MLB standings through games of August 28, 1981

MLB standings at the end of August 28, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	18	11	7	0	.611		68	58	11-5	0-2	6-4	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	17	10	7	0	.588	0.5	71	78	5-4	5-3	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	19	11	8	0	.579	0.5	85	78	4-3	7-5	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	17	9	8	0	.529	1.5	87	76	4-2	5-6	6-4	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	17	8	9	0	.471	2.5	58	86	4-7	4-2	4-6	Won 1
New York Yankees	18	8	10	0	.444	3.0	54	45	6-6	2-4	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	19	8	11	0	.421	3.5	79	97	4-7	4-4	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Chicago White Sox	17	10	7	0	.588		79	64	1-1	9-6	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	16	8	8	0	.500	1.5	86	71	6-2	2-6	7-3	Won 1
Oakland A's	16	8	8	0	.500	1.5	75	75	7-4	1-4	4-6	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	16	8	8	0	.500	1.5	52	46	4-2	4-6	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	19	9	10	0	.474	2.0	80	69	1-2	8-8	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	19	8	11	0	.421	3.0	64	94	5-5	3-6	5-5	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	18	7	11	0	.389	3.5	86	87	3-8	4-3	1-9	Lost 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	15	10	5	0	.667		72	51	5-4	5-1	6-4	Won 2
Montreal Expos	16	10	6	0	.625	0.5	67	46	5-2	5-4	6-4	Won 4
New York Mets	18	10	8	0	.556	1.5	61	66	4-3	6-5	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	18	9	9	0	.500	2.5	70	80	9-7	0-2	5-5	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	16	6	10	0	.375	4.5	62	82	5-5	1-5	4-6	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	19	6	13	0	.316	6.0	68	92	4-8	2-5	4-6	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	18	12	6	0	.667		97	66	6-3	6-3	8-2	Won 5
Atlanta Braves	18	11	7	0	.611	1.0	81	58	4-3	7-4	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	18	10	8	0	.556	2.0	70	62	3-2	7-6	6-4	Won 2
Houston Astros	17	9	8	0	.529	2.5	65	60	3-1	6-7	4-6	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	17	8	9	0	.471	3.5	48	77	6-4	2-5	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	18	3	15	0	.167	9.0	60	81	1-7	2-8	2-8	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 9, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (night game):
Helped by five Baltimore errors, the Angels dropped the Orioles, 9-2. Birds third baseman Doug DeCinces made three miscues, two of them contributing to five unearned runs. California's six-run rally in the fifth inning was climaxed by a two-run single by Don Baylor. Rick Burleson, who had four hits, delivered a two-run single in the seventh.

Red Sox 12, A's 5 at Boston (night game):
Pounding out 15 hits and receiving eight walks, the Red Sox enjoyed a 12-5 romp over the A's. Rich Gedman cracked a two-run single in the second inning and an RBI double in the fifth. The Sox got five runs in the third frame, the last four tallies registering on successive bases-loaded walks, one by Mike Norris and three by Brian Kingman. Kingman's walks came on 14 pitches.

Yankees 6, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
Jerry Mumphrey hit two triples and a homer, drove in three runs and scored three times to lead the Yankees to a 6-1 decision over the White Sox. Mumphrey led off the game with a three-bagger and scored on a single by Dave Winfield. After the Sox tied the game in the fourth on a double by Tony Bernazard and two straight wild pitches by Ron Guidry, Mumphrey hit a leadoff homer in the sixth to put the Yanks ahead, 2-1. Mumphrey drilled a two-run triple to highlight New York's four-run seventh.

Indians 1, Mariners 0 at Cleveland (night game):
Scattering six hits, John Denny pitched the Indians to a 1-0 blanking of the Mariners. The lone run of the game came in the bottom of the ninth when Ron Hassey was hit by a pitch, reached second on a groundout and, one out later, scored on a single by Rick Manning.

Brewers 6, Rangers 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
A three-run homer by Cecil Cooper in the first inning triggered the Brewers to a 6-3 victory over the Rangers. Cooper's blast followed singles by Charlie Moore and Paul Molitor, and Milwaukee tallied three more runs later in the frame on a two-run single by Robin Yount and a run-scoring single by Ed Romero.

Twins 6, Tigers 0 at Minnesota (night game):
Tim Laudner hit a two-run homer in his first major league game and Fernando Arroyo and Jerry Koosman combined to shut out the Tigers, 6-0. Laudner, who singled in his first big league at-bat in the third inning, clubbed a circuit shot in the seventh stanza following a single by Gary Ward, who drove in three runs with a two-run double in the fourth and a single in the eighth.

Blue Jays 4, Royals 3 at Toronto (day game):
The decisive run scored on a passed ball as the Blue Jays snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-3 triumph over the Royals. The game was tied, 3-3, when Otto Velez began Toronto's eighth with a two-bagger and reached third on a sacrifice by Lloyd Moseby. George Bell then went in to run for Velez and scored when catcher Jamie Quirk let a pitch get away from him.

Astros 3, Phillies 2 at Houston (night game):
Pushing across a run in the bottom of the 10th inning, the Astros shaded the Philles, 3-2. The Astros had tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth on a run-scoring single by Harry Spilman. Tony Scott led off Houston's 10th with a double and reached third on an error by third baseman Mike Schmidt. Kiko Garcia and Gary Woods then received intentional walks to load the bases. After Jose Cruz flied out to shallow left, Craig Reynolds cracked a single to produce the game-winning tally.

Dodgers 6, Cubs 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Ron Cey collected four hits including a solo homer to pace the Dodgers to a 6-1 decision over the Cubs. Cey's circuit clout came in the fourth inning for the first run of the game. Los Angeles picked up a pair of markers in the fifth on an error by Chicago left fielder Ken Henderson and an RBI single by Ken Landreaux, and iced the game with three runs in the seventh on run-scoring singles by Steve Garvey, Cey and Mike Scioscia.

Expos 3, Braves 0 at Montreal (night game):
Recording their fourth straight victory and third straight shutout, the Expos whitewashed the Braves, 3-0, behind six-hit pitching from Steve Rogers. Gary Carter led off the bottom of the fourth inning with a homer and the Expos scored two more runs in the sixth on a single by Warren Cromartie, walk to John Milner and two-run double by Larry Parrish. The shutout was the second over the Braves this season for Rogers.

Reds 5, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
Tom Seaver notched his 254th career victory as the Reds posted a 5-2 triumph over the Mets. The score was 1-1 in the eighth inning when pinch-hitter Joe Nolan drew a walk and was sacrificed to second by Seaver. Ken Griffey was intentionally walked and Dave Concecpcion drilled a two-run double. A single by George Foster plated Concecpcion. Seaver delivered an RBI single in the ninth.

Giants 5, Pirates 1 at San Francisco (night game):
Four-hit pitching by Ed Whitson led the Giants to a 5-1 triumph over the Pirates. The Giants scored a run in the first inning on a throwing error by third baseman Dale Berra and picked up another tally in the third on an RBI double by Jack Clark. Bob Brenly swatted a two-run homer -- the first of his major league career -- to highlight a three-run fourth. A run-scoring double by Joe Morgan produced the third run of the frame.