MLB standings through games of October 9, 1981

MLB standings at the end of October 9, 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:

Dodgers 6, Astros 1 at Los Angeles (day game):
A two-run homer by Steve Garvey capped a three-run outburst in the first inning that sent the Dodgers on their way to a 6-1 triumph over the Astros, keeping L.A. alive in the N.L. West Division Series. Davey Lopes opened the Dodgers' first with a walk, moved to second on a sacrifice by Ken Landreaux and scored on a double by Dusty Baker. Garvey then followed with his round-tripper. Houston's only marker came in the third frame on a solo homer by Art Howe. The Dodgers wrapped up the contest with three runs in the eighth on an RBI single by Bill Russell, sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Reggie Smith and run-scoring single by Landreaux.

Phillies 6, Expos 2 at Philadelphia (day game):
Collecting 13 hits and aided by four Montreal errors, the Phillies staved off elimination in the N.L. East Division Series by defeating the Expos, 6-2. The game's result left Montreal ahead, 2-1 in games in the best-of-five set. After the Expos took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning on an RBI single by Chris Speier, the Phils tallied twice in the bottom of the frame on a run-scoring single by Gary Matthews and a throwing error by center fielder Andre Dawson. They picked up another pair in the sixth on an RBI pinch-single by George Vukovich and Pete Rose's run-scoring hit. Mike Schmidt doubled to lead off the bottom of the seventh and scored when reliever Elias Sosa made a wild throw on an infield hit by Matthews. Larry Bowa then singled home Matthews with the Phillies' final run.

A's 4, Royals 1 at Oakland (night game):
Completing the three-game series sweep, the A's won the A.L. West Division championship with a 4-1 victory over the Royals. Oakland grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Rickey Henderson walked, stole second and tallied on an infield single by Tony Armas. The A's boosted their margin to 2-0 in the third with the aid of three Royals' errors. An RBI infield out by Amos Otis gave the Royals a fourth-inning run, but in the bottom of the frame Dave McKay belted a solo homer, Henderson followed with a single and Dwayne Murphy with a run-scoring double to make it 4-1.

Brewers 5, Yankees 3 at New York (night game):
The Brewers employed the lusty hitting of Ted Simmons and Paul Molitor to defeat the Yankees, 5-3, and fight off elimination in the A.L. East Division Series. With the Brewers trailing, 1-0, going into the seventh inning, Cecil Cooper led off with a single. Play was then interrupted when a fan, angered by a controversial call in the previous inning, leaped onto the field and assaulted third base umpire Mike Reilly. After order was restored, Ted Simmons hit a homer to put Milwaukee ahead, 2-1. The Brewers added another run later in the inning on an RBI single by Sal Bando, but the Yankees tied the game in the bottom of the frame on run-scoring singles by Rick Cerone and Willie Randolph. Paul Molitor broke the 3-3 tie in the top of the eighth with a solo homer and Simmons provided insurance with an RBI double.