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Sunday, October 4th, 1981 Minnesota Twins: D. Concepcion goes 5-6 against the Chicago White Sox, with 0 RBI and 1 R. Saturday, October 3rd, 1981 New York Yankees: 1B S. Balboni honored: Wins the 1981 FSL Outstanding Hitter Award. Minnesota Twins: LF R. Bush honored: Wins the 1981 CAL Outstanding Hitter Award. Friday, October 2nd, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers: R. Jackson gets his 2000th career hit! Los Angeles Dodgers: CL R. Montalvo honored: Wins the 1981 CAL Outstanding Pitcher Award. Baltimore Orioles: SP K. Dixon honored: Wins the 1981 FSL Outstanding Pitcher Award. Thursday, October 1st, 1981 SS R. Smalley Jr. of the Minnesota Twins honored: Wins the Sparky AL Batter of the Month Award. 3B M. Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies honored: Wins the Sparky NL Batter of the Month Award. SP L. Gura of the Kansas City Royals honored: Wins the Sparky AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP P. Vuckovich of the St. Louis Cardinals honored: Wins the Sparky NL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP M. Mason of the Texas Rangers honored: Wins the Sparky AL Rookie of the Month Award. LF T. Gwynn of the San Diego Padres honored: Wins the Sparky NL Rookie of the Month Award. San Diego Padres: C D. Daulton honored: Wins the 1981 PCL Outstanding Hitter Award. Montreal Expos: 3B T. Wallach honored: Wins the 1981 SL Outstanding Hitter Award. Wednesday, September 30th, 1981 Atlanta Braves: L. McWilliams pitches a 6-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Pittsburgh Pirates: SP P. Perez honored: Wins the 1981 PCL Outstanding Pitcher Award. Baltimore Orioles: MR D. Welchel honored: Wins the 1981 SL Outstanding Pitcher Award. Tuesday, September 29th, 1981 San Francisco Giants: Put G. Hubbard on the trading block. St. Louis Cardinals: D. Murphy goes 5-7 against the Montreal Expos, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 0 R. Monday, September 28th, 1981 2B P. Molitor of the Milwaukee Brewers honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. RF L. Durham of the St. Louis Cardinals honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Los Angeles Dodgers: B. Hooton pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Pittsburgh Pirates: SP J. DeLeon honored: Wins the 1981 EL Outstanding Pitcher Award. St. Louis Cardinals: C M. Salas honored: Wins the 1981 APPY Outstanding Hitter Award. Sunday, September 27th, 1981 Chicago Cubs: C B. Hayes honored: Wins the 1981 MWL Outstanding Hitter Award. Baltimore Orioles: CL H. Kono honored: Wins the 1981 APPY Outstanding Pitcher Award. Toronto Blue Jays: 1B B. Wells honored: Wins the 1981 CAR Outstanding Hitter Award. New York Mets: RF D. Strawberry honored: Wins the 1981 IL Outstanding Hitter Award. Saturday, September 26th, 1981 Minnesota Twins: D. Concepcion goes 5-5 against the Texas Rangers, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R. Boston Red Sox: CL T. McCarthy honored: Wins the 1981 CAR Outstanding Pitcher Award. Chicago Cubs: MR B. Earley honored: Wins the 1981 MWL Outstanding Pitcher Award. San Francisco Giants: LF N. Sano honored: Wins the 1981 TEX Outstanding Hitter Award. Atlanta Braves: 1B I. Hampton honored: Wins the 1981 SAL Outstanding Hitter Award. Baltimore Orioles: CL M. Sato honored: Wins the 1981 IL Outstanding Pitcher Award. Friday, September 25th, 1981 Minnesota Twins: R. Erickson pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Texas Rangers: CL T. Fossas honored: Wins the 1981 SAL Outstanding Pitcher Award. San Francisco Giants: RF R. Deer honored: Wins the 1981 PIO Outstanding Hitter Award. California Angels: CL K. Schrom honored: Wins the 1981 TEX Outstanding Pitcher Award. Philadelphia Phillies: SP D. Larson honored: Wins the 1981 AA Outstanding Pitcher Award. Tuesday, September 22nd, 1981 Detroit Tigers: D. Alexander pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Houston Astros: S. Carlton pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Monday, September 21st, 1981 1B E. Murray of the Minnesota Twins honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. SS G. Templeton of the St. Louis Cardinals honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Toronto Blue Jays: D. Stieb pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Oakland Athletics with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Sunday, September 20th, 1981 Boston Red Sox: J. Tudor pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Atlanta Braves: D. Walling got suspended 3 games after ejection following arguing a strike call. Friday, September 18th, 1981 Baltimore Orioles: G. Hendrick goes 0-3 against the Milwaukee Brewers, ending his hitting streak at 22 games. California Angels: M. Witt pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Tuesday, September 15th, 1981 Atlanta Braves: M. Caldwell pitches a 2-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Monday, September 14th, 1981 1B G. Hendrick of the Baltimore Orioles honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. RF J. Burroughs of the Atlanta Braves honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Oakland Athletics: M. Keough pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Atlanta Braves: P. Niekro pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! New York Yankees: 2B R. Hudler honored: Wins the 1981 NYP Outstanding Hitter Award. Sunday, September 13th, 1981 St. Louis Cardinals: S. Martinez pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Mets with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! New York Mets: CL J. Bittiger honored: Wins the 1981 NYP Outstanding Pitcher Award. Saturday, September 12th, 1981 Baltimore Orioles: G. Hendrick goes 3-4 against the Milwaukee Brewers, extending his hitting streak to 20 games! Minnesota Twins: A. Williams pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Friday, September 11th, 1981 Cleveland Indians: L. Barker pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Thursday, September 10th, 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates: RF J. Orsulak honored: Wins the 1981 GCL Outstanding Hitter Award. Tuesday, September 8th, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies: RF A. Sanchez honored: Wins the 1981 NWL Outstanding Hitter Award. Monday, September 7th, 1981 2B K. Shinozuka of the Kansas City Royals honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. 1B W. Cromartie of the Montreal Expos honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Oakland Athletics: MR B. Moore honored: Wins the 1981 NWL Outstanding Pitcher Award. Sunday, September 6th, 1981 Detroit Tigers: J. Morris pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Friday, September 4th, 1981 Kansas City Royals: K. Shinozuka goes 5-5 against the New York Yankees, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 4 R. Minnesota Twins: D. Concepcion goes 0-4 against the Milwaukee Brewers, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. Thursday, September 3rd, 1981 Seattle Mariners: J. Beattie pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Minnesota Twins: R. Erickson pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Wednesday, September 2nd, 1981 Minnesota Twins: D. Concepcion goes 1-4 against the New York Yankees, extending his hitting streak to 20 games! Tuesday, September 1st, 1981 CF A. Dawson of the Kansas City Royals honored: Wins the Sparky AL Batter of the Month Award. RF R. Monday of the Los Angeles Dodgers honored: Wins the Sparky NL Batter of the Month Award. SP S. Busby of the Kansas City Royals honored: Wins the Sparky AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP R. Guidry of the San Diego Padres honored: Wins the Sparky NL Pitcher of the Month Award. CF G. Wilson of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the Sparky AL Rookie of the Month Award. LF T. Gwynn of the San Diego Padres honored: Wins the Sparky NL Rookie of the Month Award. Toronto Blue Jays: D. Stieb pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! San Diego Padres: S. Mura pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Monday, August 31st, 1981 LF S. Kemp of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. SS B. Almon of the Montreal Expos honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Friday, August 28th, 1981 Houston Astros: J. Niekro pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Thursday, August 27th, 1981 California Angels: B. Kison pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Wednesday, August 26th, 1981 Cincinnati Reds: Put C. May on the trading block. Tuesday, August 25th, 1981 Montreal Expos: B. Gullickson pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Monday, August 24th, 1981 RF R. Jackson of the Milwaukee Brewers honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. CF B. Butler of the Atlanta Braves honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Philadelphia Phillies: L. Christenson pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Thursday, August 20th, 1981 California Angels: F. Tanana pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Wednesday, August 19th, 1981 California Angels: C. Murata pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Los Angeles Dodgers: R. Smith gets his 2000th career hit! Monday, August 17th, 1981 CF K. Gibson of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. 