Sports news and scores from Thursday April 23, 1981

`Sports headlines for Thursday April 23, 1981:`

Today's baseball transactions:

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MLB standings as of this date

MLB team and player statistics as of this date

American League Batting

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Atlanta Braves (7-5)	7	10	0	10
San Francisco Giants (5-9)	3	9	2	7
Win: John Montefusco (1-1) Loss: Tom Griffin (1-1) Save: Rick Camp (2) T: 3:09 Att: 4,710 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Baltimore Orioles (3-5)	5	8	1	7
Chicago White Sox (6-3)	18	26	1	13
Win: Richard Dotson (1-1) Loss: Scott McGregor (0-1) 1st game of doubleheader T: 3:07 Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Baltimore Orioles (3-6)	3	8	1	8
Chicago White Sox (7-3)	5	7	2	4
Win: Francisco Barrios (1-0) Loss: Steve Stone (1-1) Save: Ed Farmer (2) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:33 Att: 6,839 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cincinnati Reds (6-6)	5	9	0	7
Houston Astros (3-10)	4	9	1	9
Win: Joe Price (1-0) Loss: Dave Smith (0-2) Save: Paul Moskau (1) T: 3:06 Att: 23,173 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Mets	Game postponed due to rain. Made up on September 7.
Pittsburgh Pirates	Game postponed due to rain. Made up on September 7.
at Three Rivers Stadium

Team	R	H	E	LOB
San Diego Padres (5-9)	1	5	1	3
Los Angeles Dodgers (11-2)	3	9	1	6
Win: Rick Sutcliffe (2-0) Loss: Rick Wise (0-3) Save: Steve Howe (2) T: 2:38 Att: 35,027 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

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