MLB standings through games of August 25, 1981

MLB standings at the end of August 25, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	15	11	4	0	.733		64	42	11-4	0-0	9-1	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	15	9	6	0	.600	2.0	63	67	4-3	5-3	6-4	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	17	10	7	0	.588	2.0	78	70	3-2	7-5	6-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	15	7	8	0	.467	4.0	69	66	2-2	5-6	5-5	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	15	7	8	0	.467	4.0	49	72	3-6	4-2	3-7	Lost 4
New York Yankees	15	6	9	0	.400	5.0	44	39	5-6	1-3	3-7	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	17	6	11	0	.353	6.0	66	95	2-7	4-4	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	15	9	6	0	.600		75	57	0-0	9-6	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	14	8	6	0	.571	0.5	65	57	7-4	1-2	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	14	7	7	0	.500	1.5	75	63	6-2	1-5	6-4	Won 2
Texas Rangers	14	7	7	0	.500	1.5	44	39	4-2	3-5	5-5	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	16	7	9	0	.438	2.5	60	59	1-2	6-7	4-6	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	16	7	9	0	.438	2.5	84	74	3-8	4-1	3-7	Lost 6
Minnesota Twins	16	6	10	0	.375	3.5	52	88	3-5	3-5	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	13	8	5	0	.615		60	45	4-4	4-1	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	15	9	6	0	.600		53	50	3-1	6-5	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	13	7	6	0	.538	1.0	46	46	2-2	5-4	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	15	8	7	0	.533	1.0	60	61	8-7	0-0	6-4	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	14	6	8	0	.429	2.5	57	74	5-4	1-4	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	16	6	10	0	.375	3.5	57	66	4-7	2-3	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Atlanta Braves	16	10	6	0	.625		76	52	4-3	6-3	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	15	9	6	0	.600	0.5	69	59	4-3	5-3	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	15	8	7	0	.533	1.5	56	48	1-2	7-5	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	14	7	7	0	.500	2.0	43	57	6-4	1-3	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	14	7	7	0	.500	2.0	51	52	2-1	5-6	5-5	Lost 4
San Diego Padres	16	3	13	0	.188	7.0	51	69	1-6	2-7	2-8	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 8, Red Sox 7 at California (night game):
The Angels fought back from two deficits to triumph over the Red Sox, 8-7 in 10 innings. The Sox jumped to a 6-0 lead in their first turn at bat but the Angels tied the contest at 6-6 on a two-out, run-scoring single by pinch-hitter John Harris in the ninth. After Jim Rice's homer in the 10th gave the Sox a 7-6 lead, the Angels came back in the bottom of the frame. Rick Burleson singled and Fred Lynn was hit by a pitch, bringing on Bob Stanley in relief of Tom Burgmeier. A sacrifice by Brian Downing moved the runners along and Don Baylor received an intentional walk to load the bases. Bobby Grich's broken-bat single to left plated the tying and winning runs.

Tigers 4, Royals 3 at Detroit (night game):
Pushing across a run in the bottom of the 10th inning, the Tigers edged the Royals, 4-3. With the score 3-3, Richie Hebner began the winning surge with a one-out single. After Kirk Gibson singled, Mick Kelleher ran for Hebner and came home when Lance Parrish lined a single to right.

White Sox 5, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
A bloop double by Robin Yount leading off the ninth deprived Dennis Lamp of a no-hitter as the White Sox downed the Brewers, 5-1. Yount subsequently came around on a pair of infield outs. The only other Milwaukee runner was Cecil Cooper, who drew a first-inning walk. The Sox scored in the second stanza when Harold Baines tripled and tallied on a sacrifice fly by Wayne Nordhagen. Baines clouted a solo homer in the the fourth. Greg Luzinski singled home a sixth-inning marker and the Sox added two runs in the seventh on an RBI double by Mike Squires and a bases-loaded walk.

Twins 3, Yankees 0 at New York (night game):
Darrell Jackson and Jerry Koosman combined to pitch the Twins to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Yankees. The Twins got all the runs they needed in the second inning when Pete Mackanin doubled and scored on a triple by John Castino, and Sal Butera follwed with an RBI single.

