Sports headlines for Monday August 17, 1981:

• Baseball Officials Work On Alternate Split-Season Plan
• White Sox' Burns Wins Game For Stricken Father

• Tigers placed Champ Summers on the disabled list

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Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (36-25) 4 8 0 3 New York Yankees (37-27) 1 8 1 8 Win: Britt Burns (7-2)   Loss: Rick Reuschel (0-1)   Save: Kevin Hickey (3) T: 2:42   Att: 24,651 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (40-25) 1 6 2 8 Chicago Cubs (19-41) 3 8 1 8 Win: Doug Bird (2-0)   Loss: Bob Welch (4-4) T: 2:23   Att: 10,153 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers Game postponed due to rain. Made up on August 18. Texas Rangers at Arlington Stadium

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (20-45) 2 5 2 7 Detroit Tigers (36-29) 12 15 1 7 Win: Dan Petry (5-6)   Loss: Jerry Koosman (3-9)   Save: Dave Rozema (1) T: 2:38   Att: 11,484 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (34-27) 6 9 0 6 Houston Astros (33-32) 2 7 0 4 Win: Ray Burris (5-5)   Loss: Vern Ruhle (1-2)   Save: Woodie Fryman (4) T: 2:19   Att: 24,203 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (24-40) 1 8 0 6 St. Louis Cardinals (35-21) 2 6 1 10 Win: Jim Kaat (4-2)   Loss: Gary Lucas (3-6) T: 3:06   Att: 21,194 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (31-36) 5 11 1 11 Pittsburgh Pirates (27-29) 1 8 1 9 Win: Greg Minton (3-3)   Loss: Rod Scurry (2-4) T: 3:09   Att: 7,117 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (20-46) 3 6 4 3 Kansas City Royals (25-34) 5 5 1 5 Win: Rich Gale (5-5)   Loss: Jim Clancy (3-6)   Save: Dan Quisenberry (11) T: 2:22   Att: 31,958 at Royals Stadium Boxscore