Friday September 4, 1981
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MLB standings at the end of September 4, 1981

A.L. East
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Detroit Tigers 25 16 9 0 .640 9580 11-55-45-5Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers 26 15 11 0 .5771.5 126105 5-410-75-5Won 2
Baltimore Orioles 24 13 11 0 .5422.5 87109 8-85-35-5Lost 2
New York Yankees 25 13 12 0 .5203.0 9861 6-67-67-3Won 1
Boston Red Sox 24 12 12 0 .5003.5 115105 7-65-65-5Lost 2
Cleveland Indians 25 12 13 0 .4804.0 119123 8-94-47-3Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays 23 11 12 0 .4784.0 80101 4-87-44-6Won 1


A.L. West
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Oakland A's 23 12 11 0 .522 110104 7-45-74-6Won 2
Kansas City Royals 25 13 12 0 .520 9485 4-49-86-4Lost 1
California Angels 22 11 11 0 .5000.5 10486 6-25-96-4Won 1
Texas Rangers 23 11 12 0 .4781.0 7780 6-55-75-5Won 1
Chicago White Sox 24 11 13 0 .4581.5 94100 2-79-63-7Lost 1
Seattle Mariners 25 10 15 0 .4003.0 119127 3-87-73-7Won 2
Minnesota Twins 26 10 16 0 .3853.5 90142 7-103-64-6Lost 2


N.L. East
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
St. Louis Cardinals 22 15 7 0 .682 10977 5-410-37-3Won 3
Montreal Expos 23 12 11 0 .5223.5 8880 6-56-65-5Lost 3
New York Mets 24 12 12 0 .5004.0 7492 6-46-84-6Won 1
Chicago Cubs 25 11 14 0 .4405.5 84109 9-72-73-7Lost 5
Philadelphia Phillies 24 9 15 0 .3757.0 94121 6-63-93-7Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 26 8 18 0 .3089.0 91126 4-84-102-8Lost 1


N.L. West
GPWLTPCTGBRFRAHOMEROADLAST 10STRK
Houston Astros 25 17 8 0 .680 10270 9-18-79-1Won 9
San Francisco Giants 24 15 9 0 .6251.5 10474 8-37-68-2Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 25 14 11 0 .5603.0 11792 8-86-35-5Lost 2
Atlanta Braves 24 13 11 0 .5423.5 10186 5-58-64-6Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds 24 12 12 0 .5004.5 90105 8-54-75-5Lost 1
San Diego Padres 26 8 18 0 .3089.5 95117 6-102-85-5Won 1



Today's scores and summaries:

A's 5, Orioles 4 at Baltimore (night game):
Cliff Johnson blasted his 15th homer of the season leading off the top of the 11th inning to snap a 4-4 tie and give the A's a 5-4 triumph over the Orioles. The A's had tied the score in the top of the ninth on a solo homer by Tony Armas, achieving the comeback after spotting the Birds a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Three of Baltimore's runs came on a homer by Doug DeCinces.

Mariners 5, Red Sox 2 at Boston (night game):
After completing the previous night's suspended contest against the Red Sox, the Mariners won the regularly-scheduled game, 5-2. Seattle jumped to a 4-0 lead in the second inning on a walk to Gary Gray, a sacrifice, single by Bud Bulling, run-scoring single by Paul Serna in his first major league at-bat and a three-run homer by Julio Cruz. Bob Stoddard, who became the first Mariners farm product to pitch for the parent club, received credit for the victory.

Blue Jays 6, White Sox 2 at Chicago (night game):
A three-run outburst in their first turn at bat sent the Blue Jays on the way to a 6-2 triumph over the White Sox. Alfredo Griffin opened the game with a single, stole second and scored on a single by Lloyd Moseby. Moseby moved to second on an infield out and tallied on a single by Garth Iorg, who took second on the throw to the plate and scored on a single by George Bell. Dave Stieb scattered eight hits in going the route for the ninth time in 19 starrts. The Jays got three more runs in the eighth on an RBI single by Al Woods and a two-run double by Jesse Barfield.

Angels 3, Indians 1 at Cleveland (night game):
The Angels downed the Indians, 3-1, in a game shortened to 5½ innings because of rain. The contest was slated to be the first half of a twi-night twin bill but the second game was postponed. The Angels took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a walk and a pair of errors, and scored in the fifth on a run-scoring single by Fred Lynn. Bobby Grich doubled to lead off the sixth and was singled home by Larry Harlow.

