MLB standings through games of June 5, 1981

MLB standings at the end of June 5, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	48	29	19	0	.604		215	182	17-7	12-12	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	50	30	20	0	.600		198	180	17-7	13-13	7-3	Won 5
Milwaukee Brewers	50	29	21	0	.580	1.0	229	200	14-11	15-10	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	50	28	22	0	.560	2.0	237	234	12-12	16-10	6-4	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	45	25	20	0	.556	2.5	171	153	10-13	15-7	4-6	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	51	26	25	0	.510	4.5	196	206	13-12	13-13	5-5	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	52	16	36	0	.308	15.0	174	232	7-20	9-16	4-6	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	55	33	22	0	.600		231	180	18-10	15-12	4-6	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	49	29	20	0	.592	1.0	233	198	17-9	12-11	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	47	27	20	0	.574	2.0	231	179	14-8	13-12	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	54	26	28	0	.481	6.5	231	233	9-18	17-10	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	44	17	27	0	.386	10.5	147	200	7-13	10-14	6-4	Lost 1
Seattle Mariners	52	18	33	1	.353	13.0	192	261	9-19	9-14	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	51	15	35	1	.300	15.5	171	218	7-18	8-17	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	46	27	18	1	.600		209	189	17-9	10-9	5-5	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	50	29	21	0	.580	0.5	217	209	18-7	11-14	5-5	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	50	27	23	0	.540	2.5	197	196	18-7	9-16	5-5	Lost 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	45	23	21	1	.523	3.5	194	160	9-10	14-11	7-3	Lost 1
New York Mets	47	16	30	1	.348	11.5	164	214	10-14	6-16	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	49	11	36	2	.234	17.0	153	241	9-16	2-20	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	52	34	18	0	.654		219	150	17-8	17-10	4-6	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	51	30	21	0	.588	3.5	236	222	15-11	15-10	7-3	Won 2
Houston Astros	52	27	25	0	.519	7.0	178	159	13-13	14-12	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	50	25	24	1	.510	7.5	193	196	11-13	14-11	6-4	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	54	27	27	0	.500	8.0	208	199	13-14	14-13	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	52	20	32	0	.385	14.0	178	211	11-13	9-19	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Angels 4 at California (night game):
Ending a five-game losing streak, the Orioles prevailed over the Angels, 6-4. The Birds got off flying with a three run first-inning on walks to Rich Dauer and Ken Singleton, two-run double by Eddie Murray and RBI double by John Lowenstein. Dauer singled home a fourth-inning tally and Jim Dwyer and Dauer stroked run-scoring singles in the sixth.

Tigers 2, Twins 0 at Detroit (night game):
Unfurling a three-hitter, Jack Morris posted his seventh straight victory as the Tigers blanked the Twins, 2-0. Alan Trammell broke a 0-0 tie with a solo homer in the sixth inning and the Tigers picked up an insurance tally in the seventh on two walks and an RBI single by Kirk Gibson.

Brewers 6, Royals 2 at Kansas City (night game):
Scattering six hits, Moose Haas hurled the Brewers to a 6-2 decision over the Royals. Milwaukee scored in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Don Money and in the third on a solo homer by Robin Yount and iced the game with a four-run eighth frame. Yount began the Brewers' eighth with a triple and scored on third baseman George Brett's errant throw to the plate on a potential fielder's choice grounder by Gorman Thomas. After Ted Simmons was hit by a pitch, Ben Oglivie doubled home two runs and Money capped the outburst with a run-scoring single.

Yankees 6, White Sox 5 at New York (night game):
Dave LaRoche pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings of relief to claim the victory as the Yankees edged the White Sox, 6-5 in 12 innings. Bobby Murcer led off the Yankees' 12th with a single and went to third on a single by Dave Revering. After Larry Milbourne ran for Murcer, Graig Nettles received an intentional walk to load the bases. Ed Farmer then replaced Kevin Hickey on the hill for the Sox and gave up a sacrifice fly to Rick Cerone that ended the game. The Sox had deadlocked the contest in the seventh on a two-run homer by Jim Morrison after the Yanks had gone ahead, 5-3, in the fifth on a two-run homer by Cerone.

