MLB standings through games of August 31, 1980

MLB standings at the end of August 31, 1980

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	129	78	51	0	.605		648	536	36-24	42-27	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	128	76	52	0	.594	1.5	607	497	37-25	39-27	6-4	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	126	70	56	0	.556	6.5	601	599	30-29	40-27	9-1	Won 7
Detroit Tigers	129	67	61	1	.523	10.5	657	600	33-28	34-33	6-4	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	129	67	62	0	.519	11.0	603	630	37-27	30-35	5-5	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	133	69	64	0	.519	11.0	676	564	33-34	36-30	3-7	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	129	54	75	0	.419	24.0	494	597	29-35	25-40	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	131	85	46	0	.649		673	545	41-25	44-21	7-3	Won 1
Oakland A's	131	65	66	0	.496	20.0	532	510	38-31	27-35	2-8	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	132	64	66	2	.492	20.5	635	607	32-33	32-33	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	129	55	72	2	.433	28.0	462	574	30-37	25-35	6-4	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	132	57	75	0	.432	28.5	540	617	33-33	24-42	4-6	Lost 2
California Angels	128	51	77	0	.398	32.5	563	656	23-45	28-32	3-7	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	130	47	82	1	.364	37.0	481	640	29-38	18-44	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	131	70	61	0	.534		546	509	38-28	32-33	3-7	Lost 7
Philadelphia Phillies	128	68	60	0	.531	0.5	590	530	38-28	30-32	4-6	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	130	69	61	0	.531	0.5	550	536	42-26	27-35	4-6	Lost 5
New York Mets	130	59	71	0	.454	10.5	502	559	32-36	27-35	3-7	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	128	57	71	0	.445	11.5	591	560	33-33	24-38	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	128	51	77	0	.398	17.5	484	557	27-34	24-43	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	130	74	56	0	.569		495	464	43-21	31-35	7-3	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	130	73	57	0	.562	1.0	541	467	42-20	31-37	8-2	Won 4
Cincinnati Reds	131	71	59	1	.546	3.0	576	559	39-30	32-29	6-4	Won 4
San Francisco Giants	130	66	64	0	.508	8.0	486	493	38-23	28-41	6-4	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	130	65	65	0	.500	9.0	524	561	40-25	25-40	7-3	Won 1
San Diego Padres	132	55	76	1	.420	19.5	453	543	32-30	23-46	4-6	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Angels 0 at Baltimore (day game):
Scott McGregor allowed only three hits and shut out the Angels, 5-0, enabling the Orioles to move back within 1½ games of the Yankees in the East Division race. Ken Singleton homered for the first run in the Orioles' support of McGregor, who set a career high for victories, winning for the 16th time this season.

Red Sox 5, A's 1 at Boston (day game):
The Red Sox posted their seventh straight victory, defeating the A's, 5-1. After the A's scored their lone run in the third inning on singles by Dave McKay and Rickey Henderson around a sacrifice, the Red Sox came back with two in their half. Glenn Hoffman walked and scored on a double by Dave Stapleton, who also crossed the plate on singles by Jim Dwyer and Jim Rice. Hoffman iced the decision by smacking a two-run homer in the fourth.

[DH] White Sox 10, Indians 8 (day game) / White Sox 8, Indians 7 at Cleveland (day game):
Scoring eight runs in the last two innings of the first game and four runs in the last two innings of the second game, the White Sox beat the Indians in a doubleheader, 10-8 and 8-7. In the opener, the White Sox exploded for five runs in the eighth, three scoring on a homer by Chet Lemon. Then in the ninth, after one run scored on an error, Harold Baines knocked in two with a double to provide the deciding margin. In the nightcap, the White Sox, after scoring four runs in the first inning, were blanked until adding three in the eighth. Then in the ninth, Jim Morrison beat out an infield hit, took third on a single by Ron Pruitt and scored as Bob Molinaro grounded into a double play for an 8-4 lead. That run proved decisive because Joe Charboneau hit a three-run homer in the Indians' half.

Brewers 11, Tigers 6 at Detroit (day game):
The Brewers smashed four home runs and outslugged the Tigers, 11-6. Cecil Cooper homered with two men on base, Gorman Thomas connected with one aboard and Don Money and Dick Davis added solo shots to the Brewers' attack. Stan Papi hit a three-run homer for the Tigers.

