MLB standings through games of May 7, 1981

MLB standings at the end of May 7, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Cleveland Indians	17	11	6	0	.647		59	52	4-4	7-2	7-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	25	15	10	0	.600		90	76	6-3	9-7	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	21	12	9	0	.571	1.0	84	83	10-4	2-5	8-2	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	23	13	10	0	.565	1.0	105	90	3-5	10-5	5-5	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	25	11	14	0	.440	4.0	79	93	2-7	9-7	4-6	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	22	9	13	0	.409	4.5	85	123	4-7	5-6	2-8	Won 1
Toronto Blue Jays	24	9	15	0	.375	5.5	84	92	3-8	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	28	22	6	0	.786		134	63	11-6	11-0	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	23	14	9	0	.609	5.5	124	88	11-4	3-5	8-2	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	23	12	11	0	.522	7.5	99	97	6-2	6-9	2-8	Lost 3
California Angels	28	13	15	0	.464	9.0	111	119	6-11	7-4	4-6	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	25	9	15	1	.375	11.0	92	98	3-7	6-8	5-4-1	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	19	6	13	0	.316	11.5	55	83	2-8	4-5	4-6	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	27	8	18	1	.308	13.0	103	147	5-12	3-6	3-6-1	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	23	16	7	0	.696		107	101	12-3	4-4	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	20	13	6	1	.684	1.0	98	72	8-4	5-2	5-4-1	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	25	16	9	0	.640	1.0	114	97	12-4	4-5	6-4	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	20	10	9	1	.526	4.0	84	65	2-5	8-4	6-4	Won 2
New York Mets	22	7	14	1	.333	8.0	72	100	5-10	2-4	3-7	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	23	4	18	1	.182	11.5	58	102	4-10	0-8	3-6-1	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	26	18	8	0	.692		96	62	7-3	11-5	5-5	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	26	14	12	0	.538	4.0	105	91	3-6	11-6	5-5	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	24	12	12	0	.500	5.0	102	103	5-6	7-6	4-6	Lost 2
Houston Astros	26	12	14	0	.462	6.0	72	68	4-9	8-5	8-2	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	28	12	16	0	.429	7.0	98	107	4-8	8-8	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	27	9	18	0	.333	9.5	78	116	3-6	6-12	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 2, Yankees 1 at California (night game):
Ken Forsch, with relief help from Don Aase, notched his fourth victory as the Angels topped the Yankees, 2-1. The Angels scored their initial run in the fourth inning when Tommy John threw a wild pitch after the bases were loaded on singles by Rick Burleson and Dan Ford and a walk to Don Baylor. After the Yankees countered with a tally in the sixth, the Angels pushed across the winner in the bottom half on a double by Ford, sacrifice by Bert Campaneris and Baylor's bouncer over drawn-in shortstop Larry Milbourne.

A's 5, Tigers 3 at Oakland (day game):
Four solo home runs lifted the A's to a 5-3 victory over the Tigers. Matt Keough became the first A's starter to go fewer than 5 1/3 innings -- a first-inning homer by Kirk Gibson and consecutive RBI singles by Rick Leach and Tom Brookens in the third inning sent him to the showers. The A's came back with homers by Cliff Johnson in the fifth, by pinch-hitter Mitchell Page in the sixth and Tony Armas and Jeff Newman in the seventh.

Mariners 4, Brewers 1 at Seattle (night game):
A two-run homer by Dave Henderson, a pair of sacrifice flies by Tom Paciorek and the pitching of Floyd Bannister enabled the Mariners to down the Brewers, 4-1, their second consecutive victory under new manager Rene Lachemann.

Rangers 9, White Sox 4 at Texas (night game):
White Sox' defensive shortcomings stood out in bold relief when the Rangers rode the merry-go-round for seven runs in the eighth inning of a 9-4 victory. Leon Roberts led off the inning with an infield hit and Johnny Grubb followed with a sacrifice bunt. Reliever Ed Farmer fielded the ball and hurled it into right field. Roberts scored and so did Grubb when the throw to third by right fielder Baines bounded into the dugout. A single by Jim Sundberg and double by Mark Wagner set up a two-run single by Bump Wills. Bill Stein later capped the rally with another two-run single.

Blue Jays 6, Indians 2 at Toronto (night game):
Held hitless for 3 1/3 innings, the Blue Jays struck for four runs in the fourth inning and went on to defeat the Indians, 6-2. Otto Velez began the scoring with his third homer of the season. George Bell singled, John Mayberry walked and Rick Bosetti, Danny Ainge and Ernie Whitt followed with RBI singles. Dave Stieb gave the Tribe just five hits, all singles.

Astros 6, Cubs 0 at Chicago (day game):
The Astros, with Jose Cruz driving in two runs with sacrifice flies and Bob Knepper pitching a six-hitter, trimmed the Cubs, 6-0, for their ninth victory in the last 11 games. It was Knepper's third victory and third shutout of the season.

[DH] Pirates 3, Reds 1 (night game) / Pirates 7, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
The Pirates swept a twi-night doubleheader from the Reds, winning the first game, 3-1, and the nightcap, 7-1. Rick Rhoden and Enrique Romo combined on a seven-hitter in the opener and Tony Pena singled to drive in the tie-breaking run in the seventh. A three-run double by Dale Berra was the key blow in the second game. Winning pitcher Eddie Solomon scattered seven hits before needing help from Grant Jackson in the ninth.

Expos 2, Padres 1 at Montreal (night game):
Rodney Scott walked with one out in the eighth inning, stole second and scored the winning run on Ellis Valentine's double as the Expos edged the Padres, 2-1, behind Scott Sanderson's four-hit pirching. Luis Salazar's first home run of the season had tied the game for the Padres in the fifth.

Mets 3, Giants 2 at New York (night game):
A two-run homer by Mike Jorgensen in the sixth inning and a round-trip clout by Doug Flynn in the third powered the Mets to a 3-2 decision over the Giants. Ed Lynch limited the Giants to six hits over 7 2/3 innings before needing help from Neil Allen, who earned his fourth save.

Dodgers 2, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Jerry Reuss outdueled Marty Bystrom and the Dodgers overcame the Phillies, 2-1, on Steve Garvey's single following a leadoff double by Ken Landreaux in the eighth inning.

Braves 4, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (day game):
A bases-loaded walk to pinch-hitter Brian Asselstine snapped a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning, enabling the Braves to edge the Cardinals, 4-3. The walk came off Bruce Sutter, who entered the game with one out and runners on first and second. After the Braves worked a double steal, Sutter intentionally walked Glenn Hubbard and struck out Bruce Benedict before issuing a pass to Asselstine on a 3-2 count.