MLB standings through games of May 1, 1981

MLB standings at the end of May 1, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Cleveland Indians	13	9	4	0	.692		50	38	3-3	6-1	8-2	Won 3
New York Yankees	18	11	7	0	.611	0.5	70	56	6-3	5-4	7-3	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	17	9	8	0	.529	2.0	78	60	3-5	6-3	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	15	7	8	0	.467	3.0	58	64	5-3	2-5	4-6	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	20	9	11	0	.450	3.5	62	72	2-7	7-4	2-8	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	17	7	10	0	.412	4.0	70	99	4-5	3-5	3-7	Lost 5
Toronto Blue Jays	19	7	12	0	.368	5.0	67	72	2-7	5-5	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	22	19	3	0	.864		113	47	8-3	11-0	8-2	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	18	11	7	0	.611	6.0	85	75	6-2	5-5	6-4	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	18	10	8	0	.556	7.0	94	66	7-3	3-5	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	22	11	11	0	.500	8.0	91	95	4-7	7-4	6-4	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	20	7	12	1	.368	10.5	69	83	3-7	4-5	5-4-1	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	14	4	10	0	.286	11.0	30	60	1-6	3-4	3-7	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	21	5	15	1	.250	13.0	73	123	2-9	3-6	2-7-1	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	14	10	3	1	.769		71	41	5-1	5-2	8-1-1	Won 1
Montreal Expos	17	13	4	0	.765	-1.0	91	71	9-0	4-4	8-2	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	18	12	6	0	.667	0.5	86	70	8-1	4-5	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	15	7	7	1	.500	3.5	60	47	1-4	6-3	6-3-1	Lost 1
New York Mets	16	4	11	1	.267	7.0	44	73	2-7	2-4	1-8-1	Lost 7
Chicago Cubs	17	2	14	1	.125	9.5	37	75	2-6	0-8	1-8-1	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	20	14	6	0	.700		72	47	7-3	7-3	5-5	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	19	11	8	0	.579	2.5	84	73	4-4	7-4	6-4	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	20	10	10	0	.500	4.0	70	64	3-6	7-4	5-5	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	21	9	12	0	.429	5.5	65	75	4-8	5-4	4-6	Won 2
Houston Astros	20	8	12	0	.400	6.0	49	53	4-9	4-3	6-4	Won 5
San Diego Padres	21	7	14	0	.333	7.5	51	91	3-6	4-8	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Twins 6, Red Sox 1 at Boston (day game):
Three RBIs by Roy Smalley and two by Sal Butera, along with a combined seven-hitter by Fernando Arroyo and Doug Corbett, helped the Twins deal the Red Sox their fifth consecutive loss, 6-1. Smalley singled in two runs in the first inning and had a sacrifice fly in the eighth.

Angels 8, Brewers 4 at California (night game):
Fred Lynn drove in five runs and rookie Mike Witt survived a rocky first inning in the Angels' 8-4 triumph over the Brewers. Witt yielded all four Milwaukee runs in the first, including a three-run homer by Ben Oglivie. The Brewers only got two singles the rest of the way as the 20-year-old righthander completed his second straight start. Lynn laced a three-run homer in the bottom of the first, and after Brian Downing and Bobby Clark rapped run-scoring singles in the third to give the Angels the lead, Lynn smashed a solo homer in the fifth.

Indians 10, White Sox 2 at Cleveland (night game):
The Indians routed the White Sox, 10-2, behind Andre Thornton's four RBIs and John Denny's seven-hitter. Cleveland put the game away with five runs in the third inning, sending nine batters to the plate. Tom Veryzer was hit by a pitch and Alan Bannister singled, and both advanced when Chicago starter Britt Burns threw wildly to second on an attempted pickoff. With one out, Mike Hargrove walked to load the bases and Thornton's double sent everyone home. Bo Diaz had a two-run double to cap the inning.

