MLB standings through games of May 3, 1981

MLB standings at the end of May 3, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Cleveland Indians	15	10	5	0	.667		53	45	4-4	6-1	8-2	Lost 1
New York Yankees	21	13	8	0	.619		78	64	6-3	7-5	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	19	11	8	0	.579	1.0	90	68	3-5	8-3	6-4	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	18	9	9	0	.500	2.5	72	74	7-4	2-5	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	22	10	12	0	.455	3.5	71	80	2-7	8-5	3-7	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	19	7	12	0	.368	5.0	73	113	4-7	3-5	1-9	Lost 7
Toronto Blue Jays	22	8	14	0	.364	5.5	77	86	2-7	6-7	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	25	20	5	0	.800		121	55	9-5	11-0	6-4	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	20	12	8	0	.600	5.5	92	78	6-2	6-6	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	20	11	9	0	.550	6.5	105	81	8-4	3-5	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	24	11	13	0	.458	8.5	99	107	4-9	7-4	5-5	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	22	9	12	1	.429	9.0	83	86	3-7	6-5	6-3-1	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	16	5	11	0	.312	10.5	45	71	1-6	4-5	3-7	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	23	6	16	1	.273	12.5	81	132	3-10	3-6	2-7-1	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	16	12	3	1	.800		83	48	7-1	5-2	8-1-1	Won 3
Montreal Expos	19	13	6	0	.684	1.0	92	81	9-2	4-4	6-4	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	21	14	7	0	.667	1.0	98	82	10-2	4-5	7-3	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	17	8	8	1	.500	4.5	66	54	2-5	6-3	5-4-1	Lost 1
New York Mets	19	6	12	1	.333	7.5	58	83	4-8	2-4	2-8	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	19	3	15	1	.167	10.5	49	86	3-7	0-8	2-7-1	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	22	16	6	0	.727		82	48	7-3	9-3	6-4	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	21	11	10	0	.524	4.5	91	85	4-4	7-6	6-4	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	22	11	11	0	.500	5.0	81	76	3-6	8-5	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	24	10	14	0	.417	7.0	77	87	4-8	6-6	5-5	Lost 2
Houston Astros	22	9	13	0	.409	7.0	56	59	4-9	5-4	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	24	8	16	0	.333	9.0	61	105	3-6	5-10	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Blue Jays 4, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (day game):
Snapping their 19-game losing streak at Memorial Stadium, the Blue Jays prevailed over the Orioles, 4-2. The Jays broke a 2-2 tie when Willie Upshaw led off the eighth inning with a homer, and added another run later in that frame on a single by John Mayberry, a sacrifice, and an RBI infield single by George Bell.

Twins 3, Red Sox 1 at Boston (day game):
Combining on a four-hitter, Pete Redfern and Doug Corbett hurled the Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Red Sox, Boston's seventh straight loss. The Twins scored in the third inning on a two-run single by Glenn Adams and added another marker in the seventh on an RBI grounder by Mickey Hatcher.

Brewers 4, Angels 3 at California (day game):
Mike Caldwell, scattering five hits over 8 2/3 innings, pitched the Brewers to a 4-3 decision over the Angels. The veteran lefty was relieved with two out in the ninth after allowing a solo homer by Don Baylor, and Rollie Fingers recorded the save. The Brewers scored twice in the first inning on a run-scoring double by Cecil Cooper and sacrifice fly by Ben Oglivie, and added another pair in the sixth on a run-scoring double by Larry Hisle and RBI single by Don Money.

White Sox 6, Indians 0 at Cleveland (day game):
The White Sox blanked the Indians, 6-0, behind the five-hit hurling of Richard Dotson, ending Chicago's four-game losing skein. The Sox grabbed a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a run-scoring single by Jim Morrison and picked up another marker in the fourth frame on an RBI single by Ron LeFlore. Chet Lemon and Tony Bernazard stroked run-scoring singles in the fifth, and a sacrifice fly by Mike Squires and RBI double by Carlton Fisk completed the scoring in the sixth.

[DH] Yankees 3, A's 2 (day game) / Yankees 2, A's 0 at Oakland (day game):
The Yankees swept a twin-bill from the A's, winning the opener, 3-2 in 10 innings and capturing the nightcap, 2-0. The first game was tied, 2-2, when Jerry Mumphrey led off the 10th inning with a homer. Tommy John and Rich Gossage combined on a six-hitter in the second game. Jim Spencer cracked a leadoff homer in the seventh inning and the Yanks picked up another tally in the eighth on a run-scoring single by Dave Winfield.

