MLB standings at the end of October 1, 1981

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Milwaukee Brewers	50	29	21	0	.580		235	225	11-8	18-13	5-5	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	49	28	21	0	.571	0.5	200	173	17-11	11-10	5-5	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	49	27	22	0	.551	1.5	247	212	18-11	9-11	4-6	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	48	26	22	0	.542	2.0	193	217	14-14	12-8	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	49	25	24	0	.510	3.5	231	240	14-13	11-11	7-3	Won 4
New York Yankees	48	24	24	0	.500	4.0	184	137	13-12	11-12	3-7	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	45	20	25	0	.444	6.5	136	182	10-14	10-11	3-7	Lost 2

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Kansas City Royals	49	28	21	0	.571		197	163	10-10	18-11	6-4	Won 4
Oakland A's	46	25	21	0	.543	1.5	197	201	13-10	12-11	6-4	Won 2
Texas Rangers	47	22	25	0	.468	5.0	172	158	10-13	12-12	5-5	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	50	23	27	0	.460	5.5	179	228	15-16	8-11	4-6	Lost 3
Seattle Mariners	49	21	28	0	.429	7.0	200	228	6-14	15-14	5-5	Lost 4
Chicago White Sox	50	21	29	0	.420	7.5	206	211	5-15	16-14	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	47	19	28	0	.404	8.0	194	196	12-9	7-19	7-3	Lost 1

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Montreal Expos	50	28	22	0	.560		204	178	17-11	11-11	7-3	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	49	27	22	0	.551	0.5	215	205	12-10	15-12	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	50	23	26	1	.469	4.5	167	187	13-8	10-18	3-6-1	Tied 1
Philadelphia Phillies	49	23	26	0	.469	4.5	230	232	13-11	10-15	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	49	22	26	1	.458	5.0	175	209	14-13	8-13	4-5-1	Tied 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	51	20	31	0	.392	8.5	186	228	10-14	10-17	3-7	Lost 2

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Houston Astros	50	32	18	0	.640		191	132	17-6	15-12	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	49	30	19	0	.612	1.5	191	194	14-9	16-10	7-3	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	49	28	21	0	.571	3.5	196	176	15-8	13-13	7-3	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	50	25	25	0	.500	7.0	197	178	14-14	11-11	3-7	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	49	23	26	0	.469	8.5	179	169	11-12	12-14	3-7	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	51	16	35	0	.314	16.5	174	217	9-22	7-13	4-6	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Tigers 4 at Detroit (day game):
Eddie Murray led off the 10th inning with a single, advanced on a wild pickoff throw by Kevin Saucier, moved to third on a groundout by Doug DeCinces and scored on Gary Roenicke's sacrifice fly to push the Orioles past the Tigers, 5-4. The setback dropped the Tigers half a game behind the Brewers in the American League East.

Giants 6, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Doyle Alexander, with three-inning relief help from Greg Minton, notched his 11th victory by pitching the Giants to a 6-2 triumph over the Braves. Larry Herndon had two hits and drove in three runs.

Astros 8, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Astros, capitalizing on 11 walks and the seven-hit pitching of Nolan Ryan, downed the Reds, 8-1, and increased their lead in the National League West to 1½ games. With the Astros leading, 1-0, in the seventh inning, Reds reliever Joe Price walked Phil Garner and Jose Cruz with the bases filled to make the score 3-0.

Padres 1, Dodgers 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Fred Kuhaulua, who went eight innings, and Eric Show combined for a five-hitter as the Padres shaded Fernando Valenzuela and the Dodgers, 1-0. The Padres scored an unearned run in the second, grouping back-to-back singles by Barry Evans and Dave Edwards and a throwing error by Derrel Thomas to send Valenzuela down to his third straight defeat.

Cubs 2, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
Two home runs by Rusty Staub marked the Mets' 2-2 tie with the Cubs in a game halted by rain after a one hour, 14 minute delay in the ninth inning. Because the Expos won, eliminating the Mets from the N.L. East race, the game was not scheduled to be completed.

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Cardinals stayed on the Expos' heels in the N.L. East by pulling out a rain-delayed 3-2 decision over the Phillies in 10 innings. The game was held up in the bottom of the ninth inning for two hours, 59 minutes. After play resumed, Garry Templeton singled and scored on Keith Hernandez' double.

Expos 5, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Larry Parrish delivered a three-run triple in the first inning to send the Expos flying to a 5-2 victory over the Pirates. Montreal protected its half-game edge over St. Louis in the National League East.