Red Sox 4, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
Back-to-back homers by Carl Yastrzemski and Jim Rice in the eighth inning powered the Red Sox to a 4-1 triumph over the A's. The game was deadlocked, 1-1, in the top of the eighth when Dwight Evans drew a walk and Yaz followed with a round-tripper. Rice then belted his ninth circuit clout of the season.

Indians 8, Mariners 1 at Seattle (night game):
Jorge Orta drove in four runs and Len Barker tossed a five-hitter as the Indians defeated the Mariners, 8-1. Orta scored the Tribe's first run in the opening frame when he doubled and tallied on a single by Andre Thornton. Orta capped a three-run second with a sacrifice fly, singled in two runs in the fourth and delivered an RBI grounder in the eighth. Barker, recording his sixth straight complete game, lowered his league-leading ERA to 1.82.

Rangers 5, Blue Jays 4 at Texas (night game):
An error by Toronto shortstop Alfredo Griffin in the bottom of the 12th inning enabled the winning run to score as the Rangers shaded the Blue Jays, 5-4. The score was 4-4 in the 12th when Jim Sundberg stroked a one-out single and went to third on a sacrifice by Mario Mendoza when no one covered the base. After a walk to Bump Wills, Mickey Rivers hit a bouncer to Griffin, but the ball was bobbled and Sundberg crossed the plate with the decisive run.

Braves 4, Phillies 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Helped by three Philadelphia errors, the Braves dealt Steve Carlton his first loss of the season after eight victories, downing the Phillies, 4-1. The Braves took a 1-0 lead in the first inning as Terry Harper drew a one-out walk and came around to score when third baseman Mike Schmidt erred on Rufino Linares' grounder and left fielder Gary Matthews committed an error on the same play. The Braves increased their lead to 2-0 in the sixth when Jerry Royster rapped a two-out single, stole second and tallied on an error by second baseman Luis Aguayo. Linares belted a two-run homer in the eighth off reliever Sparky Lyle.

Cubs 4, Dodgers 3 at Chicago (day game):
A two-run double by Ken Reitz climaxed a three-run fourth inning as the Cubs ended their four-game losing streak by shading the Dodgers, 4-3. Steve Dillard opened Chicago's fourth with a double and remained at second on Bill Buckner's looping single. After Jerry Morales forced Buckner at second, Hector Cruz singled home Dillard and Reitz then doubled to give the Cubs a 3-0 lead. The Cubs tallied in the sixth stanza on a run-scoring infield hit by pinch-hitter Mike Lum. Reggie Smith's two-run pinch-homer in the top of the ninth left the Dodgers one run shy.

Reds 6, Expos 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Dave Concepcion hit two homers and Mario Soto went the route on a five-hitter, giving the Reds a 6-3 triumph over the Expos. The Reds scored in the first inning on a triple by Ron Oester and single by Ken Griffey, and upped their margin to 3-0 in the fourth on a homer by Concepcion that followed a double by George Foster. Concepcion led off the sixth with his second round-tripper to snap a 3-3 deadlock and the Reds' final two markers came in the seventh on an RBI single by Oester and run-scoring double by Foster.

Astros 3, Mets 0 at Houston (night game):
Nolan Ryan pitched a five-hitter and struck out 10 in hurling the Astros to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Mets. The Astros scored in the second inning on a run-scoring single by Luis Pujols, in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Cesar Cedeno and in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Terry Puhl. Ryan moved to the top of the all-time walk list by issuing two bases on balls for a career total of 1,777, two more than Hall of Famer Early Wynn.

Giants 5, Pirates 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A two-run homer by Enos Cabell in the top of the ninth inning lifted the Giants to a 5-3 triumph over the Pirates. The score was 3-3 when Bill North drew a one-out walk and Cabell followed with his round-tripper.

Cardinals 2, Padres 1 at St. Louis (night game):
Pushing across a run in the bottom of the 13th inning, the Cardinals outlasted the Padres, 2-1. With the game tied, 1-1, Jim Kaat began the Redbirds' 13th with a base on balls and was sacrificed to second by Tommy Herr. After Garry Templeton drew an intentional pass, Keith Hernandez singled to left to plate the winning run. Kaat, who allowed one hit over the final two frames, gained his 267th career victory.