MLB standings through games of April 19, 1981

MLB standings at the end of April 19, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	9	7	2	0	.778		39	32	2-1	5-1	7-2	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	7	4	3	0	.571	2.0	34	27	2-2	2-1	4-3	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	6	3	3	0	.500	2.5	19	20	1-1	2-2	3-3	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	6	3	3	0	.500	2.5	17	20	0-2	3-1	3-3	Won 2
New York Yankees	8	4	4	0	.500	2.5	32	29	2-1	2-3	4-4	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	6	2	4	0	.333	3.5	18	24	0-2	2-2	2-4	Lost 4
Toronto Blue Jays	9	3	6	0	.333	4.0	35	36	2-4	1-2	3-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	12	11	1	0	.917		65	17	3-1	8-0	9-1	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	7	4	3	0	.571	4.5	34	33	3-2	1-1	4-3	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	8	4	4	0	.500	5.0	30	32	3-2	1-2	4-4	Won 2
California Angels	10	4	6	0	.400	6.0	39	46	1-5	3-1	4-6	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	6	2	4	0	.333	6.0	17	22	1-3	1-1	2-4	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	10	3	7	0	.300	7.0	37	65	2-4	1-3	3-7	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	8	2	6	0	.250	7.0	20	33	0-4	2-2	2-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	9	7	2	0	.778		41	27	6-0	1-2	7-2	Won 6
Montreal Expos	7	5	2	0	.714	1.0	31	25	2-0	3-2	5-2	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	6	4	2	0	.667	1.5	36	23	1-1	3-1	4-2	Won 3
New York Mets	8	4	4	0	.500	2.5	24	23	2-3	2-1	4-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	8	4	4	0	.500	2.5	27	28	1-1	3-3	4-4	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	8	1	7	0	.125	5.5	16	34	1-2	0-5	1-7	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	9	8	1	0	.889		37	16	3-0	5-1	8-1	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	9	5	4	0	.556	3.0	41	33	1-2	4-2	5-4	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	9	4	5	0	.444	4.0	21	32	3-3	1-2	4-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	10	4	6	0	.400	4.5	31	36	2-5	2-1	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	10	3	7	0	.300	5.5	20	43	1-5	2-2	3-7	Lost 2
Houston Astros	9	2	7	0	.222	6.0	23	28	2-4	0-3	2-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 9, White Sox 4 at Chicago (day game):
A three-run homer by Gary Allenson in the fourth inning helped the Red Sox to a 9-4 victory over the White Sox. Allenson's blow gave the Bosox a 5-1 lead and offset a three-run rally by the Chisox in the bottom of the frame on a two-run double by Jim Morrison and a bases-loaded walk to Carlton Fisk. Jim Rice and Joe Rudi drove in first-inning runs for Boston and Fisk clouted a solo homer in Chicago's first.

Royals 3, Orioles 2 at Kansas City (day game):
Making his first start in a Kansas City uniform, Lee May drove in two runs with three hits against his former teammates as the Royals shaded the Orioles, 3-2. Frank White and May lashed consecutive doubles to give K.C. a 1-0 lead in the second inning and May singled home the first marker of a two-run fourth. Jerry Grote, making his first appearance in the A.L., doubled home the second run of the inning.

[DH] A's 6, Mariners 1 (day game) / Mariners 3, A's 2 at Oakland (day game):
The A's set a major league record for best season start, winning their 11th straight game, 6-1 over the Mariners in the opener of a doubleheader. The Mariners rebounded in the second game, 3-2, as Richie Zisk snapped a 2-2 tie with an eighth-inning homer. Rickey Henderson tripled home two runs in the third inning of the opener and Jeff Newman doubled home another pair in the fourth frame. After the A's jumped to a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning of the second game on an RBI double by Tony Armas and run-scoring single by Shooty Babbit, the Mariners deadlocked the contest in the fifth on RBI singled by Bud Bulling and Gary Gray. Each game was marked by player brawls. In the first game, Lenny Randle and A's catcher Newman tangled after Randle had words with pitcher Mike Norris over an inside pitch. In the second game, Randle put a hard tag on Armas during a rundown and Armas started toward Randle as the third baseman completed a double play. The benches cleared in both incidents.

