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Saturday, May 2,1981

Saturday, May 2,1981

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1981 reg season 1981-05-02 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Baltimore Orioles  4 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Jim Palmer Mike Willis -- 0 2:30
1981 reg season 1981-05-02 Toronto Blue Jays  3 Baltimore Orioles  8 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Scott McGregor Luis Leal -- 16,402 2:58
1981 reg season 1981-05-02 Minnesota Twins  11 Boston Red Sox  2 box | pbp Fenway Park Albert Williams Mike Torrez -- 16,940 2:30
1981 reg season 1981-05-02 Milwaukee Brewers  8 California Angels  5 box | pbp Angel Stadium of Anaheim Moose Haas Ken Forsch Jamie Easterly 32,348 3:07
1981 reg season 1981-05-02 Chicago White Sox  1 Cleveland Indians  3 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Len Barker Francisco Barrios -- 11,618 2:28
1981 reg season 1981-05-02 New York Yankees  3 Oakland Athletics  6 box | pbp Oakland-Alameda Cty Colis Matt Keough Ron Guidry Bob Owchinko 48,179 3:01
1981 reg season 1981-05-02 Detroit Tigers  1 Seattle Mariners  3 box | pbp Kingdome Floyd Bannister Dan Petry Dick Drago 10,111 2:28
1981 reg season 1981-05-02 Kansas City Royals  7 Texas Rangers  2 box | pbp Arlington Stadium Dennis Leonard Doc Medich -- 30,628 2:29
1981 reg season 1981-05-02 Atlanta Braves  2 Chicago Cubs  5 box | pbp Wrigley Field Randy Martz Phil Niekro Dick Tidrow 16,936 2:30
1981 reg season 1981-05-02 Los Angeles Dodgers  4 Montreal Expos  0 box | pbp Stade Olympique Jerry Reuss Scott Sanderson -- 22,820 2:23
1981 reg season 1981-05-02 San Diego Padres  2 New York Mets  6 box | pbp Shea Stadium Pete Falcone Chris Welsh -- 6,276 2:23
1981 reg season 1981-05-02 San Francisco Giants  6 Philadelphia Phillies  2 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Doyle Alexander Nino Espinosa Greg Minton 0 2:33
1981 reg season 1981-05-02 San Francisco Giants  1 Philadelphia Phillies  3 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Marty Bystrom Ed Whitson -- 27,376 1:43
1981 reg season 1981-05-02 Houston Astros  4 Pittsburgh Pirates  5 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Eddie Solomon Dave Smith -- 21,993 3:56
1981 reg season 1981-05-02 Cincinnati Reds  3 St. Louis Cardinals  7 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Bob Shirley Bruce Berenyi -- 16,677 2:13
15 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1981 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 14 10 4 .714 0.0 53 39 14 W4 6-1 4-3 1 2 5 Yes dnq
1981 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 19 11 8 .579 1.5 73 62 11 L2 5-5 6-3 2 4 8 Yes Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1981 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 18 10 8 .556 2.0 86 65 21 W1 7-3 3-5 3 5 10 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 17 9 8 .529 2.5 70 70 0 W4 2-5 7-3 4 6 12 -- dnq
1981 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 21 9 12 .429 4.5 63 75 -12 L1 7-5 2-7 5 9 17 -- dnq
1981 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 18 7 11 .389 5.0 72 110 -38 L6 3-5 4-6 6 11 19 -- dnq
1981 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 21 7 14 .333 6.5 73 84 -11 L3 5-7 2-7 7 13 22 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1981 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 23 20 3 .870 0.0 119 50 69 W3 11-0 9-3 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 19 11 8 .579 7.0 86 78 8 L4 5-6 6-2 2 3 7 Yes dnq
1981 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 19 10 9 .526 8.0 96 73 23 L2 3-5 7-4 3 7 13 -- dnq
1981 AL West California Angels franchise | log 23 11 12 .478 9.0 96 103 -7 L1 7-4 4-8 4 8 14 -- dnq
1981 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 21 9 12 .429 10.0 80 85 -5 W3 5-5 3-8 5 10 18 -- dnq
1981 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 15 5 10 .333 11.0 37 62 -25 W2 4-4 1-6 6 12 21 -- Lost in 1st Round (Athletics)
1981 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 22 6 16 .273 13.5 76 124 -48 W1 3-7 3-9 7 14 25 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1981 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 15 11 4 .733 0.0 78 44 34 W2 5-3 6-1 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1981 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 18 13 5 .722 0.5 91 75 16 L1 4-4 9-1 2 2 3 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1981 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 20 13 7 .650 0.5 91 77 14 W1 4-5 9-2 3 4 6 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Expos)
1981 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 16 9 7 .563 2.5 65 51 14 W1 6-3 2-5 4 5 9 Yes dnq
1981 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 17 5 12 .294 7.0 50 75 -25 W1 2-5 3-7 5 11 24 -- dnq
1981 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 18 4 14 .222 8.5 42 77 -35 W1 0-8 3-7 6 12 26 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1981 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 21 15 6 .714 0.0 76 47 29 W1 8-3 7-3 1 3 4 Yes Won World Series (Yankees)
1981 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 20 11 9 .550 3.5 87 80 7 L2 7-5 4-4 2 6 11 -- dnq
1981 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 21 10 11 .476 5.0 72 69 3 L1 7-5 3-6 3 7 15 -- dnq
1981 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 23 10 13 .435 6.0 72 80 -8 L1 6-5 4-8 4 8 16 -- dnq
1981 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 21 8 13 .381 7.0 53 58 -5 L1 4-4 4-9 5 9 20 -- Lost in 1st Round (Dodgers)
1981 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 22 7 15 .318 8.5 53 97 -44 L1 4-9 3-6 6 10 23 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Jerry Manuel Montreal Expos Injury DL - Surgery to remove damaged ligaments in left knee
Don Robinson Pittsburgh Pirates Injury DL - Right shoulder inflammation
2 record(s)