Sports headlines for Wednesday May 20, 1981:

• MLB Players To "Leave" Take-It-Or-Leave-It Offer
• Packers' Lofton Threatens To Sit Out Season
• Bumped Indy Driver Files Protest
• White Sox Shortstop Charged With Theft

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Expos placed Ellis Valentine on the disabled list
•	Yankees traded Jim Spencer and Tom Underwood to A's for Dave Revering, Mike Patterson and Chuck Dougherty

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   1981 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

   American League Batting / American League Pitching            MLB standings as of this date
   National League Batting / National League Pitching

Team R H E LOB California Angels (20-20) 3 10 1 12 Baltimore Orioles (22-11) 5 7 1 7 Win: Dennis Martinez (5-1)   Loss: Mike Witt (2-4)   Save: Tippy Martinez (6) T: 2:43   Att: 16,040 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (25-15) 3 5 0 4 Boston Red Sox (19-16) 5 7 1 5 Win: Bob Stanley (4-1)   Loss: Steve McCatty (4-4)   Save: Tom Burgmeier (4) T: 2:36   Att: 23,007 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (12-24) 3 8 2 5 Cleveland Indians (19-11) 1 5 0 5 Win: Brian Allard (1-1)   Loss: Len Barker (3-2)   Save: Shane Rawley (2) T: 2:30   Att: 11,860 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (19-16) 4 5 1 6 Detroit Tigers (18-18) 8 10 1 5 Win: Jack Morris (5-3)   Loss: Fergie Jenkins (2-3) T: 2:19   Att: 9,757 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (11-24) 1 10 0 8 Milwaukee Brewers (19-15) 6 11 0 8 Win: Jim Slaton (3-2)   Loss: Albert Williams (1-4)   Save: Rollie Fingers (8) T: 2:34   Att: 10,463 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (9-21) 4 12 1 11 New York Yankees (22-14) 5 10 0 7 Win: Bill Castro (1-1)   Loss: Dan Quisenberry (0-3) T: 3:21   Att: 27,912 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (19-15) 6 11 0 11 Toronto Blue Jays (12-26) 5 10 3 8 Win: Ed Farmer (1-2)   Loss: Joey McLaughlin (0-2)   Save: LaMarr Hoyt (5) T: 3:25   Att: 12,536 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (22-14) 10 10 3 7 Chicago Cubs (5-27) 7 8 2 8 Win: Joe Price (3-0)   Loss: Lee Smith (1-3)   Save: Tom Hume (5) T: 3:18   Att: 5,914 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (23-14) 2 8 1 9 Los Angeles Dodgers (27-11) 3 6 0 6 Win: Steve Howe (4-1)   Loss: Tug McGraw (1-4) T: 2:30   Att: 50,917 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (18-18) 1 6 1 8 Pittsburgh Pirates (14-16) 6 9 0 8 Win: Rick Rhoden (5-0)   Loss: Bob Walk (1-3)   Save: Enrique Romo (5) T: 2:29   Att: 8,351 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (20-16) 6 6 0 9 San Diego Padres (15-24) 2 8 1 10 Win: Steve Rogers (4-3)   Loss: Steve Mura (1-6) T: 2:39   Att: 9,336 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Mets (9-24) 4 9 2 7 San Francisco Giants (21-20) 3 9 0 9 Win: Jeff Reardon (1-0)   Loss: Greg Minton (1-2) T: 3:22   Att: 5,189 at Candlestick Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (19-19) 4 11 0 8 St. Louis Cardinals (20-10) 3 10 1 9 Win: Joe Niekro (5-3)   Loss: Bruce Sutter (1-2)   Save: Joe Sambito (3) T: 2:47   Att: 19,175 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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