Tuesday May 5, 1981
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Sports headlines for Tuesday May 5, 1981:




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Atlanta Braves (12-12) 1 7 0 5
St. Louis Cardinals (13-4) 4 7 0 5
Win: Lary Sorensen (4-0)   Loss: Tommy Boggs (1-4)
T: 2:07   Att: 7,531 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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Boston Red Sox (8-13) 1 4 0 3
Kansas City Royals (6-12) 2 6 0 8
Win: Larry Gura (3-2)   Loss: Frank Tanana (0-4)
T: 2:07   Att: 21,708 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (12-9) 1 9 0 10
Texas Rangers (12-9) 6 6 1 4
Win: Danny Darwin (3-2)   Loss: Ross Baumgarten (2-3)
T: 2:45   Att: 10,399 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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Cleveland Indians Game postponed due to rain.
Toronto Blue Jays

at Exhibition Stadium

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Detroit Tigers (10-13) 2 8 1 9
Oakland A's (21-5) 6 8 0 4
Win: Mike Norris (6-0)   Loss: Dave Rozema (2-3)
T: 2:35   Att: 18,925 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

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Houston Astros (11-13) 4 9 0 5
Chicago Cubs (3-17) 3 6 2 7
Win: Dave Smith (1-3)   Loss: Lee Smith (0-2)
T: 2:41   Att: 2,092 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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Los Angeles Dodgers (16-8) 7 11 0 5
Philadelphia Phillies (16-7) 8 9 0 7
Win: Sparky Lyle (2-1)   Loss: Bobby Castillo (0-3)
T: 2:58   Att: 27,241 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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Milwaukee Brewers (13-8) 4 8 0 5
Seattle Mariners (6-18) 1 6 0 4
Win: Pete Vuckovich (1-2)   Loss: Jerry Gleaton (2-4)   Save: Rollie Fingers (4)
T: 2:06   Att: 5,044 at The Kingdome Boxscore

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Minnesota Twins (9-14) 2 7 0 6
Baltimore Orioles (11-9) 3 5 0 6
Win: Mike Flanagan (3-2)   Loss: Roger Erickson (1-3)   Save: Tippy Martinez (3)
T: 2:09   Att: 11,096 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

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New York Yankees (14-9) 2 7 0 5
California Angels (12-14) 6 11 0 7
Win: Jesse Jefferson (1-4)   Loss: Tom Underwood (0-4)   Save: Don Aase (1)
T: 2:39   Att: 35,629 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

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Pittsburgh Pirates Game postponed due to rain. Made up on May 7.
Cincinnati Reds

at Riverfront Stadium

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San Diego Padres (8-17) 3 5 2 4
Montreal Expos (15-6) 4 8 0 6
Win: Woodie Fryman (2-0)   Loss: Steve Mura (0-4)
T: 2:24   Att: 15,909 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

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San Francisco Giants (11-15) 9 13 0 6
New York Mets (6-13) 7 13 2 7
Win: Tom Griffin (2-2)   Loss: Randy Jones (0-4)   Save: Greg Minton (5)
T: 2:43   Att: 6,031 at Shea Stadium Boxscore


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