Sports headlines for Monday September 7, 1981:

• Bench Ties Dimaggio On Home Run List
• Oakland Receiver Has Spleen Removed
• Gerulaitis Upsets Lendl To Gain U.S. Open Quarterfinals
• Bonnett Holds Off Waltrip In Southern 500
• Holmes Will Fight Cooney Next March In Las Vegas

• Yankees activated Lou Piniella

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Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (44-39) 1 2 0 3 Detroit Tigers (50-35) 3 4 0 3 Win: Jack Morris (12-4)   Loss: Bob Ojeda (4-2) T: 2:13   Att: 42,098 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB California Angels (42-44) 1 8 2 10 Kansas City Royals (34-44) 7 13 0 7 Win: Mike Jones (4-1)   Loss: Mike Witt (5-8) T: 2:34   Att: 25,054 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (28-52) 10 15 0 5 St. Louis Cardinals (45-30) 0 3 0 2 Win: Doug Bird (4-2)   Loss: Lary Sorensen (7-6) T: 2:10   Att: 32,393 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (41-38) 2 4 1 7 Baltimore Orioles (47-34) 9 13 0 7 Win: Jim Palmer (5-7)   Loss: Rick Waits (6-8) T: 2:46   Att: 21,377 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (47-38) 3 8 2 5 Atlanta Braves (39-42) 2 5 1 7 Win: Dave Smith (4-3)   Loss: Rick Camp (7-2)   Save: Joe Sambito (9) T: 2:40   Att: 7,358 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (48-37) 2 4 0 5 New York Yankees (50-34) 4 8 0 5 Win: Ron Guidry (10-3)   Loss: Randy Lerch (4-8)   Save: Rich Gossage (19) T: 2:19   Att: 55,083 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (44-37) 5 5 1 4 Philadelphia Phillies (44-38) 4 8 1 10 Win: Woodie Fryman (5-2)   Loss: Mike Proly (2-1)   Save: Jeff Reardon (5) T: 2:34   Att: 31,401 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (30-48) 1 3 0 4 Pittsburgh Pirates (36-41) 2 6 0 6 Win: Odell Jones (3-2)   Loss: Neil Allen (5-5)   Save: Rod Scurry (4) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:12 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (30-49) 4 7 1 4 Pittsburgh Pirates (37-41) 5 11 0 11 Win: Bob Long (1-1)   Loss: Dan Boitano (1-1)   Save: Mark Lee (1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:49   Att: 9,935 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (31-54) 7 10 1 5 Cincinnati Reds (49-34) 8 13 1 4 Win: Tom Seaver (11-2)   Loss: Eric Show (0-1)   Save: Joe Price (3) T: 2:29   Att: 14,443 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (32-53) 9 16 1 10 Chicago White Sox (42-38) 5 13 0 10 Win: Jim Beattie (2-1)   Loss: Richard Dotson (8-6)   Save: Larry Andersen (4) T: 3:10   Att: 16,392 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (43-43) 1 8 0 9 Los Angeles Dodgers (53-32) 5 7 0 4 Win: Bob Welch (7-5)   Loss: Ed Whitson (5-7)   Save: Tom Niedenfuer (2) T: 2:35   Att: 49,561 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (44-37) 1 7 3 6 Oakland A's (50-36) 2 7 0 6 Win: Mike Norris (10-6)   Loss: Rick Honeycutt (9-4) T: 2:11   Att: 36,393 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (29-55) 0 8 2 9 Minnesota Twins (28-57) 4 5 0 6 Win: Darrell Jackson (3-2)   Loss: Juan Berenguer (2-8)   Save: Doug Corbett (9) T: 2:13   Att: 5,024 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore