Sports headlines for Wednesday August 19, 1981:

• Owners Knew, But Ignored, "Losing To Win" Split-Season Possibility
• Revised Plan Seems To Have Players' OK

• Cubs traded Bill Caudill (acq. 4/1/1982) and Jay Howell (acq. 8/2/1982) to Yankees for Pat Tabler
• Twins placed Roger Erickson on the disabled list
• Mets signed Mike Marshall as a free agent
• Cardinals activated Darrell Porter

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Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (36-27) 3 5 0 3 California Angels (33-35) 6 14 0 8 Win: Steve Renko (5-3)   Loss: Mike Flanagan (8-5)   Save: Don Aase (7) T: 2:23   Att: 24,158 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (33-32) 2 8 1 6 Oakland A's (43-25) 4 4 0 0 Win: Matt Keough (7-3)   Loss: Frank Tanana (3-5) T: 2:13   Att: 15,134 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (37-26) 6 14 0 10 New York Yankees (38-28) 5 12 2 6 Win: Dennis Lamp (4-1)   Loss: Rudy May (4-7)   Save: Ed Farmer (10) T: 3:05   Att: 30,421 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (29-32) 3 7 2 9 Seattle Mariners (28-39) 4 11 1 12 Win: Shane Rawley (2-3)   Loss: Sid Monge (1-3) T: 2:55   Att: 7,800 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (41-26) 3 7 3 4 Chicago Cubs (20-42) 4 9 0 8 Win: Mike Krukow (4-6)   Loss: Dave Goltz (2-1)   Save: Randy Martz (2) T: 2:27   Att: 26,860 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (38-30) 1 5 0 4 Texas Rangers (38-26) 4 9 1 5 Win: Doc Medich (6-3)   Loss: Jim Slaton (4-5)   Save: Jim Kern (3) T: 2:04   Att: 13,908 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (20-47) 0 7 1 12 Detroit Tigers (38-29) 4 7 1 7 Win: Dan Schatzeder (5-5)   Loss: Darrell Jackson (1-2)   Save: Dave Tobik (1) T: 2:25   Att: 16,960 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (34-29) 1 5 1 6 Houston Astros (35-32) 9 13 2 8 Win: Nolan Ryan (7-3)   Loss: Scott Sanderson (6-4)   Save: Dave Smith (5) T: 2:39   Att: 27,169 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (23-37) 2 6 1 4 Atlanta Braves (31-32) 5 11 1 8 Win: Tommy Boggs (3-10)   Loss: Mike Scott (3-6)   Save: Rick Camp (10) T: 2:24   Att: 6,080 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (36-28) 3 10 0 8 Cincinnati Reds (40-25) 6 11 1 7 Win: Tom Hume (6-2)   Loss: Sparky Lyle (5-2) T: 2:53   Att: 23,133 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (25-41) 6 14 2 8 St. Louis Cardinals (36-22) 7 12 0 6 Win: Bruce Sutter (3-3)   Loss: John Littlefield (1-3) T: 2:56   Att: 18,268 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (32-37) 3 7 1 4 Pittsburgh Pirates (28-30) 7 12 0 4 Win: Odell Jones (1-0)   Loss: Doyle Alexander (6-5)   Save: Grant Jackson (3) T: 2:22   Att: 8,414 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (22-46) 9 17 1 15 Kansas City Royals (25-36) 4 7 4 10 Win: Juan Berenguer (2-4)   Loss: Dennis Leonard (7-8) T: 2:57   Att: 28,174 at Royals Stadium Boxscore