MLB standings through games of August 21, 1980

MLB standings at the end of August 21, 1980

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	120	73	47	0	.608		613	502	33-23	40-24	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	119	71	48	0	.597	1.5	567	456	35-23	36-25	6-4	Won 5
Milwaukee Brewers	122	66	56	0	.541	8.0	615	488	33-31	33-25	7-3	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	117	62	55	0	.530	9.5	559	574	26-29	36-26	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	119	62	57	0	.521	10.5	556	585	33-24	29-33	5-5	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	120	62	57	1	.521	10.5	609	556	31-26	31-31	3-7	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	119	50	69	0	.420	22.5	462	555	26-31	24-38	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	121	78	43	0	.645		619	498	37-22	41-21	8-2	Lost 1
Oakland A's	122	63	59	0	.516	15.5	504	477	36-28	27-31	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	121	57	62	2	.479	20.0	569	556	29-32	28-30	4-6	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	122	53	69	0	.434	25.5	505	579	32-31	21-38	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	120	50	68	2	.424	26.5	420	532	27-35	23-33	3-7	Won 1
California Angels	119	48	71	0	.403	29.0	523	610	22-41	26-30	4-6	Lost 6
Seattle Mariners	121	43	77	1	.358	34.5	449	602	26-36	17-41	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	121	67	54	0	.554		509	463	38-21	29-33	4-6	Lost 4
Philadelphia Phillies	118	64	54	0	.542	1.5	553	482	36-24	28-30	8-2	Won 1
Montreal Expos	121	65	56	0	.537	2.0	518	505	38-25	27-31	2-8	Lost 3
New York Mets	121	57	64	0	.471	10.0	470	512	31-32	26-32	3-7	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	118	52	66	0	.441	13.5	541	514	29-30	23-36	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	119	49	70	0	.412	17.0	463	528	26-31	23-39	4-6	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	120	67	53	0	.558		460	432	40-21	27-32	7-3	Won 7
Cincinnati Reds	122	66	55	1	.545	1.5	545	530	38-26	28-29	7-3	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	120	65	55	0	.542	2.0	495	438	38-20	27-35	5-5	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	121	60	61	0	.496	7.5	447	461	35-22	25-39	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	120	58	62	0	.483	9.0	469	514	38-24	20-38	8-2	Won 4
San Diego Padres	123	51	71	1	.418	17.0	412	503	30-28	21-43	1-9	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 7, Angels 1 at California (night game):
Scott McGregor recorded his 15th victory as the Orioles moved within 1½ games of the first-place Yankees in the East Division with a 7-1 triumph over the Angels. A double by Rich Dauer drove in two of the Orioles' three runs in the fifth inning. John Lowenstein slugged a solo homer in the sixth and Rick Dempsey doubled home two of the three runs in the seventh.

White Sox 5, Blue Jays 3 at Chicago (night game):
A four-run uprising in the fifth inning carried the White Sox to a 5-3 triumph over the Blue .lays. With the game tied, 1-1, Glenn Borgmann opened the inning with a walk and scored on a triple by Kevin Bell, who came home on a sacrifice fly by Todd Cruz. Singles by Leo Sutherland and Mike Squires and a two-out walk to Lamar Johnson loaded the bases and, after Joey McLaughlin replaced starter Jesse Jefferson on the mound for the Blue Jays, Jim Morrison slapped a two-run single.

Indians 4, Royals 3 at Kansas City (night game):
A three-run homer by Ron Hassey in the first inning was the big blow as the Indians gained a 4-3 victory to snap the Royals' eight-game winning streak. Hassey's blast followed a double by Miguel Dilone and walk to Mike Hargrove. The Tribe added its deciding run in the sixth on a triple by Alan Bannister and double by Rick Manning. The Royals' George Brett went 1-for-4, hitting a solo homer in the fourth, as his batting average dropped to .404.

[DH] Twins 5, Tigers 3 (night game) / Tigers 4, Twins 2 at Minnesota (night game):
Splitting a doubleheader, the Twins won the first game, 5-3, and the Tigers captured the second game, 4-2. A three-run outburst in the seventh inning carried the Twins to victory in the opener. Hosken Powell drilled a one-out double and scored on a single by Ron Jackson. Pete Mackanin then followed with a home run. Jack Morris allowed only one hit -- a one-out single by Rob Wilfong in the first inning -- in hurling the Tigers to triumph in the nightcap. Steve Kemp and Richie Hebner socked solo homers.

Red Sox 5, A's 1 at Oakland (day game):
Scattering six hits, John Tudor pitched the Red Sox to a 5-1 decision over the A's. The Red Sox took the lead in the second inning on a homer by Jim Rice and added four unearned runs in the fourth following an error by A's third baseman Dave McKay. Glenn Hoffman accounted for two runs with a single. Despite taking the loss, Rick Langford pitched his 18th straight complete game.

Mariners 6, Yankees 4 at Seattle (night game):
A single by Bruce Bochte in the fifth inning snapped a 4-4 tie as the Mariners downed the Yankees, 6-4. The Mariners added an insurance run in the seventh when Julio Cruz homered to greet Ron Guidry, who was making his first relief appearance of the season. The Mariners benefited from two errors to tally four unearned runs in the first. Shane Rawley, who earned his 10th save, bailed himself out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the ninth by striking out Eric Soderholm and Aurelio Rodriguez and retiring Bucky Dent on a line drive to center.

Braves 6, Cubs 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Driving in four runs, including three with a fourth-inning homer, Dale Murphy led the Braves to a 6-4 victory over the Cubs. Murphy had an RBI with a grounder in the second when the Braves took a 2-0 lead. In the fourth, Bob Horner singled, Chris Chambliss walked and Murphy ripped his 21st round-tripper.

Astros 12, Pirates 5 at Houston (night game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Astros pounded the Pirates, 12-5. A two-run double by Cesar Cedeno broke a 2-2 tie and keyed a four-run outburst in the third inning. Cedeno also drove in a run with a sixth-inning double. Terry Puhl rapped four hits and Jose Cruz collected three as the Astros assaulted four Pirates pitchers for 18 blows.

Dodgers 5, Expos 4 at Montreal (night game):
A leadoff homer by Steve Garvey in the 10th inning gave the Dodgers a 5-4 triumph over the Expos. The round-tripper broke a 4-4 tie that the Expos had manufactured in the eighth on a double by Andre Dawson, single by Larry Parrish and goundout by Warren Cromartie. The Dodgers scored three times in the eighth. Garvey singled to drive in one run and Steve Yeager singled to plate two others.

Mets 5, Giants 1 at New York (day game):
The Mets broke a seven-game losing streak by defeating the Giants, 5-1. The Mets snapped a 1-1 tie with four runs in the fifth inning. Mario Ramirez led off with a single and Joel Youngblood drew a one-out walk. One out later, Lee Mazzilli rammed a single, scoring Ramirez. Jerry Morales then doubled to left-center, knocking in the 499th and 500th runs of his career. Claudell Washington capped the outburst with a run-scoring single.

Phillies 9, Padres 8 at Philadelphia (day game):
A triple by Bake McBride in the 17th inning lifted the Phillies to a 9-8 victory over the Padres. After Dave Winfield tied the game at 8-8 in the ninth with a two-run homer, the teams were scoreless until the 17th when Mike Schmidt singled and McBride followed with his three-bagger. Schmidt hit a solo homer in the first inning and added a two-run shot in the third. Larry Bowa had an inside-the-park homer for the Phillies in the sixth.