MLB standings through games of May 23, 1981

MLB standings at the end of May 23, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	36	24	12	0	.667		165	122	13-5	11-7	9-1	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	33	20	13	0	.606	2.5	113	103	8-8	12-5	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	38	23	15	0	.605	2.0	145	123	13-6	10-9	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	38	22	16	0	.579	3.0	181	179	9-9	13-7	8-2	Won 6
Milwaukee Brewers	37	20	17	0	.541	4.5	164	150	9-10	11-7	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	38	18	20	0	.474	7.0	140	159	8-11	10-9	6-4	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	40	12	28	0	.300	14.0	130	172	5-16	7-12	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	43	27	16	0	.628		183	136	15-7	12-9	2-8	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	36	21	15	0	.583	2.5	183	141	11-5	10-10	7-3	Won 3
Texas Rangers	37	21	16	0	.568	3.0	183	160	12-6	9-10	5-5	Won 2
California Angels	43	21	22	0	.488	6.0	187	184	8-14	13-8	4-6	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	40	13	26	1	.333	12.0	142	201	7-15	6-11	3-7	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	39	12	26	1	.316	12.5	135	170	5-14	7-12	1-9	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	32	10	22	0	.312	11.5	92	143	4-11	6-11	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	34	22	11	1	.667		173	139	13-7	9-4	6-4	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	39	24	15	0	.615	1.0	168	146	14-5	10-10	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	38	21	17	0	.553	3.5	156	159	13-6	8-11	4-6	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	33	15	17	1	.469	6.5	127	115	5-9	10-8	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	36	10	25	1	.286	13.0	111	170	6-12	4-13	2-8	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	37	7	28	2	.200	16.0	101	173	6-13	1-15	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	40	29	11	0	.725		161	103	14-5	15-6	8-2	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	39	22	17	0	.564	6.5	172	154	10-10	12-7	7-3	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	43	22	21	0	.512	8.5	153	147	10-11	12-10	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	39	19	19	1	.500	9.0	153	150	8-11	11-8	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	41	20	21	0	.488	9.5	142	128	9-12	11-9	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	41	16	25	0	.390	13.5	141	174	8-10	8-15	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 15, Angels 4 at California (night game):
Collecting 17 hits and seven walks from four California pitchers, the White Sox thrashed the Angels, 15-4. The Sox went ahead to stay in the fourth inning on a two-run single by Bill Almon and sent 10 men to the plate in the fifth, scoring four times on a two-run double by Harold Baines and run-scoring singles by Tony Bernazard and Carlton Fisk.

Orioles 9, Tigers 2 at Detroit (day game):
Doug DeCinces hit a pair of two-run homers to highlight a 15-hit assault as the Orioles bombed the Tigers, 9-2. DeCinces followed a two-out single by John Lowenstein in the second inning with his first round-tripper of the year, and belted his second circuit clout in the eighth after a leadoff double by Gary Roenicke. Eddie Murray led off the sixth with a homer and knocked in another run with a groundout. Mike Flanagan started and went 5 1/3 innings to raise his record to 6-3, and Sammy Stewart finished up for his third save.

Royals 1, Twins 0 at Kansas City (night game):
The combined pitching of Paul Splittorff and Renie Martin carried the Royals to a 15-inning, 1-0 blanking of the Twins. Danny Garcia opened the K.C. 15th with a single, took second on a sacrifice bunt and stayed at second while Dave Chalk got an infield hit. After a fielder's choice grounder by U.L. Washington on which Garcia took third, Willie Wilson rapped a single to left to deliver the decisive tally. The winning run snapped a K.C. club record of 30 consecutive scoreless innings. The previous record was 26, set in the Royals' first season, 1969.

Red Sox 8, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (day game):
Dave Stapleton drove in three runs and Jerry Remy extended his hitting streak to 16 games as the Red Sox raced to their sixth straight victory, 8-1 over the Brewers.

Yankees 3, Indians 2 at New York (night game):
A two-run homer by Dave Winfield climaxed a three-run third inning that carried the Yankees to a 3-2 decision over the Indians and gave starting pitcher Dave Righetti his first major league victory. The Yankees scored their runs on a single by Dennis Werth, RBI double by Larry Milbourne and Winfield's circuit swat. The Indians pulled an unusual triple play in the sixth inning. With Barry Foote on second and Graig Nettles on first, Bucky Dent grounded to third baseman Toby Harrah, who stepped on third to force Foote and relayed the ball to second baseman Alan Bannister for the second out. Umpire John Shulock then ruled that Nettles, in sliding into second, threw a rolling block at Bannister. Dent was called out at first on Nettles' interference to account for the third out and the completion of the third triple play of the A.L. season.

