MLB standings through games of May 16, 1981

MLB standings at the end of May 16, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Cleveland Indians	25	16	9	0	.640		88	77	5-5	11-4	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	29	18	11	0	.621		130	104	10-4	8-7	8-2	Won 4
New York Yankees	32	19	13	0	.594	0.5	126	103	9-4	10-9	5-5	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	31	16	15	0	.516	3.0	142	162	5-8	11-7	8-2	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	31	16	15	0	.516	3.0	136	127	5-8	11-7	3-7	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	32	16	16	0	.500	3.5	108	121	6-7	10-9	6-4	Won 4
Toronto Blue Jays	33	11	22	0	.333	9.0	109	142	4-14	7-8	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	36	25	11	0	.694		163	107	13-7	12-4	4-6	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	31	18	13	0	.581	4.5	153	118	12-6	6-7	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	30	16	14	0	.533	6.0	132	116	10-5	6-9	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	36	18	18	0	.500	7.0	156	145	8-12	10-6	6-4	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	33	11	21	1	.344	12.0	119	145	5-13	6-8	2-8	Lost 4
Seattle Mariners	33	10	22	1	.312	13.0	121	173	7-13	3-9	4-6	Lost 4
Kansas City Royals	26	8	18	0	.308	12.0	76	119	3-10	5-8	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	28	18	9	1	.667		137	108	10-5	8-4	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	33	20	13	0	.606	1.0	146	131	14-5	6-8	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	32	18	14	0	.562	2.5	132	138	13-6	5-8	3-7	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	28	12	15	1	.444	6.0	106	103	2-7	10-8	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	30	8	21	1	.276	11.0	93	143	6-12	2-9	2-8	Lost 6
Chicago Cubs	31	5	24	2	.172	14.0	79	141	4-10	1-14	2-7-1	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	34	25	9	0	.735		137	85	12-3	13-6	9-1	Won 6
Cincinnati Reds	33	19	14	0	.576	5.5	144	126	10-8	9-6	7-3	Won 5
Atlanta Braves	34	18	15	1	.545	6.5	140	124	7-9	11-6	6-3-1	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	37	18	19	0	.486	8.5	129	129	7-10	11-9	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	35	17	18	0	.486	8.5	111	97	7-11	10-7	6-4	Won 2
San Diego Padres	35	14	21	0	.400	11.5	120	149	7-7	7-14	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Royals 7, Red Sox 6 at Boston (day game):
After building an early 7-0 margin, the Royals hung on to defeat the Red Sox, 7-6. K.C. grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Willie Aikens and then exploded for six runs in the fourth canto. The outburst began with back-to-back homers by Aikens and Hal McRae and continued with run-scoring singles by Frank White and Cesar Geronimo, an RBI infield out and and a run-scoring single by Willie Wilson. Dan Quisenberry pitched 2 2/3 innings of shutout relief to preserve the victory.

White Sox 9, Rangers 1 at Chicago (night game):
A five-run explosion in the second inning triggered the White Sox to a 9-1 rout of the Rangers. Jim Morrison drilled a two-run double to begin the scoring, Bill Almon followed with a two-run single and Ron LeFlore capped the outburst with a run-scoring two-bagger. Tony Bernazard cracked an RBI double in the third and the Sox added two fifth-ininng tallies on a solo homer by Greg Luzinski and sacrifice fly by Chet Lemon. An RBI single in the seventh by Harold Baines, who went 4-for-4, completed Chicago's scoring.

Blue Jays 4, Indians 1 at Cleveland (day game):
Jackson Todd tossed a six-hitter and Buck Martinez drove in three runs to carry the Blue Jays to a 4-1 triumph over the Indians. The Jays scored twice in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Martinez and run-scoring double by Lloyd Moseby, and Martinez delivered a two-run single in the fourth.