A's 8, Yankees 6 at Oakland (night game):
The A's scored three runs in the sixth inning and added two each in the seventh and eighth to down the Yankees, 8-6. Trailing 4-2 in the sixth, the A's Dwayne Murphy and Cliff Johnson chased Tom Underwood with singles and Mike Heath tied the score with an RBI single off reliever Doug Bird. Shooty Babitt beat out a bunt to load the bases, then Dave McKay delivered the decisive two-run single. Johnson crashed a two-run 425-foot homer to center field in the seventh.

Tigers 7, Mariners 3 at Seattle (night game):
Milt Wilcox and Kevin Saucier combined on a seven-hitter and the Tigers slammed seven doubles to thump the Mariners, 7-3, and hand Mike Parrott his 18th consecutive loss -- one shy of the American League record. The Mariners' righthander has not won since opening day, 1980. The Tigers tallied three times in the second inning when Richie Hebner led off with a double and came home on a two-bagger by Champ Summers, who scored on Lance Parrish's single. Stan Papi then doubled home Parrish. Detroit added runs in the third and fourth on sacrifice flies by Hebner and Lou Whitaker.

Royals 4, Rangers 0 at Texas (night game):
Entering the game batting .208, George Brett went 4-for-5 to support Larry Gura's six-hitter as the Royals blanked Texas, 4-0, ending a streak by the Rangers' pitching staff which had shut out four consecutive opponents -- one short of the American League record. Texas pitchers had racked up 39 straight scoreless innings before Frank White's sacrifice fly scored Amos Otis in the fourth.

Braves 2, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
Gaylord Perry notched his 291st career victory and the Braves snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-1 decision over the Cubs. The Braves scored both runs in the sixth. Eddie Miller got an infield hit, stole second and scored on Biff Pocoroba's single. Jerry Royster ran for Pocoroba, and Atlanta loaded the bases on errors by first baseman Bill Buckner on Claudell Washington's ground ball and third baseman Ken Reitz on Bob Horner's grounder. Cubs' starter Bill Caudill then walked Chris Chambliss on a 3-2 pitch.

Expos 9, Dodgers 8 at Montreal (night game):
Rookie sensation Tim Raines hit his first major league homer in the 13th inning to give the Expos a 9-8 victory over the Dodgers. Los Angeles had tied the score, 8-8, with three runs in the eighth on Rick Monday's homer and Ken Landreaux's two-run single. Montreal erupted for five runs in the third. Rodney Scott's single scored Raines, who had singled and stolen second and third. Gary Carter and Larry Parrish added RBI singles in the inning. Warren Cromartie chipped in with a sacrifice fly and Jerry White rapped an RBI double. Cromartie also blasted a two-run homer to give Montreal a 7-5 lead in the fifth.

Padres 4, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
Terry Kennedy singled home Ruppert Jones with the tie-breaking run in the Padres' 4-2 triumph over the Mets. Ozzie Smith started the sixth when he was hit by a pitch from New York starter Pat Zachry. He went to third on Jones' single and scored the tying run when Jones stole second and the throw by catcher Alex Trevino sailed into center field. Jones took third on the miscue and Gene Richards walked before Kennedy's key hit.

Astros 5, Pirates 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Newcomer Mike Ivie, obtained in a recent deal with San Francisco, doubled home a pair of runs with two out in the top of the ninth to lift the Astros to their fifth consecutive victory on a 5-3 decision over the Pirates. After two were out, Houston's Jose Cruz reached first on a throwing error by third baseman Bill Madlock, and Art Howe singled before Ivie's decisive blow.

Cardinals 7, Reds 6 at St. Louis (night game):
Ken Oberkfell's two-run single off Reds' starter Mario Soto and Sixto Lezcano's two-run double off Paul Moskau paced a four-run third inning which gave the Cardinals a 6-1 lead, and they held on for a 7-6 victory with a shaky Bruce Sutter posting his fifth save. The Reds had taken a 1-0 lead on Ron Oester's RBI single, but St. Louis went ahead in its half of the inning when George Hendrick scored on a wild pitch and Bob Forsch -- pitching for the first time since April 20 -- slapped an RBI single.