A's 3, Blue Jays 2 at Oakland (day game):
Pushing across a run in the bottom of the 15th inning, the A's edged the Blue Jays, 3-2. Mitchell Page began the A's 15th with a walk and advanced to second on a single by Rob Picciolo. Shooty Babitt then bunted safely to load the bases and Rickey Henderson ended the game with a sacrifice fly to center. The Jays had deadlocked the contest with two runs in the ninth, one scoring on a single by John Mayberry and the other on a double-play grounder.

Rangers 6, Mariners 4 at Seattle (night game):
Bill Stein, who earlier had tied a league record with his sixth consecutive pinch-hit, doubled home two runs with two out in the 12th inning to lift the Rangers to a 6-4 decision over the Mariners.

Braves 7, Padres 6 at Atlanta (night game):
Overcoming a 6-0 deficit after three innings, the Braves edged the Padres, 7-6 in 11 innings. The score was 6-6 in the bottom of the 11th when Rafael Ramirez drilled a one-out double and, after pinch-hitter Bill Nahorodny was intentionally walked, Rufino Linares delivered a single to right to chase home the winning run. The Braves scored four runs in the fifth on a pinch-single by Terry Harper and three-run homer by Linares, and added a sixth-inning tally on a pinch-double by Brian Asselstine. Atlanta tied the game at 6-6 in the eighth on a wild pitch by Padres reliever John Littlefield.

Cubs 6, Expos 4 at Chicago (day game):
Run-scoring singles by Steve Dillard and Ivan DeJesus enabled the Cubs to come from behind in the seventh inning, and Ken Reitz provided insurance with a two-run double in the eighth in a 6-4 triumph over the Expos. The Cubs trailed, 3-2, in the seventh when Jerry Morales stroked a one-out single and Reitz was hit by a pitch. After Woodie Fryman replaced Ray Burris on the mound for the Expos and Hector Cruz popped out, Dillard, pinch-hitting for Rick Reuschel, singled to score Morales and DeJesus followed with a single that plated Reitz. Montreal's Tim Raines stole three bases including a swipe of home, giving him 38 thefts in 37 games.

Dodgers 9, Reds 6 at Cincinnati (day game):
Erupting for four runs in the top of the 10th inning, the Dodgers posted a 9-6 triumph over the Reds. The game was tied, 5-5, in the 10th when the Dodgers began their winning rally with one-out singles by Ron Cey and Pedro Guerrero. After both runners advanced on a groundout, Pepe Frias was given an intentional walk to load the bases. Pinch-hitter Joe Ferguson and Bill Russell then drew successive bases on balls to force home two runs, and Ken Landreaux climaxed the frame with a two-run single. The Dodgers had tied the score in the ninth on a pinch-homer by Jay Johnstone.

Astros 5, Giants 3 at Houston (night game):
Cesar Cedeno and Alan Ashby drove in two runs apiece and Art Howe extended his hitting streak to a club-record 22 games as the Astros prevailed over the Giants, 5-3. Cedeno delivered a sacrifice fly in the first inning and a run-scoring single in the third frame. Ashby drilled an RBI double in the fifth and run-scoring single in the seventh. Frank LaCorte pitched the final 3 2/3 innings to receive credit for the victory.

Phillies 6, Pirates 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A two-run triple by Manny Trillo keyed a three-run eighth inning that lifted the Phillies to a 6-4 victory over the Pirates. The Phils were behind, 4-2, when Mike Schmidt and Gary Matthews opened the eighth with consecutive singles. Kent Tekulve relieved Enrique Romo on the hill for the Bucs and Trillo lashed his game-tying triple. Garry Maddox then delivered a sacrifice fly, scoring Trillo. Schmidt provided insurance with a solo homer in the ninth chukker.

Cardinals 8, Mets 2 at St. Louis (night game):
A three-run first inning propelled the Cardinals to an 8-2 victory over the Mets. The Redbirds tallied in the opening canto on a two-run single by Ken Oberkfell and RBI double by Gene Tenace, and added another marker in the second on a run-scoring single by Keith Hernandez. Mike Ramsey drove in a third-inning run and later stole home on the front end of a delayed double steal. St. Louis completed the scoring in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Tenace and RBI double by Jim Kaat.