Rangers 4, Yankees 0 at Texas (day game):
Jon Matlack, who had been shelled for 12 runs in his first two starts, handcuffed the Yankees on four hits to lead the Rangers past New York, 4-0. The veteran southpaw pitched out of a bases-loaded situation in the third inning and retired 15 straight batters from the fourth to the ninth. Texas scored in the first inning on back-to-back doubles by Mickey Rivers and Al Oliver and picked up another two runs in the third with the aid of loose Yankees fielding.

Blue Jays 9, Tigers 1 at Toronto (day game):
Exploding for four runs in the sixth and eighth innings, the Blue Jays ended their four-game losing skein by whipping the Tigers, 9-1. The Jays snapped a 1-1 tie in the sixth on a two-run double by Al Woods and two-run homer by Lloyd Moseby. The eighth-inning markers came on a two-run triple by Barry Bonnell, throwing error by Richie Hebner and RBI single by Ernie Whitt. Mark Bomback recorded his first A.L. victory.

Braves 4, Giants 3 at Atlanta (day game):
Given a rare starting assignment behind the plate, Biff Pocoroba stroked a two-run single with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Braves a 4-3 decision over the Giants and end a four-game losing streak. The Braves trailed, 3-2, when Glenn Hubbard began the bottom of the ninth with a single and Rafael Ramirez drew a walk. After the runners moved up on a sacrifice by Jerry Royster, pinch-hitter Mike Lum was purposely passed to load the bases and set the stage for Pocoroba's game-winning blow.

Pirates 2, Astros 0 at Houston (day game):
Yielding just four hits in seven innings, Rod Scurry made his first major league start a successful one, combining with reliever Eddie Solomon to pitch the Pirates to a 2-0 victory over the Astros. The Bucs broke a scoreless tie in the eighth when John Milner stroked a leadoff pinch-single. Following a pinch-double by Dave Parker, Milner came home on a sacrifice fly by Omar Moreno. Jason Thompson provided insurance with a solo homer in the ninth.

[DH] Expos 4, Mets 3 (day game) / Mets 7, Expos 2 at New York (day game):
The Expos and Mets divided a twin bill, the Expos winning the lidlifter, 4-3, while the Mets took the nightcap, 7-2. The Expos grabbed a 1-0 lead in the third inning of the first game without the benefit of a hit when Dave Kingman committed a three-base error on a fly ball by Chris Speier. Speier then pulled a surprise steal of home. Montreal added single runs in the fourth on an RBI single by Gary Carter, in the fifth on a run-scoring single by Andre Dawson and in the eighth on a solo homer by Dawson. A two-run homer by Ron Hodges highlighted the Mets' three-run eighth. A five-run third inning, keyed by a three-run homer by Kingman, carried the Mets to their triumph in the second game. The big inning began when Frank Taveras and Alex Trevino singled and Rusty Staub followed with a double. Kingman then drilled a long drive that cleared the left field bleachers. Doug Flynn climaxed the rally with a run-scoring double.

Phillies 7, Cubs 3 at Philadelphia (day game):
Extending their winning streak to six games, the Phillies erupted for four runs in the eighth inning to subdue the Cubs, 7-3. The game was tied, 3-3, when Manny Trillo began the winning surge with a one-out double. After Bake McBride was intentionally walked, Keith Moreland sent Trillo home with a double. Gary Matthews followed with a two-run single before Larry Bowa completed the rally with a run-scoring single.

Dodgers 6, Padres 1 at San Diego (day game):
Homers by Ken Landreaux and Pedro Guerrero triggered the Dodgers to a 6-1 win over the Padres. Landreaux tied the game at 1-1 with his swat in the sixth inning and Guerrero put L.A. ahead, 2-1, with his clout in the seventh. The Dodgers added four runs in the ninth on a squeeze bunt by Bill Russell, two-run single by Landreaux and run-scoring double by Dusty Baker.