Sports headlines for Thursday August 20, 1981:

• Baseball Sets New Format For Second-Half Playoffs
• Aoki, Dreaming Of Win In U.S., Shares Buick Lead

• Orioles activated Steve Stone
• Pirates traded John Milner to Expos for Willie Montanez

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Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (36-28) 2 9 2 7 California Angels (34-35) 6 9 1 7 Win: Geoff Zahn (8-6)   Loss: Dennis Martinez (8-4) T: 2:24   Att: 24,323 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (34-32) 6 12 2 13 Oakland A's (43-26) 4 8 1 7 Win: Dennis Eckersley (6-5)   Loss: Steve McCatty (8-5)   Save: Mark Clear (4) T: 2:58   Att: 17,503 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (30-32) 6 16 0 12 Seattle Mariners (28-40) 5 12 0 9 Win: Mike Stanton (3-2)   Loss: Dick Drago (4-4) T: 3:47   Att: 7,630 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (23-38) 4 9 3 9 Atlanta Braves (32-32) 6 7 0 6 Win: Phil Niekro (5-4)   Loss: Greg Harris (2-3)   Save: Rick Camp (11) T: 2:27   Att: 4,787 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore