick Honeycutt S: Doug Corbett
Toronto Blue Jays 5, California Angels 1 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 13,478)
W: Dale Murray L: Mike Witt
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Saturday, September 19th

IN THE NEWS: Reds reliever Joe Edelen allows just one hit in six innings of shutout relief as the Reds down the Dodgers, 7–3. Dodger 2B Jack Perconte ties the major-league record with 12 assists.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1981
Cincinnati Reds 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 48,352)
W: Joe Edelen L: Burt Hooton
Chicago Cubs 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 30,099)
W: Mike Krukow L: Bill Lee S: Randy Martz
New York Mets 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 10,200)
W: Pete Falcone L: John Martin
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,446)
W: Dan Larson L: Odell Jones S: Larry Christenson
San Diego Padres 6, Atlanta Braves 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 2,906)
W: Eric Show L: Gene Garber
Houston Astros 8, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 11,522)
W: Vern Ruhle L: Tom Griffin
Milwaukee Brewers 11, Baltimore Orioles 8 at Memorial Stadium (att. 18,380)
W: Rollie Fingers L: Tippy Martinez
Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 5 at Fenway Park (att. 32,620)
W: John Tudor L: Ron Davis S: Mark Clear
Oakland Athletics 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I (att. 13,213)
W: Rick Langford L: Dennis Lamp
Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 7,052)
W: Dan Petry L: Bert Blyleven S: George Cappuzzello
Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Kingdome (att. 12,959)
W: Jim Beattie L: Jim Wright S: Shane Rawley
Texas Rangers 6, Minnesota Twins 0 at Arlington Stadium (att. 13,065)
W: Doc Medich L: Darrell Jackson
Toronto Blue Jays 6, California Angels 4 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 16,418)
W: Jim Clancy L: Dave Frost
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Sunday, September 20th

IN THE NEWS: Twins rookie Gary Gaetti homers in his first ML at bat, off Charlie Hough (2–1) but Texas beats the Twins, 4–3.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 20, 1981
Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 39,560)
W: Mario Soto L: Ted Power
Montreal Expos 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 40,851)
W: Bill Gullickson L: Mike Griffin
New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Shea Stadium (att. 13,337)
W: Neil Allen L: Bruce Sutter
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 31,489)
W: Sparky Lyle L: Eddie Solomon
Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 1 (11 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 2,466)
W: Al Hrabosky L: Steve Mura S: Rick Camp
Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 16,824)
W: Nolan Ryan L: Gary Lavelle
Baltimore Orioles 8, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Memorial Stadium (att. 17,457)
W: Jim Palmer L: Mike Caldwell
Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 1 at Fenway Park (att. 35,091)
W: Bruce Hurst L: Tommy John S: Bill Campbell
Chicago White Sox 11, Oakland Athletics 3 at Comiskey Park I (att. 17,819)
W: Richard Dotson L: Mike Norris S: La Marr Hoyt
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium (att. 9,930)
W: Jack Morris L: Tom Brennan
Seattle Mariners 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Kingdome (att. 6,117)
W: Floyd Bannister L: Dennis Leonard
Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Arlington Stadium (att. 7,441)
W: Charlie Hough L: Doug Corbett
Toronto Blue Jays 6, California Angels 3 at Exhibition Stadium (att. 20,575)
W: Mark Bomback L: Geoff Zahn S: Joey McLaughlin
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Monday, September 21st

IN THE NEWS: Steve Carlton fans 12 Expos in 10 innings to break Bob Gibson's National League strikeout record (Carlton now has 3,128), but the Phillies lose to the Expos 1–0 in 17 innings. Montreal's Bryn Smith retires just one batter, but picks up his first ML victory.

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1981
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 3,635)
W: Joaquin Andujar L: Ken Kravec S: Bruce Sutter
Montreal Expos 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 (17 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 24,161)
W: Bryn Smith L: Jerry Reed
New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 (13 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 7,429)
W: Dan Boitano L: Mark Lee
San Diego Padres 6, Cincinnati Reds 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 5,501)
W: Chris Welsh L: Charlie Leibrandt
Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium (att. 10,899)
W: Milt Wilcox L: Scott McGregor
Boston Red Sox 9, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Fenway Park (att. 14,575)
W: Dennis Eckersley L: Moose Haas
California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,049)
W: Steve Renko L: Britt Burns S: Don Aase
Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 24,869)
W: Albert Williams L: Atlee Hammaker
Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,102)
W: Rick Waits L: Rudy May
Texas Rangers 4, Seattle Mariners 1 at Arlington Stadium (att. 5,873)
W: Danny Darwin L: Bob Stoddard
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Tuesday, September 22nd

SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1981
Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 4,531)
W: Randy Martz L: Mark Littell
Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Astrodome (att. 22,564)
W: Don Sutton L: Gaylord Perry
Montreal Expos 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 21,797)
W: Steve Rogers L: Dick Ruthven
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 6,855)
W: Jim Bibby L: Mike Scott S: Rod Scurry
Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 4,764)
W: Tom Seaver L: Juan Eichelberger S: Tom Hume
San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 28,046)
W: Ed Whitson L: Fernando Valenzuela S: Greg Minton
Detroit Tigers 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium (att. 9,904)
W: George Cappuzzello L: Sammy Stewart
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Boston Red Sox 8 at Fenway Park (att. 18,363)
W: Rollie Fingers L: Mark Clear