MLB standings through games of May 25, 1981

MLB standings at the end of May 25, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	39	25	14	0	.641		180	136	14-5	11-9	7-3	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	35	21	14	0	.600	2.0	132	116	8-8	13-6	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	40	23	17	0	.575	2.5	151	145	13-7	10-10	6-4	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	41	23	18	0	.561	3.0	197	198	10-9	13-9	7-3	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	40	22	18	0	.550	3.5	179	170	11-11	11-7	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	41	21	20	0	.512	5.0	165	167	10-11	11-9	6-4	Won 3
Toronto Blue Jays	43	12	31	0	.279	15.0	136	185	5-16	7-15	1-9	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	46	30	16	0	.652		199	143	18-7	12-9	5-5	Won 5
Texas Rangers	39	23	16	0	.590	3.5	192	166	13-6	10-10	6-4	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	38	22	16	0	.579	4.0	195	148	11-5	11-11	7-3	Lost 1
California Angels	45	22	23	0	.489	7.5	191	195	9-15	13-8	4-6	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	43	15	27	1	.357	13.0	157	209	9-16	6-11	5-5	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	35	11	24	0	.314	13.5	101	159	5-11	6-13	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	41	12	28	1	.300	15.0	142	180	5-14	7-14	1-9	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	36	22	13	1	.629		177	147	13-8	9-5	5-5	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	41	24	17	0	.585	1.0	172	166	14-5	10-12	5-5	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	40	22	18	0	.550	2.5	163	168	14-6	8-12	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	35	16	18	1	.471	5.5	143	126	6-9	10-9	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	38	12	25	1	.324	11.0	127	174	7-12	5-13	4-6	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	39	9	28	2	.243	14.0	117	184	8-13	1-15	4-6	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	43	31	12	0	.721		180	110	14-5	17-7	7-3	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	42	24	18	0	.571	6.5	184	169	12-11	12-7	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	45	23	22	0	.511	9.0	158	154	10-11	13-11	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	43	21	22	0	.488	10.0	149	133	10-13	11-9	6-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	41	19	21	1	.475	10.5	159	164	8-13	11-8	2-8	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	43	17	26	0	.395	14.0	151	185	8-10	9-16	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 10, Yankees 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Doug DeCinces blasted two homers and drove in five runs, leading the Orioles to a 10-1 thrashing of the Yankees. DeCinces socked a two-run shot in the second inning after a single by Benny Ayala, and climaxed a four-run fifth frame with a three-run blast. Mark Belanger smacked a solo homer for the Birds in the second inning, his first round-tripper since 1977 and only the 20th of his career.

Red Sox 8, Indians 7 at Boston (night game):
An infield single by Carney Lansford drove home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Red Sox outlasted the Indians, 8-7. Carl Yastrzemski, playing his 3,000th major league game, opened the Sox' ninth with a walk and Jim Rice followed with a double. After Mike Stanton replaced Sid Monge on the hill for the Tribe and pinch-hitter Garry Hancock drew an intentional walk, Lansford hit a high chopper to shortstop. The Sox, who twice trailed by four runs, tied the game at 7-7 in the eighth on a run-scoring single by Jerry Remy. The Indians had gone ahead in the top of the frame on a solo homer by Toby Harrah.

Angels 2, Blue Jays 1 at California (night game):
The Angels shaded the Blue Jays, 2-1, handing Toronto its sixth straight defeat. Winning pitcher Mike Witt yielded only two hits before departing in favor of Don Aase after walking the first two batters in the ninth. Andy Hassler, who took over for Aase, saved the game by retiring the last two batters. The Angels scored in the fourth frame on a double by Brian Downing and two-out RBI single by Bobby Grich, and added another in the seventh when Downing singled, went to third on a single by Ed Ott and scored when Butch Hobson beat out a slow roller to shortstop.

Tigers 12, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
John Wockenfuss and Richie Hebner drove in three runs apiece to pace the Tigers to a 12-3 rout of the Brewers as Jack Morris notched his sixth straight victory. Wockenfuss delivered a bases-loaded double in the fourth inning and Hebner hit a solo homer in the fifth and a two-run double to highlight a four-run ninth.

A's 5, White Sox 2 at Oakland (day game):
The A's posted their fifth straight victory, a 5-2 decision over the White Sox, behind the six-hit pitching of Steve McCatty. A triple by Rickey Henderson and sacrifice fly by Wayne Gross accounted for Oakland's run in the first inning, and the A's tallied four times in the fifth with a three-run double by Tony Armas being the key blow. The loss snapped Chicago's four-game winning skein.

