Sports headlines for Monday August 24, 1981:

• Hrbek Homers In First Big League Game To Beat Yankees

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Indians placed Andre Thornton on the disabled list
•	Phillies released John Vukovich
•	Phillies signed Keith Hughes as a free agent

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   1981 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (37-33) 6 9 2 4 California Angels (37-36) 8 11 0 6 Win: Jesse Jefferson (2-4)   Loss: Frank Tanana (3-6)   Save: Don Aase (8) T: 2:21   Att: 25,808 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (27-38) 4 5 1 6 Detroit Tigers (41-30) 2 7 0 10 Win: Ken Brett (1-0)   Loss: Dan Schatzeder (5-6)   Save: Dan Quisenberry (12) T: 2:53   Att: 41,009 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (39-28) 4 10 0 6 Milwaukee Brewers (41-31) 5 8 0 4 Win: Pete Vuckovich (9-3)   Loss: Richard Dotson (8-4)   Save: Reggie Cleveland (1) T: 2:41   Att: 16,809 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (22-49) 3 11 0 8 New York Yankees (40-30) 2 9 2 10 Win: Jack O'Connor (3-2)   Loss: George Frazier (0-1) T: 3:06   Att: 21,513 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (31-35) 4 8 1 5 Oakland A's (45-28) 16 20 0 4 Win: Matt Keough (8-3)   Loss: Rick Waits (5-7) T: 2:34   Att: 30,139 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (39-29) 12 16 1 7 Seattle Mariners (28-44) 8 9 2 6 Win: Dennis Martinez (9-4)   Loss: Jerry Gleaton (4-7) T: 2:51   Att: 8,417 at The Kingdome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (39-29) 3 11 0 6 Toronto Blue Jays (23-49) 0 6 1 5 Win: Doc Medich (7-3)   Loss: Juan Berenguer (2-5) T: 2:05   Att: 12,735 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (26-45) 8 15 0 6 Chicago Cubs (22-44) 9 11 0 6 Win: Lee Smith (2-5)   Loss: Gary Lucas (3-7) T: 3:19   Att: 7,068 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (25-40) 0 2 2 4 Cincinnati Reds (42-27) 2 7 0 6 Win: Bruce Berenyi (6-3)   Loss: Mike Scott (3-7) T: 2:04   Att: 19,506 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (34-35) 5 11 3 10 Philadelphia Phillies (40-28) 7 12 3 7 Win: Tug McGraw (2-4)   Loss: Al Hrabosky (0-1) T: 3:42   Att: 23,383 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (44-27) 3 7 1 6 Pittsburgh Pirates (31-32) 0 4 2 4 Win: Burt Hooton (9-4)   Loss: Odell Jones (1-1) T: 2:14   Att: 12,308 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (34-39) 1 8 1 10 St. Louis Cardinals (38-24) 2 9 2 7 Win: Jim Kaat (5-2)   Loss: Greg Minton (3-4) T: 2:58   Att: 13,385 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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