MLB standings through games of May 27, 1981

MLB standings at the end of May 27, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	41	27	14	0	.659		192	145	16-5	11-9	7-3	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	37	22	15	0	.595	3.0	142	128	8-8	14-7	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	42	24	18	0	.571	3.5	191	174	13-11	11-7	7-3	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	43	24	19	0	.558	4.0	209	208	11-10	13-9	7-3	Won 1
New York Yankees	42	23	19	0	.548	4.5	160	157	13-7	10-12	4-6	Lost 4
Detroit Tigers	43	21	22	0	.488	7.0	169	179	10-11	11-11	5-5	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	45	14	31	0	.311	15.0	147	190	5-16	9-15	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	48	30	18	0	.625		200	150	18-9	12-9	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	40	24	16	0	.600	2.0	202	149	11-5	13-11	8-2	Won 2
Texas Rangers	41	24	17	0	.585	2.5	195	169	14-7	10-10	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	47	22	25	0	.468	7.5	196	206	9-17	13-8	3-7	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	37	13	24	0	.351	11.5	114	168	5-11	8-13	4-6	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	45	15	29	1	.341	13.0	166	222	9-18	6-11	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	43	13	29	1	.310	14.0	145	183	5-14	8-15	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	38	22	15	1	.595		181	155	13-8	9-7	4-6	Lost 4
Philadelphia Phillies	43	25	18	0	.581		180	174	14-5	11-13	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	42	24	18	0	.571	0.5	171	172	16-6	8-12	6-4	Won 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	37	18	18	1	.500	3.5	152	132	6-9	12-9	6-4	Won 2
New York Mets	40	13	26	1	.333	10.0	135	182	8-13	5-13	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	41	9	30	2	.231	14.0	123	193	8-15	1-15	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	44	31	13	0	.705		182	113	14-5	17-8	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	43	25	18	0	.581	5.5	187	171	13-11	12-7	6-4	Won 2
Houston Astros	45	23	22	0	.511	8.5	151	133	12-13	11-9	6-4	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	46	23	23	0	.500	9.0	160	157	10-11	13-12	5-5	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	42	20	21	1	.488	9.5	162	166	9-13	11-8	3-7	Won 1
San Diego Padres	45	17	28	0	.378	14.5	151	187	8-10	9-18	3-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Yankees 5 at Baltimore (night game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the Orioles edged the Yankees, 6-5, as Doug DeCinces continued his homer streak with a pair of two-run shots. DeCinces' blasts gave him six round-trippers in six games. The streak consisted of three two-homer games. DeCinces' first homer came in the fourth and boosted the Orioles to a 3-0 lead. His second homer came in the sixth and gave the Birds a 5-2 margin. After the Yanks tied the contest in the eighth on a bases-loaded walk and a two-run single by Graig Nettles, the Orioles pushed across the winning marker in the ninth. Rich Dauer began the frame with a single and went to third on a single by Jim Dwyer. Bob Bonner ran for Dauer and the bases were filled when Eddie Murray received an intentional walk. After John Lowenstein bounced into a forceout at the plate, Terry Crowley ended the game with a single to right.

Red Sox 10, Indians 5 at Boston (night game):
The Red Sox collected 16 hits, including seven straight with two out in the fourth inning, to post a 10-5 victory over the Indians. The Bosox tallied six times in the fourth, including a three-run homer by Rick Miller. Also knocking in runs during the outburst were Rich Gedman with a double and Dwight Evans and Carney Lansford with singles. Evans and Jim Rice both homered in the sixth and Rice drilled another round-tripper in the eighth.

Blue Jays 3, Angels 1 at California (night game):
Dave Stieb, pitching his fifth complete game in 10 starts, permitted five hits in leading the Blue Jays to a 3-1 triumph over the Angels. The Jays scored in the third inning when Willie Upshaw was hit by a pitch, raced to third on a single by Ernie Whitt and came home on a single by Alfredo Griffin. John Mayberry drilled a solo homer in the fourth, and the Jays' final marker came in the fifth on a double play.