3B L. Parrish of the Montreal Expos honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Chicago Cubs: J. Martin got suspended 8 games after ejection following a brawl. Los Angeles Dodgers: R. Sutcliffe got suspended 8 games after ejection following a brawl. Sunday, August 16th, 1981 New York Yankees: G. Nettles launches his 300th career home run! Friday, August 14th, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies: H. Ochiai got suspended 10 games after ejection following a brawl. New York Mets: M. Bomback got suspended 10 games after ejection following a brawl. New York Mets: W. Backman goes 5-5 against the Philadelphia Phillies, with 4 RBI and 3 R. Thursday, August 13th, 1981 Baltimore Orioles: S. McGregor pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Monday, August 10th, 1981 CF A. Dawson of the Kansas City Royals honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. CF D. Murphy of the St. Louis Cardinals honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Sunday, August 9th, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays: L. Leal pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Saturday, August 8th, 1981 Detroit Tigers: D. Alexander pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Wednesday, August 5th, 1981 California Angels: F. Tanana pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Monday, August 3rd, 1981 C D. Porter of the Kansas City Royals honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. 3B M. Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Minnesota Twins: R. Smalley Jr. goes 5-5 against the California Angels, with 1 RBI and 2 R. Saturday, August 1st, 1981 1B C. Cooper of the Milwaukee Brewers honored: Wins the Sparky AL Batter of the Month Award. 3B M. Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies honored: Wins the Sparky NL Batter of the Month Award. SP K. Endo of the Milwaukee Brewers honored: Wins the Sparky AL Pitcher of the Month Award. CL R. Fingers of the San Diego Padres honored: Wins the Sparky NL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP A. Moreno of the California Angels honored: Wins the Sparky AL Rookie of the Month Award. LF T. Gwynn of the San Diego Padres honored: Wins the Sparky NL Rookie of the Month Award. Milwaukee Brewers: M. Haas pitches a 4-hit shutout against the California Angels with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! New York Yankees: B. Watson goes 0-3 against the Oakland Athletics, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. Houston Astros: J. Niekro pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Friday, July 31st, 1981 New York Yankees: B. Watson goes 2-5 against the Oakland Athletics, extending his hitting streak to 20 games! Kansas City Royals: D. Porter hits three home runs against the Chicago White Sox, going 4-5 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! Houston Astros: S. Carlton records his 250th career win! Tuesday, July 28th, 1981 Cleveland Indians: S. Renko pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Houston Astros: J. Richard pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Monday, July 27th, 1981 CF K. Griffey of the Chicago White Sox honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. LF D. Kingman of the Atlanta Braves honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Chicago White Sox: H. Baines goes 0-4 against the Texas Rangers, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. Baltimore Orioles: W. Wilson goes 5-8 against the Minnesota Twins, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 3 R. Sunday, July 26th, 1981 Minnesota Twins: K. Hrbek goes 5-5 against the Boston Red Sox, with 2 2B, 4 RBI and 2 R. Saturday, July 25th, 1981 Chicago White Sox: H. Baines goes 2-4 against the Cleveland Indians, extending his hitting streak to 20 games! Thursday, July 23rd, 1981 Kansas City Royals: M. Kitabeppu pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Tuesday, July 21st, 1981 Texas Rangers: G. Perry records his 300th career win! Houston Astros: S. Carlton pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Monday, July 20th, 1981 LF L. Hisle of the Chicago White Sox honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. LF D. Iorg of the St. Louis Cardinals honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Baltimore Orioles: M. Norris pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! Friday, July 17th, 1981 San Francisco Giants: Put S. Arita on the trading block. Milwaukee Brewers: M. Haas pitches a 2-hit shutout against the California Angels with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Thursday, July 16th, 1981 Kansas City Royals: A. Dawson goes 0-4 against the Texas Rangers, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. Monday, July 13th, 1981 RF H. Baines of the Chicago White Sox honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. LF M. Easler of the Pittsburgh Pirates honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Sunday, July 12th, 1981 American All-Star Game Selections announced: SP J. Tudor (BOS) SP M. Flanagan (BAL) SP D. Rau (CLE) SP D. Stieb (TOR) SP V. Blue (BAL) SP D. LaPoint (ML4) CL B. Owchinko (CLE) CL D. Drago (CHA) SP S. Busby (KCA) SP J. Kucek (TOR) MR L. Aponte (BOS) MR T. Nagai (OAK) 3B G. Brett (BOS) LF G. Roenicke (BAL) CF D. Murphy (OAK) 1B W. Aikens (KCA) 2B A. Okada (SEA) SS D. Thon (CAL) RF M. Rettenmund (CAL) C B. Wynegar (MIN) C K. Moreland (CLE) LF J. Lowenstein (BAL) LF R. Henderson (OAK) CF A. Dawson (KCA) 1B E. Murray (MIN) 1B W. Upshaw (TOR) 1B G. Hendrick (BAL) LF S. Kemp (DET) National All-Star Game Selections announced: SP T. Boggs (ATL) SP S. Rogers (MON) SP N. Ryan (HOU) SP R. Reuschel (CHN) SP B. Welch (LAN) SP D. Robinson (PIT) CL A. Holland (SFN) MR R. Reed (PHI) MR G. Frazier (SLN) CL T. Hume (CIN) CL J. Sambito (HOU) CL R. Fingers (SDN) 3B M. Schmidt (PHI) C A. Ashby (CIN) 1B W. Cromartie (MON) CF L. Smith (PHI) C G. Carter (NYN) SS Y. Takahashi (ATL) LF M. Easler (PIT) 2B W. Backman (NYN) RF R. Staub (ATL) 3B B. Horner (ATL) 1B H. Ochiai (PHI) CF R. Law (SLN) 1B C. Chambliss (ATL) LF G. Richards (PHI) 1B T. Sugiura (LAN) LF J. Cruz (SDN) Cleveland Indians: J. Denny pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Kansas City Royals: A. Dawson goes 1-4 against the California Angels, extending his hitting streak to 20 games! Saturday, July 11th, 1981 Houston Astros: The Houston Astros have announced that they set their team focus from 'Win Now' to 'Neutral' Baltimore Orioles: D. Martinez pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Tuesday, July 7th, 1981 Cincinnati Reds: J. Simpson goes 5-6 against the Atlanta Braves, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 1 R. Monday, July 6th, 1981 1B E. Murray of the Minnesota Twins honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. LF D. Iorg of the St. Louis Cardinals honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Sunday, July 5th, 1981 Baltimore Orioles: V. Blue pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Pittsburgh Pirates: M. Easler hits three home runs against the New York Mets, going 4-5 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! Friday, July 3rd, 1981 Minnesota Twins: B. Blyleven pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! St. Louis Cardinals: P. Vuckovich pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Thursday, July 2nd, 1981 California Angels: R. Carew gets his 2500th career hit! Los Angeles Dodgers: R. Smith launches his 300th career home run! Wednesday, July 1st, 1981 3B G. Brett of the Boston Red Sox honored: Wins the Sparky AL Batter of the Month Award. 3B M. Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies honored: Wins the Sparky NL Batter of the Month Award. SP J. Koosman of the Minnesota Twins honored: Wins the Sparky AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP S. Mura of the San Diego Padres honored: Wins the Sparky NL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP A. Moreno of the California Angels honored: Wins the Sparky AL Rookie of the Month Award. RF T. Gwynn of the San Diego Padres honored: Wins the Sparky NL Rookie of the Month Award. Houston Astros: Put L. Lee on the trading block. Kansas City Royals: A. Dawson hits three home runs against the Oakland Athletics, going 4-5 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored! Tuesday, June 30th, 1981 Baltimore Orioles: M. Norris pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 8 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! Atlanta Braves: P. Niekro pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Monday, June 29th, 1981 CF K. Gibson of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. C