MLB standings through games of October 7, 1981

MLB standings at the end of October 7, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
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

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
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

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
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

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
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 1, Dodgers 0 at Houston (day game):
Pushing across a run in the 11th inning, the Astros edged the Dodgers, 1-0, to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five divisional series. After the teams battled through 10½ scoreless frames, Phil Garner led off the bottom of the 11th with a single and went to third on a single by Tony Scott. Terry Forster replaced Dave Stewart on the hill for Los Angeles and retired Jose Cruz on a fly to short left field. Tom Niedenfuer then assumed the pitching chores and issued an intentional walk to Cesar Cedeno to load the bases. Art Howe struck out but Denny Walling, pinch-hitting for Dickie Thon, singled into the gap in deep right-center to plate Garner and end the game.

Expos 3, Phillies 1 at Montreal (day game):
Pounding Steve Carlton for seven hits in six innings, the Expos prevailed over the Phillies, 3-1, in the first game of the N.L. East Division Playoff Series. Montreal tallied once in the first inning. Warren Cromartie led off with a single and was forced on a sacrifice bunt attempt by Jerry White, who then stole second and scored when Gary Carter laced a two-out double off the left field fence. Keith Moreland tied the score with a leadoff homer in the second, but the Expos took the lead for good in the bottom of the frame on doubles by Tim Wallach and Chris Speier. The Expos added an insurance marker in the fourth on a walk to Speier, sacrifice bunt by Steve Rogers and Cromartie's run-scoring double. Outstanding plays by Speier in the fourth and eighth innings helped prevent the Phillies from scoring.

A's 2, Royals 1 at Kansas City (day game):
Scattering six hits, Steve McCatty hurled the A's to a 2-1 triumph over the Royals, giving Oakland a 2-0 lead in games in the best-of-five Divisional Series. The game was tied, 1-1, when Dwayne Murphy opened the eighth inning with a single and took second on a sacrifice bunt by Cliff Johnson. Tony Armas then drilled a hard shot through the legs of K.C. third baseman George Brett for a double that scored Murphy. Armas drove in the first run in the first inning with a double on a short hit to right field. The two-bagger followed a single by Murphy and a double by Johnson. Johnson had to hold up until Armas' ball fell and only got as far as third base.

Yankees 5, Brewers 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
Getting superb relief pitching from Ron Davis and Rich Gossage, the Yankees edged the Brewers, 5-3, in the first game of the A.L. East Division Series. New York scored four runs in the fourth inning on a one-out walk to Reggie Jackson followed by a two-run homer by Oscar Gamble, Bob Watson's single, an infield hit by Larry Milbourne and Rick Cerone's two-run double. A pair of Milwaukee errors gave the Yanks another run in the ninth.