Sports headlines for Friday May 1, 1981:

• Perry Gets 291st Win As Braves Defeat Cubs
• Parrish Becomes Highest-Paid Player In Tigers' History
• Sabres Fire Roger Neilson
• Player Signed By Redskins Is Paralyzed In Auto Accident
• CFL: Winnipeg Stops Montreal From Negotiating With Payton
• Gilder Shoots A 64 To Lead At Houston

• Braves released Mike Lum

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Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (10-10) 2 4 2 7 Chicago Cubs (2-14) 1 9 2 7 Win: Gaylord Perry (2-2)   Loss: Bill Caudill (0-2) T: 2:38   Att: 2,656 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (11-7) 2 7 2 4 Cleveland Indians (9-4) 10 13 0 8 Win: John Denny (2-1)   Loss: Britt Burns (2-1) T: 2:36   Att: 9,142 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (11-8) 6 10 1 8 St. Louis Cardinals (10-3) 7 7 1 7 Win: Bob Forsch (2-1)   Loss: Mario Soto (1-4)   Save: Bruce Sutter (5) T: 2:48   Att: 21,315 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (9-11) 7 11 1 5 Seattle Mariners (5-15) 3 7 2 4 Win: Milt Wilcox (3-2)   Loss: Mike Parrott (0-2)   Save: Kevin Saucier (2) T: 2:27   Att: 13,233 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (8-12) 5 12 1 11 Pittsburgh Pirates (7-7) 3 10 1 7 Win: Joe Sambito (1-1)   Loss: Eddie Solomon (0-1) T: 3:01   Att: 7,012 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (4-10) 4 12 0 12 Texas Rangers (10-8) 0 6 0 5 Win: Larry Gura (2-2)   Loss: Steve Comer (2-1) T: 2:32   Att: 26,520 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (14-6) 8 14 1 11 Montreal Expos (13-4) 9 12 1 9 Win: Bill Lee (1-0)   Loss: Bobby Castillo (0-2) T: 4:18   Att: 28,179 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (9-8) 4 7 0 7 California Angels (11-11) 8 13 1 10 Win: Mike Witt (2-1)   Loss: Randy Lerch (2-1) T: 2:29   Att: 26,031 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (7-12) 6 11 0 5 Boston Red Sox (7-10) 1 7 1 5 Win: Fernando Arroyo (2-1)   Loss: Dennis Eckersley (2-2) T: 2:17   Att: 15,715 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (11-7) 6 11 0 9 Oakland A's (19-3) 8 13 0 7 Win: Rick Langford (4-1)   Loss: Tom Underwood (0-3)   Save: Jeff Jones (2) T: 3:17   Att: 44,105 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (7-14) 4 8 0 6 New York Mets (4-11) 2 7 2 8 Win: John Urrea (2-0)   Loss: Pat Zachry (3-2)   Save: Gary Lucas (3) T: 2:26   Att: 7,181 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants Game postponed due to rain. Made up on May 2. Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays Game postponed due to rain. Made up on May 2. Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium