MLB standings through games of September 12, 1981

MLB standings at the end of September 12, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	32	21	11	0	.656		128	107	14-7	7-4	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	32	18	14	0	.562	3.0	134	142	12-10	6-4	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	32	18	14	0	.562	3.0	123	75	9-8	9-6	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	34	19	15	0	.559	3.0	161	144	6-6	13-9	6-4	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	31	17	14	0	.548	3.5	148	127	9-6	8-8	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	34	17	17	0	.500	5.0	160	173	11-9	6-8	5-5	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	31	15	16	0	.484	5.5	93	120	6-9	9-7	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	32	17	15	0	.531		120	106	7-6	10-9	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	30	15	15	0	.500	1.0	132	132	10-6	5-9	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	30	14	16	0	.467	2.0	104	102	6-7	8-9	5-5	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	33	15	18	0	.455	2.5	115	160	12-12	3-6	6-4	Won 5
Chicago White Sox	32	13	19	0	.406	4.0	124	134	3-11	10-8	3-7	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	33	13	20	0	.394	4.5	148	162	3-8	10-12	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	30	11	19	0	.367	5.0	123	129	6-4	5-15	1-9	Lost 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	29	17	12	0	.586		126	111	7-7	10-5	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	32	16	16	0	.500	2.5	119	127	10-8	6-8	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	30	15	15	0	.500	2.5	121	117	7-6	8-9	3-7	Won 1
New York Mets	32	15	17	0	.469	3.5	97	118	7-5	8-12	4-6	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	31	13	18	0	.419	5.0	138	154	9-8	4-10	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	34	13	21	0	.382	6.5	119	155	7-11	6-10	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	32	21	11	0	.656		124	94	11-1	10-10	7-3	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	31	18	13	0	.581	2.5	131	102	9-6	9-7	6-4	Won 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	32	18	14	0	.562	3.0	145	111	12-9	6-5	5-5	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	31	17	14	0	.548	3.5	122	138	12-6	5-8	7-3	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	31	17	14	0	.548	3.5	118	105	9-4	8-10	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	33	9	24	0	.273	12.5	123	151	6-12	3-12	3-7	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Rangers 3, Angels 2 at California (night game):
The Rangers, by the score of 3-2, sent the Angels down to their eighth straight defeat. An unearned run beat Geoff Zahn, who allowed only five hits and none over the final six innings. Zahn had never lost to the Rangers previously in six career decisions.

Tigers 11, Indians 9 at Detroit (day game):
A two-run homer by Lance Parrish in the 12th inning enabled the Tigers to outlast the Indians, 11-9, in a marathon that took four hours and 16 minutes. Losing pitcher Sid Monge walked .189 hitter John Wockenfuss and Parrish fouled off two bunt attempts trying to move pinch-runner Darrell Brown to second before drilling a 3-2 pitch into the left field seats for his third straight game-winning hit.

Brewers 6, Orioles 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
Scoring four runs in the first inning while knocking out Jim Palmer, the Brewers went on to a 6-3 victory over the Orioles. Paul Molitor began the opening outburst with a single and went to third on a double by Cecil Cooper. A single by Ted Simmons then delivered both runners. Simmons reached third on a single by Ben Oglivie and scored on a single by Gorman Thomas. After Scott McGregor relieved Palmer, Roy Howell stroked an RBI single. Rollie Fingers came on in the ninth to notch his 24th save.

Twins 3, White Sox 1 at Minnesota (night game):
The Twins posted their fifth straight victory, 3-1 over the White Sox, as Pete Redfern and Doug Corbett combined on a seven-hitter. The Twins scored in the second inning on a two-out walk to John Castino and an RBI double by Dave Engle. Tim Corcoran walked in the sixth, went to third on a two-bagger by Kent Hrbek and tallied on a wild pitch. Hosken Powell tripled in the seventh and came in on a single by Rob Wilfong.

Red Sox 2, Yankees 1 at New York (day game):
Bob Ojeda came within three outs of a no-hitter but needed help from Mark Clear in the ninth inning to save the victory as the Red Sox shaded the Yankees, 2-1. The rookie southpaw's bid for a no-hitter was spoiled by pinch-hitter Rick Cerone's leadoff double in the bottom of the ninth.

Royals 4, A's 0 at Oakland (day game):
Dennis Leonard did not allow a hit for 5 1/3 innings but then settled for a three-hitter in hurling the Royals to a 4-0 whitewashing of the A's. The victory vaulted the Royals into first place in the A.L. West.

Blue Jays 3, Mariners 0 at Toronto (day game):
Three-hit pitching by Dave Stieb carried the Blue Jays to a 3-0 blanking of the Mariners. The Jays took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Jesse Barfield stroked a two-out single, stole second and scored on a single by Ted Cox. Al Woods hit a leadoff single in the sixth and, one out later, John Mayberry smacked a two-run homer.

Braves 5, Padres 4 at Atlanta (day game):
A one-out homer by Chris Chambliss in the 11th inning snapped a 4-4 deadlock and lifted the Braves to a 5-4 triumph over the Padres. The Braves had tied the score in the ninth on a triple by Rufino Linares and a two-run homer by Claudell Washington.

Expos 2, Cubs 0 at Chicago (day game):
Three Montreal pitchers combined to hurl the Expos to a 2-0 blanking of the Cubs, giving G.M. Jim Fanning his first victory as manager. Chicago got only three hits, all singles by Leon Durham. Chris Speier broke an 0-for-17 slump with a third-inning single and scored on an infield out, and Larry Parrish hit a solo homer in the sixth.

Reds 6, Dodgers 5 at Cincinnati (night game):
Pushing across a run in the 11th inning, the Reds edged the Dodgers, 6-5, for their second extra-inning victory in as many nights. The game was tied, 5-5, when the Reds loaded the sacks in the bottom of the 11th on a single by Dan Driessen, bunt single by Paul Householder, a passed ball and an intentional walk to Ken Griffey. Dave Concepcion then delivered a sacrifice fly to end the game.

Astros 5, Giants 2 at Houston (night game):
Winning pitcher Joe Niekro combined with Dave Smith on a seven-hitter and helped his own cause with a two-run single, and Alan Ashby contributed three hits including a homer to lead the Astros to a 5-2 decision over the Giants. Jack Clark homered for San Francisco.

Pirates 6, Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Two RBIs each by Jason Thompson and Omar Moreno led the Pirates to a 6-2 victory over the Phillies. Thompson broke a 1-1 tie in the third inning with a run-scoring double following a single by Tim Foli and he drew a bases-loaded walk in the fourth. Johnny Ray drilled an RBI double to produce the first marker of the two-run fourth.

Cardinals 4, Mets 2 at St. Louis (night game):
A two-run homer by Julio Gonzalez in the bottom of the 13th inning gave the Cardinals a 4-2 triumph over the Mets, making Doug Bair a winner in his first appearance in a St. Louis uniform. Gonzalez' blow followed a one-out single by Tommy Herr and was only the third round-tripper of his major league career and the first since 1978. The Redbirds had erased a 2-0 deficit in the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly by Herr and a wild pitch.