Tigers 8, Mariners 5 at Seattle (day game):
Taking advantage of Seattle errors, the Tigers rallied for five runs in the seventh inning to post an 8-5 victory over the Mariners. The Tigers trailed, 5-3, when Lou Whitaker led off the seventh with a single and reached second safely when second baseman Julio Cruz dropped the throw from shortstop Jim Anderson on an attempted forceout on Ricky Peters' grounder. Two outs later, Larry Andersen replaced Bryan Clark on the mound and induced Lance Parrish to hit a grounder to shortstop Anderson, who bobbled the ball, allowing Whitaker to score. A walk to pinch-hitter Richie Hebner loaded the bases and an infield single by Al Cowens plated Peters with the tying run. Shane Rawley then took over on the hill and walked Kirk Gibson to force in Parrish with the lead run.

Rangers 9, Royals 8 at Texas (night game):
A leadoff homer by Pat Putnam in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted the Rangers to a 9-8 come-from-behind triumph over the Royals. K.C. scored seven runs in the sixth stanza on run-scoring singles by Hal McRae and Willie Aikens, a two-run single by Amos Otis, squeeze bunt by Frank White and two-run homer by Cesar Geronimo. Texas rebounded in the seventh on a two-run single by Al Oliver and in the eighth on a run-scoring double by Putnam and RBI singles by Bill Stein and Bump Wills.

Braves 9, Cubs 7 at Chicago (day game):
The Braves overcame a 6-1 deficit to down the Cubs, 9-7, as Chris Chambliss led the way with a homer and four RBIs. The Braves tied the game with five runs in the fifth inning on a three-run homer by Chambliss and run-scoring two-baggers by Dale Murphy and Bruce Benedict. Atlanta went ahead in the sixth on a run-scoring groundout by Chambliss and added two more tallies in the seventh on singles by Glenn Hubbard and Rafael Ramirez and a pinch-double by Jerry Royster.

Dodgers 6, Expos 1 at Montreal (day game):
The Expos halted Fernando Valenzuela's latest scoreless streak at 35 2/3 innings, but the rookie sensation held on to extend his record to 6-0 as the Dodgers knocked off the Expos, 6-1 in 10 innings. The lefty pitched the first nine stanzas and allowed only five hits. The lone run off him was only the second in 54 innings this season for an ERA of 0.33. The game was tied, 1-1, when the Dodgers broke it open in the 10th on run-scoring singles by Reggie Smith and Ken Landreaux, a sacrifice fly by Dusty Baker and two-run single by Steve Garvey.

[DH] Padres 4, Mets 1 (day game) / Mets 7, Padres 4 at New York (day game):
The Padres and Mets split a doubleheader, the Padres winning the first game, 4-1, and the Mets taking the second contest, 7-4, on a three-run homer by Joel Youngblood. The first game was tied, 1-1, when the Padres loaded the bases in the fifth inning on singles by Broderick Perkins and Steve Swisher and an error by left fielder Dave Kingman. A single by Ozzie Smith chased home both runners. The second contest was knotted, 4-4, when Alex Trevino drew a one-out walk in the seventh and Doug Flynn followed with a single. Youngblood then drilled a ball into the left field bullpen.

Phillies 7, Giants 5 at Philadelphia (day game):
Two homers by Mike Schmidt keyed the Phillies to a 7-5 victory over the Giants. The slugging third baseman blasted a two-run homer in the third inning to give the Phils a 4-0 lead and, after the Giants tied the game, 5-5, in the sixth stanza on a run-scoring double by Milt May, Schmidt drilled a solo clout in the seventh.

Astros 3, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Winning pitcher Don Sutton drew two key walks as the Astros downed the Pirates, 3-1. The Astros took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Sutton walked with the bases loaded. After the Bucs tied the game in the third on a run-scoring double by Omar Moreno, the Astros went ahead in the fourth when Alan Ashby, who had reached first on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on a walk to Sutton and scored on a single by Terry Puhl. Houston tallied an insurance marker in the eighth on a leadoff triple by Art Howe and run-scoring single by Kiko Garcia.

Cardinals 5, Reds 4 at St. Louis (day game):
Tom Hume surrendered the 11th walk to the Cardinals when he passed Darrell Porter with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, forcing in the winning tally in a 5-4 decision over the Reds. Tony Scott stroked a two-out single in the bottom of the 11th and stole second. After Keith Hernandez was intentionally walked and George Hendrick got an infield single to load the bases, Porter walked on four straight pitches. Joe Edelen, who pitched three scoreless innings of relief, picked up his first major league victory.