MLB standings through games of May 18, 1981

MLB standings at the end of May 18, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	31	20	11	0	.645		141	108	11-4	9-7	8-2	Won 6
Cleveland Indians	28	18	10	0	.643	0.5	93	85	7-6	11-4	7-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	34	20	14	0	.588	1.5	128	105	10-5	10-9	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	32	17	15	0	.531	3.5	142	129	6-8	11-7	4-6	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	33	17	16	0	.515	4.0	154	172	6-9	11-7	7-3	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	34	16	18	0	.471	5.5	114	141	6-9	10-9	5-5	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	36	11	25	0	.306	11.5	112	152	4-15	7-10	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	38	25	13	0	.658		166	118	13-7	12-6	3-7	Lost 5
Texas Rangers	33	19	14	0	.576	3.5	166	132	12-6	7-8	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	32	18	14	0	.562	4.0	148	118	11-5	7-9	6-4	Won 3
California Angels	38	20	18	0	.526	5.0	170	148	8-12	12-6	7-3	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	34	11	22	1	.333	11.5	122	151	5-14	6-8	2-8	Lost 5
Seattle Mariners	35	11	23	1	.324	12.0	127	181	7-13	4-10	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	28	9	19	0	.321	11.0	82	125	3-10	6-9	3-7	Lost 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	35	22	13	0	.629	0.5	156	134	14-5	8-8	6-4	Won 2
Montreal Expos	34	19	15	0	.559	3.0	139	145	13-6	6-9	3-7	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	29	12	16	1	.429	7.0	109	107	2-8	10-8	3-7	Lost 3
New York Mets	32	8	23	1	.258	12.5	95	152	6-12	2-11	1-9	Lost 8
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	36	26	10	0	.722		143	90	13-4	13-6	8-2	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	34	20	14	0	.588	5.0	148	129	10-8	10-6	8-2	Won 6
Atlanta Braves	35	18	16	1	.529	7.0	143	128	7-10	11-6	5-4-1	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	39	20	19	0	.513	7.5	137	134	9-10	11-9	7-3	Won 2
Houston Astros	36	18	18	0	.500	8.0	117	98	8-11	10-7	6-4	Won 3
San Diego Padres	37	14	23	0	.378	12.5	125	158	7-9	7-14	5-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, A's 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Winning their sixth straight game and dealing Oakland its fifth consecutive loss, the Orioles defeated the A's, 5-1, behind the three-hit pitching of Scott McGregor. The Birds tallied twice in the second inning on a two-run single by Mark Belanger, and twice in the seventh on a two-run double by Ken Singleton. Baltimore's final run came in the eighth on a run-scoring single by Doug DeCinces. An argument in the seventh inning over a foul tip call caused both managers to play the game under protest.

Red Sox 8, Mariners 5 at Boston (night game):
A double by Dave Stapleton keyed a three-run eighth inning that lifted the Red Sox to an 8-5 victory over the Mariners. The score was 5-5 when pinch-hitter Carl Yastrzemski drew a walk and was replaced by pinch-runner Rick Miller, who stole second. Dwight Evans then drew a base on balls and Stapleton plated Miller with his two-bagger. After Larry Andersen replaced Dick Drago on the mound, Carney Lansford and Jim Rice drove home a pair of runs with ground balls. The Mariners had tied the contest in the seventh on run-scoring singles by Bruce Bochte and pinch-hitter Tom Paciorek.

Angels 7, Indians 2 at Cleveland (night game):
Three-run outbursts in the sixth and ninth innings carried the Angels to a 7-2 triumph over the Indians. The score was 1-1 when Rod Carew began the sixth with a bunt single and Rick Burleson followed with an infield hit. Both runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Dan Ford and, after Fred Lynn was intentionally walked to load the bases, Don Baylor stroked a sacrifice fly. John Denny then uncorked a wild pitch and Brian Downing capped the rally with a two-run single. The ninth-inning tallies came on run-scoring doubles by Bobby Grich and Carew and an RBI single by Burleson.

Rangers 13, Tigers 5 at Detroit (night game):
Unleashing a 19-hit attack, the Rangers enjoyed a 13-5 rout of the Tigers. Pat Putnam cracked a solo homer in the second inning and singled in a run when Texas sent nine men to the plate and scored three times to take a 4-3 lead in the third. Mario Mendoza collected four singles, including two in the sixth when Texas sent 12 batters to the plate. His second hit of the frame drove in two runs. Tigers reliever Aurelio Lopez hit two batters in succession to force in one of the sixth-inning runs. Johnny Grubb singled home the Rangers' final two runs in the ninth.

Yankees 2, Royals 1 at New York (night game):
Combined seven-hit hurling by Tommy John and Rich Gossage, who earned his 11th save, enabled the Yankees to edge the Royals, 2-1. K.C. took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a double by Amos Otis and RBI single by Frank White, the Bronx Bombers tied the contest in the third when Bucky Dent and Dennis Werth drilled consecutive doubles. Dave Winfield and Reggie Jackson opened the N.Y. sixth with consecutive singles and, after both runners advanced on a sacrifice by Lou Piniella, Graig Nettles delivered a sacrifice fly. K.C. had a runner on third with fewer than two out in the third and fourth frames and failed to score.

White Sox 7, Blue Jays 2 at Toronto (day game):
Driving in five runs with two homers and a single, Greg Luzinski led the White Sox to a 7-2 thumping of the Blue Jays. His first round-tripper came in the opening frame and scored Ron LeFlore, who was aboard via a walk. His second blast, in the seventh, capped Chicago's scoring and plated Carlton Fisk, on base via an error by shortstop Alfredo Griffin. The Sox tallied two runs in the third on run-scoring singles by Mike Squires and Luzinski.

Phillies 4, Dodgers 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
The combined six-hit pitching of Marty Bystrom and Ron Reed carried the Phillies to a 4-0 blanking of the Dodgers, ending rookie sensation Fernando Valenzuela's eight-game winning streak and stopping Los Angeles' winning streak at seven games. Mike Schmidt cracked a solo homer in the first inning and the Phillies scored three runs in the fourth on walks to Pete Rose and Schmidt, run-scoring singles by Keith Moreland and Gary Matthews and a sacrifice fly by Garry Maddox.

Expos 3, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
A sacrifice fly by Jerry White drove home the decisive run in the top of the 10th inning as the Expos shaded the Padres, 3-2. After the Padres had tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth on singles by Terry Kennedy, Broderick Perkins and Luis Salazar, Rodney Scott opened the 10th with a single and went to third on a double by Andre Dawson. White then delivered the game-winning RBI.

Giants 3, Mets 1 at San Francisco (night game):
Two homers by Jack Clark and another by Darrell Evans powered the Giants to a 3-1 victory over the Mets, New York's eighth straight loss. Clark's first round-tripper came in the first inning and his second blast came in the sixth. Evans connected on the first pitch following Clark's sixth-inning clout. Joel Youngblood homered for the Mets in the eighth.