MLB standings through games of May 17, 1981

MLB standings at the end of May 17, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Cleveland Indians	27	18	9	0	.667		91	78	7-5	11-4	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	30	19	11	0	.633	0.5	136	107	10-4	9-7	8-2	Won 5
New York Yankees	33	19	14	0	.576	2.0	126	104	9-5	10-9	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	32	17	15	0	.531	3.5	142	129	6-8	11-7	4-6	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	32	16	16	0	.500	4.5	146	167	5-9	11-7	7-3	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	33	16	17	0	.485	5.0	109	128	6-8	10-9	6-4	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	35	11	24	0	.314	11.0	110	145	4-14	7-10	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	37	25	12	0	.676		165	113	13-7	12-5	4-6	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	32	18	14	0	.562	4.5	153	127	12-6	6-8	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	31	17	14	0	.548	5.0	141	116	11-5	6-9	5-5	Won 2
California Angels	37	19	18	0	.514	6.0	163	146	8-12	11-6	7-3	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	27	9	18	0	.333	11.0	81	123	3-10	6-8	4-6	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	34	11	22	1	.333	12.0	122	151	5-14	6-8	2-8	Lost 5
Seattle Mariners	34	11	22	1	.333	12.0	122	173	7-13	4-9	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	29	19	9	1	.679		141	111	10-5	9-4	6-4	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	34	21	13	0	.618	1.0	152	134	14-5	7-8	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	33	18	15	0	.545	3.5	136	143	13-6	5-9	2-8	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	29	12	16	1	.429	7.0	109	107	2-8	10-8	3-7	Lost 3
New York Mets	31	8	22	1	.267	12.0	94	149	6-12	2-10	2-8	Lost 7
Chicago Cubs	32	5	25	2	.167	15.0	80	147	4-10	1-15	1-8-1	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	35	26	9	0	.743		143	86	13-3	13-6	9-1	Won 7
Cincinnati Reds	34	20	14	0	.588	5.5	148	129	10-8	10-6	8-2	Won 6
Atlanta Braves	35	18	16	1	.529	7.5	143	128	7-10	11-6	5-4-1	Lost 2
Houston Astros	36	18	18	0	.500	8.5	117	98	8-11	10-7	6-4	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	38	19	19	0	.500	8.5	134	133	8-10	11-9	7-3	Won 1
San Diego Padres	36	14	22	0	.389	12.5	123	155	7-8	7-14	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Royals 5, Red Sox 4 at Boston (day game):
A two-out, two-run rally in the top of the ninth inning enabled the Royals to outlast the Red Sox, 5-4. The game was tied, 3-3, with two out in the top of the ninth when Lee May stroked a pinch-hit single. Cesar Geronimo ran for May and raced to third on a single by Willie Wilson. A single by U.L. Washington plated Geronimo, and a single by Willie Aikens drove in Wilson. The Sox got a run in the bottom of the frame on a one-out double by Jim Rice and two-out RBI single by Carney Lansford, his fifth hit of the game. K.C. had tied the contest at 3-3 in the eighth when Aikens and Hal McRae socked homers on successive pitches.

White Sox 9, Rangers 0 at Chicago (day game):
Driving in four runs, Wayne Nordhagen lead a 15-hit attack as the White Sox blanked the Rangers, 9-0, behind the four-hit hurling of Ross Baumgarten. Nordhagen had a run-scoring single in the first inning, two-run single in the fourth and an RBI single in the eighth.

[DH] Indians 1, Blue Jays 0 (day game) / Indians 2, Blue Jays 1 at Cleveland (day game):
The Indians swept a doubleheader from the Blue Jays, winning the opener, 1-0, and the nightcap, 2-1 in 10 innings as Bert Blyleven recorded his fifth straight victory. The lone run in the opener came in the fifth inning when Rick Manning stroked a leadoff single, took second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a single by Miguel Dilone. The second game was tied, 1-1, in the bottom of the 10th when Manning drilled a leadoff triple. After intentional walks to Tom Veryzer and Dilone, Mike Willis replaced Roy Lee Jackson on the mound for the Jays and Jorge Orta then cracked a single to end the game.

Angels 7, Tigers 1 at Detroit (day game):
Raising his record to 6-1 in his first A.L. season, Ken Forsch set down Detroit on five hits as the Angels downed the Tigers, 7-1. The Angels tallied three runs in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Don Baylor, run-scoring double by Brian Downing and a wild pitch. Butch Hobson, who collected three hits, stroked run-scoring singles in the third and fifth innings.