Yankees 4, Royals 0 at Kansas City (night game):
The Yankees whitewashed the Royals, 4-0, behind the combined three-hit pitching of Rudy May and Ron Davis. The Yankees broke through against Dennis Leonard in the sixth inning when Willie Randolph opened with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Mumphrey. The Yanks added three more markers in the eighth on an RBI pinch-single by Dave Winfield, error by K.C. first baseman Willie Aikens and a sacrifice fly by Graig Nettles.

Brewers 16, Twins 5 at Minnesota (night game):
Roy Howell slugged a three-run homer, Robin Yount ripped a two-run round-tripper and Gorman Thomas and Jim Gantner contributed solo shots to lead the Brewers to a 16-5 romp over the Twins. Thomas and Gantner hit their homers in the second inning. Between those blasts, Howell reached second on an error by Pete Mackanin, moved up on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Mark Brouhard. Howell's homer capped a four-run third inning and Yount hit his two-run smash in the seventh.

Rangers 3, Tigers 2 at Texas (night game):
A two-run homer by Bump Wills was the key hit as the Rangers shaded the Tigers, 3-2, ending Detroit's five-game winning streak. Wills' blow came in the fifth inning and followed a leadoff walk to Bill Stein. Doc Medich worked 6 2/3 innings to receive credit for the victory and Mark Mercer, called up from the minors three days previously, pitched hitless ball the rest of the way to earn the save.

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
John Martin doubled in two runs and tossed a five-hitter in pacing the Cardinals to a 7-2 decision over the Dodgers. In the second inning, Darrell Porter walked and Mike Ramsey singled before Martin drilled his two-run two-bagger. Porter stroked a two-run single in the fifth and an RBI single in the seventh.

Astros 5, Expos 0 at Montreal (night game):
Nolan Ryan and Joe Sambito combined on a three-hitter as the Astros posted a 5-0 victory over the Expos for their ninth straight triumph. Houston took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Jose Cruz stroked a two-out single, stole second and scored on a single by Cesar Cedeno. Ryan helped his own cause with an RBI single in the sixth and Cedeno cracked an RBI single in the seventh and a run-scoring double in the ninth.

Mets 4, Braves 1 at New York (night game):
Greg Harris triggered a two-run sixth inning with a double and yielded just four hits in seven innings to lead the Mets to a 4-1 triumph over the Braves. The Mets trailed, 1-0, when Harris began the bottom of the sixth with his two-bagger, reached third on a single by Mookie Wilson and continued home on an errant throw by Atlanta center fielder Dale Murphy. Wilson took third on the play and tallied on a sacrifice fly by Lee Mazzilli. The Mets added two runs in the seventh on a homer by Ellis Valentine and an RBI pinch-single by Rusty Staub.

Phillies 7, Reds 6 at Philadelphia (night game):
A two-run pinch-double by Dick Davis climaxed a three-run rally in the seventh inning that enabled the Phillies to edge the Reds, 7-6. The Phillies were behind, 5-4, in the seventh when Mike Schmidt, Keith Moreland and George Vukovich stroked successive one-out singles to tie the game. After Larry Bowa walked and Luis Aguayo hit into a forceout at the plate, Davis delivered his two-bagger.

Padres 5, Pirates 4 at San Diego (night game):
A three-run outburst in the seventh inning carried the Padres to a 5-4 triumph over the Pirates. San Diego was behind, 4-2, going into the bottom of the seventh. The first run of that frame came in on an RBI single by Juan Bonilla and the next two tallies on a triple by Gene Richards. Rookie Eric Show earned his first major league save by checking the Bucs through the final two innings.

Giants 3, Cubs 2 at San Francisco (night game):
Homers by Jack Clark and Larry Herndon powered the Giants to a 10-inning 3-2 victory over the Cubs. Herndon clouted a two-run round-tripper in the sixth with Darrell Evans aboard via a walk to tie the game at 2-2, and Clark connected for the circuit with two out and the bases empty in the bottom of the 10th to produce the game-winner. The Cubs had loaded the bases with none out in the top of the 10th but Giants' reliever Al Holland struck out pinch-hitter Steve Henderson and Bobby Bonds on six consecutive pitches and retired Ivan DeJesus on a soft fly to right to end the threat.


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