MLB standings at the end of October 6, 1981

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Milwaukee Brewers	53	31	22	0	.585		247	231	13-9	18-13	6-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	52	29	23	0	.558	1.5	261	225	18-11	11-12	4-6	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	52	29	23	0	.558	1.5	206	185	17-11	12-12	3-7	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	51	28	23	0	.549	2.0	201	228	16-15	12-8	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	53	26	27	0	.491	5.0	244	263	15-16	11-11	6-4	Lost 3
New York Yankees	51	25	26	0	.490	5.0	195	145	13-12	12-14	4-6	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	48	21	27	0	.438	7.5	143	195	10-14	11-13	2-8	Lost 1

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Kansas City Royals	53	30	23	0	.566		216	175	11-12	19-11	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	49	27	22	0	.551	1.0	209	211	13-10	14-12	6-4	Won 2
Texas Rangers	50	24	26	0	.480	4.5	183	173	12-14	12-12	6-4	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	53	24	29	0	.453	6.0	198	248	15-16	9-13	3-7	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	52	23	29	0	.442	6.5	213	235	8-15	15-14	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	53	23	30	0	.434	7.0	226	230	7-16	16-14	6-4	Won 2
California Angels	50	20	30	0	.400	8.5	209	207	12-9	8-21	5-5	Won 1

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Montreal Expos	53	30	23	0	.566		213	184	17-11	13-12	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	52	29	23	0	.558	0.5	234	216	12-10	17-13	7-3	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	52	25	27	0	.481	4.5	245	248	15-12	10-15	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	53	24	28	1	.462	5.5	173	196	14-10	10-18	4-5-1	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	52	23	28	1	.451	6.0	191	224	14-13	9-15	3-6-1	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	54	21	33	0	.389	9.5	197	247	11-16	10-17	3-7	Lost 2

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Houston Astros	53	33	20	0	.623		199	148	17-6	16-14	5-5	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	52	31	21	0	.596	1.5	202	209	15-11	16-10	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	52	29	23	0	.558	3.5	205	190	16-10	13-13	6-4	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	53	27	26	0	.509	6.0	213	186	16-15	11-11	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	52	25	27	0	.481	7.5	194	180	11-12	14-15	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	54	18	36	0	.333	15.5	188	226	9-22	9-14	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Astros 3, Dodgers 1 at Houston (night game):
Alan Ashby's two-run homer in the ninth inning lifted the Astros to a 3-1 triumph over the Dodgers in the opening game of the N.L. West playoff series. The score was 1-1 when Craig Reynolds stroked a two-out pinch-single and Ashby belted a drive into the right field seats. The Astros scored their first run in the sixth on a two-out single by Terry Puhl, a walk to Phil Garner and a bloop single to center by Tony Scott. Nolan Ryan allowed only three Dodgers to reach base: Ken Landreaux on a first-inning single, Rick Monday on a second-inning walk and Steve Garvey on a seventh-inning homer.

A's 4, Royals 0 at Kansas City (day game):
Homers by Wayne Gross and Dwayne Murphy backed the four-hit pitching of Mike Norris as the A's began the A.L. West playoffs with a 4-0 blanking of the Royals. With one out in the fourth inning, Murphy walked and reached second on a groundout by Keith Drumright. When Tony Armas hit a grounder to third base, George Brett's errant throw permitted Armas to reach first. Gross followed with a clout over the right field fence. Murphy added a solo round-tripper in the eighth.