MLB standings through games of May 24, 1981

MLB standings at the end of May 24, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	38	24	14	0	.632		170	135	13-5	11-9	7-3	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	34	21	13	0	.618	1.0	125	108	8-8	13-5	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	39	23	16	0	.590	1.5	150	135	13-7	10-9	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	39	22	17	0	.564	2.5	176	158	11-10	11-7	8-2	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	40	22	18	0	.550	3.0	189	191	9-9	13-9	6-4	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	40	20	20	0	.500	5.0	153	164	10-11	10-9	6-4	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	42	12	30	0	.286	14.0	135	183	5-16	7-14	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	45	29	16	0	.644		194	141	17-7	12-9	4-6	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	37	22	15	0	.595	3.0	193	143	11-5	11-10	7-3	Won 4
Texas Rangers	38	22	16	0	.579	3.5	188	163	12-6	10-10	6-4	Won 3
California Angels	44	21	23	0	.477	7.5	189	194	8-15	13-8	3-7	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	33	11	22	0	.333	12.0	98	147	5-11	6-11	4-6	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	41	13	27	1	.325	13.5	145	206	7-16	6-11	3-7	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	40	12	27	1	.308	14.0	139	176	5-14	7-13	1-9	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	35	22	12	1	.647		174	142	13-8	9-4	6-4	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	40	24	16	0	.600	1.0	169	153	14-5	10-11	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	39	21	18	0	.538	3.5	158	165	13-6	8-12	4-6	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	34	16	17	1	.485	5.5	134	116	6-9	10-8	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	37	11	25	1	.306	12.0	114	171	6-12	5-13	3-7	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	38	8	28	2	.222	15.0	107	175	7-13	1-15	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	42	30	12	0	.714		173	109	14-5	16-7	7-3	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	41	23	18	0	.561	6.5	178	166	11-11	12-7	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	44	23	21	0	.523	8.0	155	148	10-11	13-10	6-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	40	19	20	1	.487	9.5	158	157	8-12	11-8	3-7	Lost 1
Houston Astros	42	20	22	0	.476	10.0	143	130	9-13	11-9	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	42	17	25	0	.405	13.0	148	179	8-10	9-15	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 10, Angels 2 at California (day game):
Feasting on California pitching for the third straight day, the White Sox routed the Angels, 10-2. Chicago collected 34 runs and 45 hits in sweeping the three-game set. The Sox scored five runs in the second inning. Chet Lemon singled home the first run and with the bases loaded a single by Ron LeFlore skipped by left fielder Brian Downing for a three-base error.

[DH] Tigers 8, Orioles 2 (day game) / Tigers 5, Orioles 3 at Detroit (day game):
The Tigers mauled the Orioles twice, winning the first game of the doubleheader, 8-2, and the second game, 5-3. Detroit put away the opener with a five-run fourth inning, the runs coming on an RBI double by Tom Brookens and successive two-out, run-scoring singles by Alan Trammell, Steve Kemp, Richie Hebner and Champ Summers. Kemp also had an RBI groundout in the first inning and a two-run homer in the sixth. The second game was tied 3-3 in the eighth when Lance Parrish belted a two-run homer, his second round-tripper of the game. His first circuit swat came in the fourth inning with the bases empty.

Royals 6, Twins 4 at Kansas City (day game):
A five-run rally in the seventh inning lifted the Royals to a 6-4 victory over the Twins. Trailing 4-1 in the seventh, K.C. loaded the bases on singles by John Wathan and Frank White and a walk to Cesar Geronimo. Jack O'Connor took over the mound chores for the Twins and was greeted by a run-scoring single by pinch-hitter Lee May. After a forceout at the plate, Hal McRae singled -- one run scored and pinch-runner Dave Chalk was thrown out at the plate. A walk to George Brett loaded the bases and a single by Willie Aikens plated two more tallies. Amos Otis capped the outburst with an RBI pinch-single.

[DH] Brewers 2, Red Sox 1 (day game) / Brewers 10, Red Sox 7 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Brewers swept a twin-bill from the Red Sox, taking the lidlifter, 2-1 in 14 innings, and capturing the nightcap, 10-7. The score was 1-1 when Charlie Moore opened the bottom of the 14th in the first game with a double and reached third as Robin Yount grounded out. After Ben Oglivie was walked intentionally, Gorman Thomas beat out a bunt to load the bases. Ted Simmons then delivered a sacrifice fly to end the game. Boston tallied six runs in the top of the eighth inning in the second game to take a 7-6 lead, but the Brewers came back in the bottom of the frame with four markers. Boston's six runs came on RBI singles by Tony Perez and Joe Rudi, a run-scoring double by Rick Miller, two bases-loaded walks and a sacrifice fly by Jim Rice. Milwaukee's comeback began when Moore reached first on an error by shortstop Dave Stapleton, went to second on a sacrifice and came home on a pinch-single by Yount. A double by Roy Howell plated Yount, and Cecil Cooper climaxed the rally with a two-run homer.