G. Carter of the New York Mets honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Friday, June 26th, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies: M. Bystrom pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Philadelphia Phillies: M. Schmidt launches his 300th career home run! Thursday, June 25th, 1981 Houston Astros: J. Niekro pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Tuesday, June 23rd, 1981 New York Mets: R. Hodges goes 5-5 against the Montreal Expos, with 0 RBI and 1 R. Pittsburgh Pirates: R. Rhoden pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Monday, June 22nd, 1981 C B. Wynegar of the Minnesota Twins honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. SS R. Oester of the Philadelphia Phillies honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Cleveland Indians: The Cleveland Indians have announced that they set their team focus to 'Win Now' Friday, June 19th, 1981 Montreal Expos: B. Almon got suspended 2 games after ejection following arguing a strike call. Thursday, June 18th, 1981 Baltimore Orioles: R. Dauer goes 5-5 against the Texas Rangers, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 3 R. Wednesday, June 17th, 1981 Texas Rangers: G. Perry pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Oakland Athletics: R. Langford pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Tuesday, June 16th, 1981 San Diego Padres: The San Diego Padres have announced that they set their team focus from 'Win Now' to 'Neutral' Kansas City Royals: M. Kitabeppu pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Monday, June 15th, 1981 CF A. Dawson of the Kansas City Royals honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. 3B M. Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Friday, June 12th, 1981 Boston Red Sox: B. Ojeda pitches a 5-hit shutout against the California Angels with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Wednesday, June 10th, 1981 Atlanta Braves: The Atlanta Braves have announced that they set their team focus to 'Win Now' Tuesday, June 9th, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers: The Milwaukee Brewers have announced that they set their team focus from 'Rebuilding' to 'Neutral' San Francisco Giants: A. Ripley pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Monday, June 8th, 1981 SS C. Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. 1B K. Pagel of the Chicago Cubs honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Seattle Mariners: Put D. Meyer on the trading block. Houston Astros: S. Carlton pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Sunday, June 7th, 1981 Cincinnati Reds: The Cincinnati Reds have announced that they set their team focus to 'Win Now' Saturday, June 6th, 1981 San Diego Padres: J. Montefusco pitches a NO-HITTER against the St. Louis Cardinals with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! Friday, June 5th, 1981 Chicago White Sox: D. Thomas goes 5-5 against the New York Yankees, with 1 2B, 4 RBI and 2 R. Thursday, June 4th, 1981 San Diego Padres: D. Kingman launches his 300th career home run! Tuesday, June 2nd, 1981 San Diego Padres: Put T. McGraw on the trading block. Monday, June 1st, 1981 LF B. Sample of the Texas Rangers honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. 3B B. Horner of the Atlanta Braves honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. LF J. Lowenstein of the Baltimore Orioles honored: Wins the Sparky AL Batter of the Month Award. 3B B. Horner of the Atlanta Braves honored: Wins the Sparky NL Batter of the Month Award. SP M. Flanagan of the Baltimore Orioles honored: Wins the Sparky AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP B. Welch of the Los Angeles Dodgers honored: Wins the Sparky NL Pitcher of the Month Award. CF P. Bradley of the Seattle Mariners honored: Wins the Sparky AL Rookie of the Month Award. RF T. Gwynn of the San Diego Padres honored: Wins the Sparky NL Rookie of the Month Award. Sunday, May 31st, 1981 Cleveland Indians: J. Denny pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Saturday, May 30th, 1981 San Diego Padres: R. Guidry pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Monday, May 25th, 1981 3B W. Krenchicki of the Baltimore Orioles honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. 