1981 – 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.

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1981 – 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.

The Red Sox and the Mariners play nineteen innings to a 7-7 tie. The game ends with the Mariners winning 8-7, thanks to a Joe Simpson RBI triple, in twenty innings when the suspended game is resumed the following day, making it the longest game played in Fenway Park history.

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The Red Sox and the Mariners play nineteen innings to a 7-7 tie. The game ends with the Mariners winning 8-7, thanks to a Joe Simpson RBI triple, in twenty innings when the suspended game is resumed the following day, making it the longest game played in Fenway Park history.

1981 – 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 is 10-10 in the 2nd half of the season, 30-40 overall.

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1981 – 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 is 10-10 in the 2nd half of the season, 30-40 overall.

1981 – 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 stolen bases, a record that will not last through 1982.

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1981 – 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 stolen bases, a record that will not last through 1982.

1981 – 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.

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1981 – 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.