[DH] Mariners 7, Royals 1 (night game) / Mariners 5, Royals 2 at Seattle (night game):
The Mariners moved ahead of Kansas City in the A.L. West standings by sweeping a doubleheader from the Royals, 7-1 and 5-2. Gary Gray led the way to the triumph in the lidlifter with a pair of two-run homers. His first round-tripper came in the second inning and Dave Henderson followed with another circuit clout to give Seattle a 3-0 lead. In the seventh canto, Gray followed a walk to Jeff Burroughs with his second four-ply swat. Homers by Rick Auerbach and Lenny Randle highlighted the Mariners' second-game victory. Randle led off the fourth inning with a homer and the Mariners added two more in that same frame on a run-scoring single by Burroughs and sacrifice fly by Dan Meyer. Auerbach drilled a two-run shot in the seventh following a walk to Jerry Narron.

Rangers 4, Twins 3 at Texas (night game):
Bill Stein, setting a league record with his seventh consecutive pinch-hit, singled home the winning run to cap a two-run rally in the ninth inning that gave the Rangers a 4-3 triumph over the Twins. After Minnesota took a 3-2 lead in the top of the ninth on a run-scoring single by Ron Jackson, Mickey Rivers began the bottom of the frame with a single and went to third on a single by Al Oliver. Buddy Bell followed with a single that plated Rivers to tie the game at 3-3 and took second on the throw home. After Pat Putnam was intentionally walked to load the bases and Johnny Grubb bounced into a forceout at home, Stein batted for Leon Roberts and lined a single to center.

Dodgers 7, Braves 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Steve Garvey drove in three runs with a two-run homer and single to pace the Dodgers to a 7-1 decision over the Braves as Burt Hooton, although going only 5 1/3 innings, received credit for his seventh victory with no defeats. The Dodgers scored three runs in the first frame on run-scoring singles by Garvey and Dusty Baker and an RBI groundout by Ron Cey. Garvey's round-tripper came in the fifth.

Cubs 10, Pirates 9 at Chicago (day game):
Overcoming an 8-0 deficit, the Cubs finally prevailed over the Pirates, 10-9 in 11 innings. Chicago tallied four times in the fourth and eighth frames and tied the score at 9-9 with one out in the ninth on Steve Henderson's second homer of the game. Leon Durham began Chicago's 11th with a single, stole second, reached third on a single by Henderson and, after a walk to Jerry Morales loaded the bases, scored on a line single to left by Scot Thompson.

Reds 6, Giants 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Erupting for three runs in the eighth inning, the Reds downed the Giants, 6-3. The score was 3-3 when Ken Griffey began the Reds' eighth with a single and stole second. One out later, Greg Minton replaced Al Holland on the mound for the Giants and, after retiring Dave Concepcion, was touched for an infield single by George Foster that advanced Griffey to third. Johnny Bench then singled to score Griffey and Larry Biittner followed with a two-run double. Foster drilled a two-run homer in the ninth, his fourth of the season.

Astros 6, Padres 3 at Houston (night game):
A three-run first inning triggered the Astros to a 6-3 victory over the Padres. The first-inning tallies came on an RBI single by Jose Cruz, squeeze bunt by Art Howe and run-scoring single by Rafael Landestoy. After Landestoy and Terry Puhl walked in the third inning, Craig Reynolds crashed a tripled and then came in on a sacrifice fly by Cesar Cedeno. Howe, who had set a club record by hitting in 23 consecutive games, saw his streak end as he went hitless in three official at-bats. He was removed in the eighth with a pulled hamstring.

Expos 5, Cardinals 3 at Montreal (night game):
Chris Speier, who had only one homer all of last season, belted his second round-tripper this season and batted in three runs in the Expos' 5-3 victory over the Cardinals. Speier singled home Montreal's first run in the second inning after Jerry White drilled a two-out double and he cracked his circuit clout in the fourth following a single by White. Bill Gullickson went 8 1/3 innings to pick up the victory and Bill Lee saved the game by getting the final two outs with the bases loaded.

Mets 13, Phillies 3 at New York (day game):
The Mets ripped Dick Ruthven for four runs in the first inning and Dave Kingman climaxed another four-run barrage in the second with his 10th career grand slam in a 13-3 rout of the Phillies. The first-ininng outburst consisted of a run-scoring single by Joel Youngblood, two-run single by Lee Mazzilli and RBI infield hit by Hubie Brooks. In the second stanza, Mookie Wilson led off with a single, Frank Taveras doubled and Youngblood was hit by a pitch to set the stage for Kingman's boundary bonanza.