Brewers 5, Tigers 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
Randy Lerch hurled the Brewers to a 5-1 decision over the Tigers. Milwaukee loaded the bases in their first turn at bat when Charlie Moore singled, Cecil Cooper walked and Ted Simmons was hit by a pitch. Ben Oglivie then stroked a two-run single. Simmons delivered a sacrifice fly in the third and the Brewers added two more runs in the fourth on a wild pitch and a single by Marshall Edwards.

White Sox 3, A's 0 at Oakland (day game):
Combining on a five-hitter, Ross Baumgarten and LaMarr Hoyt pitched the White Sox to a 3-0 blanking of the A's. The Sox scored twice in the second inning on singles by Chet Lemon and Ron LeFlore. LeFlore, who had three hits, leaped high above the left field fence in the fifth inning to grab Rickey Henderson's bid for a game-tying home run. The victory pulled Chicago within two games of the division-leading A's.

Royals 8, Mariners 5 at Seattle (night game):
Blasting off with a four-run first inning climaxed by Willie Aikens' three-run homer, the Royals went on to an 8-5 victory over the Mariners. K.C. scored its opening-frame runs before a batter was retired. Willie Wilson led off with a triple, Amos Otis walked, George Brett singled home Wilson and Aikens delivered his round-tripper. U.L. Washington smacked a solo homer in the second and the Royals tallied twice in the fourth on a single by Wilson and sacrifice fly by Otis.

Twins 2, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
Breaking their four-game losing streak and ending Texas' five-game winning skein, the Twins shaded the Rangers, 2-1. The Twins scored in the eighth on a solo homer by Danny Goodwin and registered the winning run in the ninth when Rick Sofield singled, reached second on a sacrifice and tallied on a single up the middle by Mickey Hatcher.

Braves 3, Dodgers 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Terry Harper clouted a leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Braves a 3-2 triumph over the Dodgers. Atlanta had tied the game in the eighth on a run-scoring pinch-double by Claudell Washington. Rick Camp, who pitched the final inning, picked up the victory and raised his record to 5-1.

Pirates 3, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
The Pirates spotted the Cubs a 2-0 lead but rallied for a 3-2 decision when Tony Pena drove home two runs, including the game-winner in the ninth inning. Pena tied the contest with an RBI single in the seventh. The score was 2-2 when Mike Easler drew a one-out walk and was replaced by pinch-runner Matt Alexander, who advanced to second on an infield out and scored on a single by Pena.

Reds 3, Giants 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Mario Soto pitched the Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Giants in a rain-delayed game. The Giants scored twice in the first inning on a single by Joe Morgan and double by Jack Clark. A rain delay of 2½ hours then ensued. When play resumed, the Reds tied the game on a double by Dave Concepcion and a single by Johnny Bench. The Reds accounted for the winner in the fourth on a double by Ray Knight and single by Dave Collins.

Astros 1, Padres 0 at Houston (night game):
Bob Knepper, allowing six hits, raised his record to 5-0 and posted his fourth shutout of the season in pitching the Astros to a 1-0 victory over the Padres. The lefty lowered his ERA to 1.02. The lone run came in the fourth inning when Dave Roberts singled with one out, stole second and scored on a two-out single by Luis Pujols.

Expos 4, Cardinals 1 at Montreal (night game):
The Expos completed the three-game sweep by downing the Cardinals, 4-1. The game was tied, 1-1, when Tim Wallach began the Montreal seventh with a single and moved to third on a sacrifice by Larry Parrish. After Jerry White walked, Chris Speier's single plated Wallach. Pinch-hitter Bob Pate then walked before Tim Raines drove White home with a sacrifice fly. Montreal added a run in the ninth on a run-scoring double by Parrish.

Mets 3, Phillies 1 at New York (night game):
Pat Zachry fired a six-hitter and drove in an insurance run with a sacrifice fly, leading the Mets to a 3-1 triumph over the Phillies. Dave Kingman broke a 1-1 tie with a bases-empty homer in the fourth inning, and the Mets picked up the insurance tally in the fifth when Hubie Brooks doubled, went to third on an infield out and came home on Zachry's sacrifice fly.