Tigers 7, Angels 5 at Detroit (day game):
In a battle of home runs, the Tigers outslugged the Angels, 7-5. After a two-run circuit clout by Butch Hobson in the top of the fourth inning gave the Angels a 5-4 lead, the Tigers rebounded in the bottom of the frame on a run-scoring single by Richie Hebner and sacrifice fly by Tom Brookens. Lou Whitaker clouted a three-run round-tripper to climax a four-run second inning for Detroit, while Rod Carew and Dan Ford connected for the Angels in the third inning. The Tigers' final tally came on a bases-empty homer by John Wockenfuss in the fifth.

Brewers 6, A's 5 at Milwaukee (night game):
Air-tight relief pitching by Rollie Fingers enabled the Brewers to prevail over the A's, 6-5, in a loosely played game. The veteran righthander preserved the victory by hurling hitless ball and striking out four batters in the final two frames. The Brewers trailed, 5-4, in the seventh but rallied on a single by Jim Gantner, run-scoring triple by Cecil Cooper and RBI infield out by Ben Oglivie.

Orioles 7, Twins 0 at Minnesota (day game):
Dave Ford, relieving starter Steve Stone, who left the game after two innings because of a sore elbow, pitched seven scoreless frames as the Orioles downed the Twins, 7-0. Rick Dempsey opened the scoring in the third inning with a solo homer and Eddie Murray added a two-run single later in that same frame. The Orioles picked up two more tallies in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Bob Bonner and RBI double by Rich Dauer. Gary Roenicke singled home a fifth-inning run and Dempsey plated the final tally in the eighth.

Yankees 7, Mariners 5 at New York (night game):
A four-run outburst in the first inning propelled the Yankees to a 7-5 victory over the Mariners. Willie Randolph and Bobby Murcer opened the attack with back-to-back doubles and, after a single by Dave Winfield moved Murcer to third, Reggie Jackson lashed a two-run triple and scored on a single by Aurelio Rodriguez. Gary Gray clouted a three-run homer in the second stanza to reduce the margin to 4-3, but New York came back with two tallies in the bottom of the frame on an RBI infield out by Bucky Dent and a sacrifice fly by Winfield. Murcer drove in the final Yankees run with a fourth-inning single.

Cardinals 6, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Driving in three runs with a two-run homer and a single, George Hendrick paced the Cardinals to a 6-2 decision over the Braves.

Astros 6, Cubs 1 at Houston (night game):
Craig Reynolds tied a modern major league record with three triples and knocked in four runs to spark the Astros to a 6-1 verdict over the Cubs.

Dodgers 9, Mets 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Burt Hooton upped his record to 6-0 as the Dodgers won their sixth straight game with a 9-0 rout of the Mets. The Mets, losing for the sixth consecutive time, exuded incompetence, making four errors.

Reds 4, Pirates 0 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Mike LaCoss had a 1-4 record with a 6.84 ERA, but the righthander turned things around by limiting the Pirates to five singles in the Reds' 4-0 triumph for their fifth straight victory. The Reds scored twice in the fifth inning on an RBI single by Dave Concepcion and a sacrifice fly by George Foster, and added two more tallies in the sixth on run-scoring two-baggers by Ron Oester and Mike O'Berry.

Padres 2, Phillies 1 at San Diego (night game):
Pushing across a run in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Padres edged the Phillies, 2-1. The score was 1-1 with nobody on and two out in the ninth when the Padres loaded the bases on singles by Ozzie Smith and Ruppert Jones and a walk to Gene Richards. Terry Kennedy then delivered a single to plate the game-winning run.

Expos 5, Giants 0 at San Francisco (day game):
Charlie Lea, who pitched a no-hitter against San Francisco in his last start, allowed just four hits in pitching his second straight shutout as the Expos whotewashed the Giants, 5-0. The Expos scored four runs in the fifth inning when Tim Raines doubled home two tallies and another pair registered when left fielder Larry Herndon dropped a fly ball by Andre Dawson. Raines singled home the final marker in the ninth frame.