Royals 4, Rangers 3 at Kansas City (day game):
George Brett went hitless in three official trips, dropping his average to .403, but the Royals defeated the Rangers, 4-3, on a run-scoring single by Frank White in the ninth inning. The Royals held a 3-0 lead going into the eighth when the Rangers erupted to tie the score with a two-run homer by Billy Sample and solo shot by Richie Zisk. In the Royals' ninth, Clint Hurdle doubled with one out. After an intentional pass to Jamie Quirk, White came up and slashed the game-winning single.

Mariners 1, Yankees 0 at New York (day game):
With Floyd Bannister and Shane Rawley combining on a shutout, the Mariners defeated the Yankees, a-0. Luis Tiant pitched scoreless ball for the Yankees in the first eight innings before yielding to Ron Guidry, who was the loser in the ninth when the Mariners scored on a double by Reggie Walton, sacrifice by Mario Mendoza and grounder by Larry Milbourne.

Blue Jays 7, Twins 1 at Toronto (day game):
Bob Bailor smashed a two-run homer and Lloyd Moseby and Alfredo Griffin drove in two runs apiece with doubles to bat the Blue Jays to a 7-1 victory over the Twins. Bailor's homer in the third inning was his first of the season, matching 1978 and '79 when he also hit only one each year.

Cubs 8, Astros 7 at Chicago (day game):
The Cubs, who had lost their 11 previous meetings, averted being shut out in the season series with the Astros by putting together five singles for three runs in a ninth-inning rally to gain an 8-7 victory. Ivan DeJesus led off with a single and, after one out, scored on singles by Bill Buckner and Cliff Johnson. Larry Biittner followed with a single, driving in Buckner and tying the score at 7-7. After Jerry Martin was retired for the second out, Tim Blackwell singled to win the game, scoring pinch-runner Scot Thompson.

[DH] Dodgers 2, Expos 0 (day game) / Dodgers 7, Expos 2 at Los Angeles (day game):
The Dodgers, after losing their first encounter of the year with the Expos, completed a sweep of the next 11 games in the season series by winning a doubleheader, 2-0 and 7-2. Jerry Reuss pitched a four-hitter and posted his sixth shutout in the opener. Davey Lopes scored both Dodgers runs. Lopes singled in the first inning, stole second and counted on a single by Jay Johnstone. Then in the sixth, Lopes doubled and scored on a single by Dusty Baker. In the nightcap, Ron Cey, Rick Monday and Joe Ferguson hit consecutive homers in the second inning. Baker batted in two more runs with a bases-loaded single before the inning ended. Ferguson homered again in the eighth.

Reds 5, Pirates 4 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Continuing his hot hitting, George Foster went 3-for-4 , including a homer, as the Reds defeated the Pirates, 5-4, to complete the sweep of the four game series. The loss was the seventh in a row for the Pirates. The Reds trailed, 4-1, going into the sixth inning when Foster sparked a rally with his round-tripper. Dan Driessen walked and, after Johnny Bench struck out, Pirates right fielder Dave Parker dropped a line drive by Ray Knight. Paul Householder and pinch-hitter Harry Spilman followed with run-scoring singles to tie the game. Householder took third on Spilman's hit and scored the deciding run as Dave Collins was forcing Spilman.

Padres 10, Phillies 3 at San Diego (day game):
The Padres erupted for five runs in the sixth inning and defeated the Phillies, 10-3. Center fielder Garry Maddox, who has won five consecutive Gold Glove awards for fielding excellence, let a fly ball by Craig Stimac drop for an error. Stimac was given credit for a sacrifice fly on which the Padres' go-ahead run scored, but the error paved the way for two subsequent unearned runs. Maddox let another fly ball drop in the sixth, resulting in a third tainted tally.

[DH] Giants 11, Mets 4 (day game) / Giants 9, Mets 4 at San Francisco (day game):
Terry Whitfield collected six hits in seven trips in a doubleheader as the Giants defeated the Mets, 11-4 and 9-4. Whitfield entered the opener as a pinch-hitter and delivered a single to drive in two of the Giants' five runs in the sixth inning. After remaining in the game in left field and adding a single on his subsequent time at bat, Whitfield started the nightcap and had four hits in five trips, including a run-scoring single that broke a 4-4 tie in the sixth inning.

Braves 6, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (day game):
Phil Niekro, the Braves' 41-year-old knuckleballer, scattered seven hits and posted a 6-2 victory over the Cardinals, whose runs came on a homer by George Hendrick with a man on base in the fourth inning. The Braves, who had a homer by Dale Murphy, tied the score at 2-2 when Niekro doubled and Jerry Royster singled in the fifth. Then in the sixth, Bob Horner singled, stole second and scored the Braves' deciding run on a double by Chris Chambliss.