Indians 12, Yankees 5 at New York (day game):
Exploding for six runs in the first inning, the Indians went on to a 12-5 rout of the Yankees. The Tribe's tallies in the opening frame came on a run-scoring single by Mike Hargrove, a hit batsman with the bases loaded, an error by N.Y. second baseman Larry Milbourne, two-run single by Rick Manning and RBI single by Tom Veryzer. John Denny scattered nine hits in coasting to his third victory of the season.

[DH] A's 6, Blue Jays 5 (day game) / A's 5, Blue Jays 0 at Oakland (night game):
The A's won both ends of a doubleheader from the Blue Jays, 6-5 in a 12-inning first game and 5-0 in the second game as Mike Norris became the league's first seven game winner. After the Jays went ahead, 5-4, in the top of the 11th inning of the opener on a run-scoring single by Garth Iorg, the A's knotted the count in the bottom of the frame on a solo homer by Tony Armas. Rob Picciolo opened the A's 12th with a walk, reached second on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Rickey Henderson. The A's got all of their runs in the second game in the third inning on singles by Picciolo, Henderson and Dwayne Murphy and back-to-back homers by Cliff Johnson and Armas.

Rangers 5, Mariners 3 at Seattle (day game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Rangers defeated the Mariners, 5-3. The game was tied, 3-3, when Mickey Rivers began the seventh inning with a single. Al Oliver then reached first on an error by second baseman Lenny Randle and both runners moved up on a wild pitch. Buddy Bell followed with a sacrifice fly and, after Pat Putnam grounded out, a single by Johnny Grubb provided an insurance tally.

Padres 7, Braves 5 at Atlanta (day game):
A two-run pinch-single by Randy Bass in the eighth inning lifted the Padres to a 7-5 victory over the Braves. After Atlanta tied the game at 5-5 in the seventh on a pinch-homer by Terry Harper, Gene Richards led off the eighth with a single. Broderick Perkins then reached first on a fielder's choice and the runners moved up on a sacrifice by Terry Kennedy. After Joe Lefebvre was intentionally walked to load the bases and Juan Bonilla struck out, Bass delivered the game-winning single to right.

Cubs 6, Expos 2 at Chicago (day game):
Winning two consecutive games for the first time since last September, the Cubs upended the Expos, 6-2, as Bill Buckner led the way with three RBIs. The Cubs took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on consecutive two-baggers by Joe Strain and Buckner and upped the margin to 3-0 in the third on Buckner's two-run triple. Chicago's final tallies came in the eighth on a two-run homer by Leon Durham.

[DH] Reds 3, Dodgers 2 (day game) / Dodgers 10, Reds 3 at Cincinnati (day game):
The Reds and Dodgers divided a doubleheader, the Reds winning the opener, 3-2, as four pitchers combined on a six-hitter, and Los Angeles capturing the nightcap, 10-3. Tom Seaver started for the Reds in the first game but departed after three innings when he reinjured his left thigh. The Reds tallied a first-inning run on a single by Dave Collins and double by Ken Griffey, and added a pair in the fourth on a single by George Foster, run-scoring double by Johnny Bench and RBI single by Ron Oester. The Dodgers received 13 walks from five pitchers in the second game. The Dodgers' two runs in the fourth inning came on bases-loaded walks by Bruce Berenyi, and they added three more markers in the fifth on a two-run triple by Pedro Guerrero and run-scoring single by Mike Scioscia.

Giants 2, Astros 1 at Houston (day game):
Vida Blue and Greg Minton combined on a five-hitter as the Giants edged the Astros, 2-1. Minton recorded his ninth save in 22 appearances. The Giants scored in their first turn at bat when Larry Herndon drew a two-out walk, stole second and tallied on a single by Milt May. Joe Morgan led off the fifth with a double, moved to third as Enos Cabell flied out and scored on a sacrifice fly by Herndon. Art Howe extended his consecutive game hitting streak to 23 with a leadoff triple in the fourth frame.

Pirates 7, Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Jim Bibby smacked a two-run homer and combined with Victor Cruz on an eight-hitter to lead the Pirates to a 7-1 triumph over the Phillies. Bibby's round-tripper came with two out in the fifth and Phil Garner aboard via a base on balls. The Bucs iced the game with five runs in the eighth on a triple by Garner, single by Dale Berra, two-run single by Omar Moreno and two-run double by Bill Madlock.

Mets 3, Cardinals 1 at St. Louis (day game):
A homer and triple by Lee Mazzilli keyed the Mets to a 3-1 triumph over the Cardinals in 10 innings. After Keith Hernandez tied the game at 1-1 with a leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, Mazzilli, who had homered in the fifth, led off the 10th with a fly ball that center fielder Tony Scott misplayed for a three-bagger. Mazzilli scored on a double by John Stearns, who moved to third on a single by Hubie Brooks and came home on an error by St. Louis shortstop Mike Ramsey. The Cards had a runner on second with two out in the ninth when Neil Allen relieved and struck out Gene Tenace.