MLB standings through games of September 3, 1981

MLB standings at the end of September 3, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	24	16	8	0	.667		93	77	11-5	5-3	6-4	Won 5
Baltimore Orioles	23	13	10	0	.565	2.5	83	104	8-7	5-3	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	25	14	11	0	.560	2.5	110	100	5-4	9-7	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	23	12	11	0	.522	3.5	113	100	7-5	5-6	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	24	12	12	0	.500	4.0	118	120	8-8	4-4	8-2	Won 2
New York Yankees	24	12	12	0	.500	4.0	94	61	6-6	6-6	6-4	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	22	10	12	0	.455	5.0	74	99	4-8	6-4	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	24	13	11	0	.542		94	81	4-3	9-8	7-3	Won 3
Oakland A's	22	11	11	0	.500	1.0	105	100	7-4	4-7	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	23	11	12	0	.478	1.5	92	94	2-6	9-6	3-7	Won 1
California Angels	21	10	11	0	.476	1.5	101	85	6-2	4-9	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	22	10	12	0	.455	2.0	74	78	5-5	5-7	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	25	10	15	0	.400	3.5	85	126	7-9	3-6	5-5	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	24	9	15	0	.375	4.0	114	125	3-8	6-7	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	21	14	7	0	.667		102	75	5-4	9-3	7-3	Won 2
Montreal Expos	22	12	10	0	.545	2.5	88	75	6-4	6-6	6-4	Lost 2
New York Mets	23	11	12	0	.478	4.0	70	91	5-4	6-8	3-7	Lost 4
Chicago Cubs	24	11	13	0	.458	4.5	82	106	9-7	2-6	4-6	Lost 4
Philadelphia Phillies	23	8	15	0	.348	7.0	87	115	5-6	3-9	2-8	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	25	8	17	0	.320	8.0	87	121	4-8	4-9	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	24	16	8	0	.667		97	70	9-1	7-7	9-1	Won 8
San Francisco Giants	23	14	9	0	.609	1.5	101	72	7-3	7-6	7-3	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	24	14	10	0	.583	2.0	115	85	8-7	6-3	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	23	13	10	0	.565	2.5	100	82	5-5	8-5	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	23	12	11	0	.522	3.5	84	98	8-5	4-6	5-5	Won 2
San Diego Padres	25	7	18	0	.280	9.5	90	113	5-10	2-8	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 10, Orioles 0 at Baltimore (night game):
With Tony Armas belting two home runs and driving in three runs and Wayne Gross contributing a two-run homer, the A's walloped the Orioles, 10-0. The round-trip blows were the 19th and 20th of the season for Armas, the American League leader.

Mariners 8, Red Sox 7 at Boston (night game):
The Mariners took an 8-7 victory over the Red Sox in the 20th inning of a contest that was suspended after 19 innings and completed before the following night's game. In the wrap-up of the longest game in the 69-year history of Fenway Park, Dave Henderson cracked a two-out single in the 20th inning and Joe Simpson followed with a triple. The Sox loaded the bases with two out in the bottom of the frame, but Jim Beattie came on to get Jim Rice to bounce into a game-ending forceout. The Sox had tied the struggle in the bottom of the ninth by scoring three times on a two-out, two-run single by Joe Rudi and an RBI single by Rich Gedman. The game was suspended because of a league rule that states no inning can begin after 1:00 a.m.

White Sox 4, Blue Jays 3 at Chicago (night game):
Greg Luzinski doubled, scoring Tony Bernazard in the last of the ninth with the run that sent the White Sox past the Blue Jays, 4-3.

Royals 3, Yankees 2 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals jumped on Tommy John for two runs in the first inning and went on to beat the Yankees, 3-2, behind the pitching of rookie Mike Jones and Dan Quisenberry. Willie Wilson led off the Kansas City first with a single and went to third on a double by Frank White. George Brett grounded out, scoring Wilson, and Amos Otis singled, scoring White.

Brewers 4, Twins 3 at Minnesota (day game):
A two-run homer by Ted Simmons in the fifth inning enabled the Brewers to overcome the Twins, 4-3. Rollie Fingers, working in relief of Pete Vuckovich, recorded his 21st save.

Tigers 8, Rangers 5 at Texas (night game):
A two-run double by Ricky Peters was the key blow in a three-run second inning that sent the Tigers on the way to their fifth straight victory, an 8-5 decision over the Rangers.

Cardinals 5, Dodgers 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
Sixto Lezcano's two-run homer highlighted a three-run ninth inning that produced the Cardinals' 5-3 decision over the Dodgers. A throwing error by Bill Russell on a potential game-ending double play ball opened the door to the winning rally.

Astros 2, Expos 1 at Montreal (night game):
Jose Cruz cracked a two-run homer in the sixth inning to support the pitching of Vern Ruhle and reliever Dave Smith as the Astros edged the Expos, 2-1.

Reds 9, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
A grand-slam homer by George Foster in the eighth inning spiced the Reds 9-3 triumph over the Phillies. Foster also singled in a run in the third. Johnny Bench, in his first starting role since breaking his ankle on May 28, had a run-scoring single and a homer.

Pirates 7, Padres 3 at San Diego (day game):
The Pirates pounded the Padres, 7-3, with veteran Luis Tiant gaining his first major league victory of the season and 226th of his career. The go-ahead run came in the third when Gene Richards lost Bill Madlock's fly in the sun and the ball dropped for a double, scoring Omar Moreno from first.

Giants 12, Cubs 0 at San Francisco (day game):
Jack Clark stroked the 100th home run of his career and Doyle Alexander pitched a two-hitter in leading the Giants to a 12-0 rout of the Cubs. The Giants scored six runs in the fourth and Alexander retired 20 batters in succession after Bobby Bonds singled to lead off the third.