Sports headlines for Wednesday May 27, 1981:

• Willie Shoemaker Wins 8,000th Race
• National Labor Board Moves To Delay Baseball Strike
• Knepper Wins His Third 1-0 Game Of Season
• Oakland Pitcher Recovering From Line Drive To Face
• Driessen Loses First Base Job To Bench, Demands Trade
• Donnie Allison Still Listed In Unsatisfactory Condition
• Ninth-Seeded Gerulaitis Upset In French Tennis

• Angels placed Doug Rau on the disabled list
• Brewers placed Larry Hisle on the disabled list
• Mets released Dave Roberts

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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 New York Yankees (23-19) 5 11 2 8 Baltimore Orioles (27-14) 6 10 0 10 Win: Tippy Martinez (2-1)   Loss: Rich Gossage (1-1) T: 2:50   Att: 42,869 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (22-15) 5 14 1 11 Boston Red Sox (24-19) 10 16 1 8 Win: Mark Clear (6-0)   Loss: Bert Blyleven (6-2) T: 2:49   Att: 17,294 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (14-31) 3 7 1 5 California Angels (22-25) 1 5 0 7 Win: Dave Stieb (4-5)   Loss: Ken Forsch (6-3) T: 2:17   Att: 21,167 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (21-22) 1 8 0 9 Milwaukee Brewers (24-18) 5 13 0 8 Win: Randy Lerch (3-4)   Loss: Howard Bailey (1-4) T: 2:25   Att: 13,237 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (24-16) 3 10 0 8 Oakland A's (30-18) 0 5 1 6 Win: Ross Baumgarten (5-4)   Loss: Rick Langford (5-5)   Save: LaMarr Hoyt (6) T: 2:50   Att: 17,621 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (13-24) 8 13 1 7 Seattle Mariners (15-29) 5 8 0 5 Win: Paul Splittorff (1-4)   Loss: Floyd Bannister (4-5)   Save: Dan Quisenberry (5) T: 2:53   Att: 6,331 at The Kingdome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (13-29) 2 5 0 3 Texas Rangers (24-17) 1 10 1 9 Win: Jerry Koosman (3-6)   Loss: Danny Darwin (5-4)   Save: Doug Corbett (5) T: 2:02   Att: 13,961 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (31-13) 2 7 1 7 Atlanta Braves (20-21) 3 7 1 3 Win: Rick Camp (5-1)   Loss: Steve Howe (4-2) T: 2:19   Att: 17,581 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (18-18) 3 9 1 5 Chicago Cubs (9-30) 2 9 1 8 Win: Pascual Perez (2-0)   Loss: Rick Reuschel (2-6) T: 2:41   Att: 6,970 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (23-23) 2 8 0 6 Cincinnati Reds (25-18) 3 7 0 8 Win: Mario Soto (4-5)   Loss: Doyle Alexander (5-3) T: 2:30   Att: 12,223 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (17-28) 0 6 0 7 Houston Astros (23-22) 1 5 0 4 Win: Bob Knepper (5-0)   Loss: Chris Welsh (2-3) T: 1:50   Att: 21,256 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (22-15) 1 6 2 10 Montreal Expos (24-18) 4 8 0 6 Win: Charlie Lea (4-1)   Loss: John Martin (1-1)   Save: Bill Lee (4) T: 2:45   Att: 24,709 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (25-18) 1 6 1 6 New York Mets (13-26) 3 6 1 3 Win: Pat Zachry (5-5)   Loss: Larry Christenson (1-5) T: 2:04   Att: 10,930 at Shea Stadium Boxscore