Indians 2, A's 0 at Oakland (day game):
Len Barker fired a three-hitter and Duane Kuiper drove in both runs as the Indians blanked the A's, 2-0. Toby Harrah led off the sixth inning with an infield single, advanced on a sacrifice, reached third on a flyout and scored on a single by Kuiper. Rick Manning doubled with one out in the ninth and scored on Kuiper's third hit, a single to center. The A's had a man on third with none out in the sixth but failed to score.

Orioles 6, Mariners 5 at Seattle (night game):
A three-run pinch-homer by Jose Morales in the 12th inning enabled the Orioles to beat the Mariners, 6-5. The score was 3-3 when Gary Roenicke beat out an infield hit with two outs. Doug DeCinces followed with a walk and Morales then connected for the circuit. The Mariners scored twice in the bottom of the frame and loaded the bases before Baltimore center fielder Al Bumbry made a running catch of Lenny Randle's liner to end the game.

Rangers 6, Blue Jays 1 at Toronto (day game):
Recording his first complete game of the season, Fergie Jenkins hurled a five-hitter to lead the Rangers to a 6-1 decision over the Blue Jays. Texas scored in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Billy Sample and upped the margin to 2-0 in the fifth on an RBI groundout by Mickey Rivers. The Rangers put the game on ice with a four-run outburst in the sixth on a solo homer by Buddy Bell, sacrifice fly by Leon Roberts and two-run double by Mario Mendoza.

Cubs 4, Padres 3 at Chicago (day game):
A two-run single by Bill Buckner keyed a three-run fifth inning that carried the Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the Padres. The Cubs took a 1-0 lead in the third when Leon Durham walked with the bases loaded. Steve Henderson led off the Cubs' fifth with a single and Pat Tabler walked. Both runners advanced on a balk and scored on a single by Buckner. One out later, Durham singled and Buckner, who had stopped at third, scored when second baseman Juan Bonilla held onto the ball.

Expos 9, Reds 1 at Montreal (night game):
Gary Carter knocked in six runs, four with his fifth career grand slam, to lead the Expos to a 9-1 rout of the Reds. Carter's round-tripper came in the fourth inning after a double by Tim Raines, walk to Rodney Scott and a forceout by Andre Dawson filled the sacks. Carter delivered his other two tallies with a first-inning two-bagger. Dawson also singled in a run in the first frame.

Mets 2, Astros 1 at New York (night game):
An eighth-inning homer by Mookie Wilson gave the Mets a 2-1 triumph over the Astros. Wilson's shot snapped a 1-1 tie and came off reliever Joe Sambito, who had just entered the game. Mike Marshall retired all six men he faced to gain his first victory since being signed by the Mets.

Braves 12, Phillies 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Bruce Benedict's first career grand slam capped a six-run first inning to send the Braves on their way to a 12-2 thrashing of the Phillies. After the Braves loaded the bases in the opening frame, Chris Chambliss doubled home two runs. Glenn Hubbard walked to reload the sacks and Benedict hit his round-tripper. Chambliss knocked in a fourth-inning run and drilled a two-run homer in the sixth for a total of five RBIs.

Dodgers 9, Pirates 7 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A two-run rally in the 11th inning lifted the Dodgers to a 9-7 victory over the Pirates. Dusty Baker began the 11th with an infield single, took second on a sacrifice and scored on a pinch-single by Rick Monday. One out later, Monday reached third on a single by Steve Yeager and scored on a single by Bill Russell. The Pirates had deadlocked the game with a four-run outburst in the ninth that was climaxed by a three-run homer by Dave Parker.

Giants 4, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (night game):
Tom Griffin and Al Holland combined to pitch the Giants to a 4-2 decision over the Cardinals. The score was 2-2 when Joe Pettini led off the fifth inning with a double, moved to third on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Enos Cabell. The Giants added an insurance run in the eighth on a run-scoring single by Bob Brenly, his first major league RBI. Holland relieved Griffin in the seventh and earned his fifth save. He escaped trouble in the seventh by striking out George Hendrick with the bases full.