MLB standings through games of September 7, 1981

MLB standings at the end of September 7, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	28	19	9	0	.679		103	84	12-5	7-4	8-2	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	27	16	11	0	.593	2.5	109	118	11-8	5-3	6-4	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	29	17	12	0	.586	2.5	141	119	5-4	12-8	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	28	16	12	0	.571	3.0	110	65	7-6	9-6	8-2	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	27	14	13	0	.519	4.5	134	114	9-6	5-7	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	29	15	14	0	.517	4.5	131	136	11-9	4-5	7-3	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	26	13	13	0	.500	5.0	86	108	4-8	9-5	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	28	14	14	0	.500		103	94	5-6	9-8	5-5	Won 1
Oakland A's	26	13	13	0	.500		119	118	8-4	5-9	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	26	11	15	0	.423	2.0	109	103	6-2	5-13	3-7	Lost 4
Texas Rangers	26	11	15	0	.423	2.0	81	87	6-7	5-8	3-7	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	27	11	16	0	.407	2.5	102	115	2-10	9-6	1-9	Lost 4
Seattle Mariners	28	11	17	0	.393	3.0	134	150	3-8	8-9	4-6	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	29	11	18	0	.379	3.5	104	155	8-12	3-6	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	25	15	10	0	.600		112	96	5-5	10-5	5-5	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	26	14	12	0	.538	1.5	101	90	7-6	7-6	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	28	13	15	0	.464	3.5	102	114	9-7	4-8	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	28	13	15	0	.464	3.5	85	106	7-5	6-10	3-7	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	30	12	18	0	.400	5.5	109	137	6-8	6-10	6-4	Won 4
Philadelphia Phillies	27	10	17	0	.370	6.0	107	135	7-8	3-9	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	28	19	9	0	.679		111	80	9-1	10-8	9-1	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	28	17	11	0	.607	2.0	131	96	11-8	6-3	5-5	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	27	16	11	0	.593	2.5	110	87	9-4	7-7	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	27	14	13	0	.519	4.5	110	95	5-6	9-7	3-7	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	27	14	13	0	.519	4.5	107	121	9-5	5-8	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	29	8	21	0	.276	11.5	108	136	6-12	2-9	5-5	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 9, Indians 2 at Baltimore (night game):
Eddie Murray lashed four hits, including a grand slam, to lead the Orioles to a 9-2 rout of the Indians. Jim Palmer, who went 7 1/3 innings, was the winning hurler. Murray's big blow climaxed a five-run fifth inning. The Birds tallied in the third on a leadoff homer by Rick Dempsey and boosted their margin to 3-0 in the fourth on two-out run-scoring singles by Gary Roenicke and Dempsey.

Mariners 9, White Sox 5 at Chicago (day game):
Casey Parsons and Tom Paciorek homered during a five-run second inning that triggered the Mariners' 9-5 triumph over the White Sox, Chicago's 10th loss in 11 games. Parsons cracked his first major league round-tripper after a single by Dan Meyer, and Paciorek's blow was a three-run shot that scored Jerry Narron and Joe Simpson. Paul Serna also hit his first major league homer, a solo blast in the third.

Tigers 3, Red Sox 1 at Detroit (night game):
Two-hit pitching by Jack Morris enabled the Tigers to post their eighth victory in nine games, 3-1 over the Red Sox. The game was tied, 1-1, in the bottom of the eighth inning when Al Cowens stroked a one-out single and went to second on a groundout. Lou Whitaker then tripled to right-center and scored on Alan Trammell's infield hit.

Royals 7, Angels 1 at Kansas City (night game):
In their first meeting of the season, the Royals downed the Angels, 7-1, to end their three-game losing skein. K.C. jumped off to a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a bases-loaded walk to Hal McRae, and upped the margin to 4-0 in the third on a two-run homer by Willie Aikens and Darryl Motley's sacrifice fly. Rookie southpaw Mike Jones went seven innings to raise his record to 4-1.

Twins 4, Blue Jays 0 at Minnesota (night game):
The Twins snapped a four-game losing streak by blanking the Blue Jays, 4-0, behind the pitching of Darrell Jackson and Doug Corbett. John Castino cracked a two-run double in the fourth inning and the Twins picked up two more runs in the eighth on a single by Tim Corcoran.

Yankees 4, Brewers 2 at New York (day game):
Homers by Graig Nettles and Dave Winfield powered the Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the Brewers. Winfield drilled a solo shot in the first inning and Nettles connected with a mate aboard in the second frame and again with the bases empty in the fourth. Ron Guidry, going 6 2/3 innings, received credit for his sixth strsight win.

A's 2, Rangers 1 at Oakland (day game):
Mike Norris notched his 10th victory in hurling the A's to a 2-1 triumph over the Rangers. The A's tallied their first run in the opening frame on a single by Mickey Klutts. Rob Picciolo singled in the fifth, reached second on an infield out and came home on Dwayne Murphy's single.

Astros 3, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
A leadoff homer by Jose Cruz in the ninth inning snapped a 2-2 tie and lifted the Astros to a 3-2 triumph over the Braves. Houston had tied it in the fifth on Tony Scott's run-scoring single. Atlanta had runners in scoring position the last three innings but failed to get the key hit.

Reds 8, Padres 7 at Cincinnati (night game):
Two homers by Johnny Bench helped the Reds outslug the Padres, 8-7. Bench's first shot came with the bases empty in the sixth inning and boosted the Reds to a two-run lead. But the Padres pounded Tom Seaver in the top of the seventh, scoring six runs, the key hit being a three-run double by Ruppert Jones. Then in the bottom of the seventh the Reds scored five times, with Bench's two-run circuit clout climaxing the outburst.

Dodgers 5, Giants 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Ron Cey's two-run homer highlighted the Dodgers' 5-1 triumph over the Giants. Cey's blow climaxed a three-run third inning. The Dodgers scored in the first inning on singles by Davey Lopes, Dusty Baker and Steve Garvey and the last run came in the sixth on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Reggie Smith.

Expos 5, Phillies 4 at Philadelphia (day game):
Pushing across a run in the seventh inning, the Expos edged the Phillies, 5-4. The game was deadlocked at 4-4 when Larry Parrish singled, reached second on a walk to pinch-hitter John Milner and scored on Tim Raines' single. The Expos scored four times in the fourth frame, with Parrish's two-run homer the key blow.

[DH] Pirates 2, Mets 1 (night game) / Pirates 5, Mets 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates swept a doubleheader from the Mets, 2-1 and 5-4. The Bucs prevailed in the first game when Willie Montanez clouted a pinch-homer in the eighth inning to break a 1-1 tie. The Mets took a 4-3 lead in the fifth inning of the second game on a two-run homer by Lee Mazzilli, but the Pirates came back in the bottom of the frame on a run-scoring pinch-single by Willie Stargell and Omar Moreno's RBI single.

Cubs 10, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (day game):
Bobby Bonds drove in five runs with two homers to back the three-hit pitching of Doug Bird as the Cubs whitewashed the Cardinals, 10-0. The Cubs scored in their first turn at bat on RBI singles by Bill Buckner and Jerry Morales. Bonds upped the margin to 4-0 with a two-run round-tripper in the second inning before connecting for his second clout in the sixth with two aboard.