3B B. Horner of the Atlanta Braves honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Boston Red Sox: J. Dwyer goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Indians, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R. Saturday, May 23rd, 1981 Montreal Expos: D. Palmer pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Friday, May 22nd, 1981 Texas Rangers: M. Rivers goes 5-5 against the Seattle Mariners, with 1 RBI and 1 R. Monday, May 18th, 1981 3B G. Brett of the Boston Red Sox honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. 3B M. Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Kansas City Royals: D. Chalk goes 5-6 against the New York Yankees, with 4 RBI and 4 R. Los Angeles Dodgers: B. Welch pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Tuesday, May 12th, 1981 San Francisco Giants: Put S. Arita on the trading block. Monday, May 11th, 1981 LF G. Roenicke of the Baltimore Orioles honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. CF P. Guerrero of the Los Angeles Dodgers honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Sunday, May 10th, 1981 California Angels: M. Witt pitches a NO-HITTER against the Detroit Tigers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Seattle Mariners: F. Bannister pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Friday, May 8th, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies: L. Smith goes 5-5 against the San Diego Padres, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R. Thursday, May 7th, 1981 Philadelphia Phillies: L. Smith goes 5-6 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R. Monday, May 4th, 1981 C B. Diaz of the Seattle Mariners honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. CF M. Wilson of the New York Mets honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Saturday, May 2nd, 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers: B. Hooton pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Friday, May 1st, 1981 1B W. Upshaw of the Toronto Blue Jays honored: Wins the Sparky AL Batter of the Month Award. 3B M. Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies honored: Wins the Sparky NL Batter of the Month Award. SP A. Williams of the Minnesota Twins honored: Wins the Sparky AL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP N. Ryan of the Houston Astros honored: Wins the Sparky NL Pitcher of the Month Award. SP A. Moreno of the California Angels honored: Wins the Sparky AL Rookie of the Month Award. SP A. Olmsted of the St. Louis Cardinals honored: Wins the Sparky NL Rookie of the Month Award. Oakland Athletics: R. Langford pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Tuesday, April 28th, 1981 Boston Red Sox: J. Tudor pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Monday, April 27th, 1981 1B W. Upshaw of the Toronto Blue Jays honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. LF M. Dilone of the Chicago Cubs honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Detroit Tigers: A. Saito pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Sunday, April 26th, 1981 Baltimore Orioles: S. McGregor pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Tuesday, April 21st, 1981 Boston Red Sox: J. Tudor pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Monday, April 20th, 1981 1B J. Thompson of the Detroit Tigers honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. CF D. Collins of the Cincinnati Reds honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Baltimore Orioles: D. Martinez pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! Minnesota Twins: E. Murray goes 5-6 against the Oakland Athletics, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 4 R. Saturday, April 18th, 1981 Texas Rangers: F. Jenkins pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! Montreal Expos: B. Gullickson pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Mets with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! Friday, April 17th, 1981 Cincinnati Reds: T. Seaver records his 250th career win! Monday, April 13th, 1981 3B B. Bell of the Texas Rangers honored: Wins the Sparky AL Player of the Week Award. 3B R. Cey of the Los Angeles Dodgers honored: Wins the Sparky NL Player of the Week Award. Saturday, April 11th, 1981 Detroit Tigers: J. Morris pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! Thursday, April 9th, 1981 San Francisco Giants: O. Moreno goes 5-5 against the San Diego Padres, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R. Friday, March 13th, 1981 San Diego Padres: J. Eichelberger got suspended 2 games after ejection following a brawl. San Francisco Giants: D. Schatzeder got suspended 2 games after ejection following a brawl.

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