MLB standings at the end of October 8, 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:

Expos 3, Phillies 1 at Montreal (night game):
Chris Speier's run-scoring single in the second inning and a two-run homer by Gary Carter in the third carried the Expos to a 3-1 triumph over the Phillies for a 2-0 lead in the N.L. East Division Series. Bill Gullickson blanked the Phils on three hits through the first seven innings before needing relief help from Jeff Reardon, who earned his second save in as many days.

Yankees 3, Brewers 0 at Milwaukee (day game):
The Yankees' pitching troika of Dave Righetti, Ron Davis and Rich Gossage combined for 14 strikeouts and limited Milwaukee batters to seven hits in blanking the Brewers, 3-0, for a 2-0 lead in the A.L. East Division Series. Lou Piniella provided a home run in the fourth inning and Reggie Jackson connected for the circuit with a man on base in the ninth. Righetti fanned 10 batters in six innings before giving way to Davis at the start of the seventh. Trying to hold a 1-0 lead, Davis loaded the bases but was bailed out of trouble by Gossage, who earned his second save in less than 24 hours.