Brewers 6, A's 2 at Milwaukee (day game):
The Brewers completed a three-game series sweep by posting a 6-2 triumph over the A's. Milwaukee was trailing when it erupted for five runs in the sixth inning. With one out, Jim Gantner and Charlie Moore walked and Cecil Cooper then reached second base and Gantner scored on an error by second baseman Dave McKay. After Ben Oglivie was intentionally walked to load the bases, Roy Howell delivered a sacrifice fly. Ted Simmons kept the rally going with a two-run triple and scored on a single by Mark Brouhard.

Orioles 6, Twins 3 at Minnesota (day game):
Jim Palmer, although needing relief help from Tim Stoddard, was the winning pitcher as the Orioles downed the Twins, 6-3, with Rich Dauer and Eddie Murray each collecting three hits. Murray doubled home Dauer in the first inning and Dan Graham knocked in two runs with a single in the third to give the Orioles a 3-0 lead. A wild pitch gave Baltimore another marker in the fourth frame and Murray singled home a tally in a two-run sixth.

Mariners 1, Yankees 0 at New York (day game):
Stout relief pitching by Shane Rawley carried the Mariners to a 1-0 triumph over the Yankees. Rawley came on in the sixth inning with the bases loaded and two out and got Jim Spencer on a groundout. He struck out Reggie Jackson with two on base to end a seventh-inning threat. The game's lone run came in the sixth when Tom Paciorek led off with an infield single, advanced to third on a single by Jeff Burroughs and scored on a sacrifice flay by Gary Gray.

Cardinals 4, Braves 3 at Atlanta (day game):
After a four-run outburst in the first inning, the Cardinals held on to edge the Braves, 4-3. Tony Scott got a one-out infield single and reached third on a throwing error by shortstop Rafael Ramirez. A single by Keith Hernandez plated Scott, and George Hendrick also singled. A single by Dane Iorg scored Hernandez and Iorg took second on the throw home. Ken Oberkfell capped the inning with a two-run single. Bruce Sutter, although giving up two runs in two innings, notched his eighth save.

Astros 6, Cubs 1 at Houston (day game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Astros reached the .500 mark for the first time this season by beating the Cubs, 6-1, behind the combined five-hit pitching of Bob Knepper and Frank LaCorte. The Astros tallied a second-inning run on a bases-loaded walk and scored three times in the third on an RBI grounder by Art Howe, run-scoring single by Rafael Landestoy and another bases-loaded walk. Howe stroked a single in the second inning to extend his hitting streak to 17 games, longest in the majors this year.

Dodgers 6, Mets 1 at Los Angeles (day game):
Exploding for six runs in the fourth inning, the Dodgers won their seventh straight game with a 6-1 victory over the Mets, New York's seventh consecutive defeat. Doubles by Derrel Thomas and Dusty Baker produced the first Dodgers run in the fourth, and Ron Cey followed with his fifth homer in the last six games. Pedro Guerrero doubled and Mike Scioscia walked before Bill Russell, Jerry Reuss and Thomas delivered run-scoring singles.

Reds 4, Pirates 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Ken Griffey hit a two-run, inside-the-park homer to highlight a three-run third inning that carried the Reds to their sixth straight triumph, 4-3 over the Pirates. Griffey's round-tripper occurred when Bucs' left fielder John Milner failed to catch a sinking liner and the ball bounced into the corner. Dave Collins, who had doubled home Ron Oester, also scored on the play. The Reds' final tally came on a leadoff homer by Ray Knight in the seventh stanza.

Phillies 6, Padres 3 at San Diego (day game):
Hammering six extra-base hits, the Phillies subdued the Padres, 6-3, behind Nino Espinosa's seven-hit pitching. The Phils scored twice in their first turn at bat on a triple by Lonnie Smith and doubles by Pete Rose and Del Unser. Espinosa singled home a second-inning run and the Phils picked up another pair in the third on a run-scoring single by Manny Trillo and RBI double by Larry Bowa. Mike Schmidt closed out the scoring with a leadoff homer in the fifth.

Giants 5, Expos 4 at San Francisco (day game):
A single by Jack Clark in the bottom of the 12th inning snapped a personal 0-for-11 slump and enabled the Giants to edge the Expos, 5-4. The game was tied, 4-4, when Mike Sadek opened the Giants' 12th with a walk and, after Rennie Stennett popped out, raced to third on a single by Enos Cabell. A walk to Joe Morgan loaded the bases and brought on Steve Ratzer in relief of Bill Lee. Clark greeted the new hurler with the game-winning hit. The Giants had tied the score in the bottom of the ninth on a two-out pinch-single by Jim Wohlford. Al Holland pitched three hitless innings to earn the victory.