MLB standings through games of September 8, 1981

MLB standings at the end of September 8, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Detroit Tigers	29	19	10	0	.655		106	89	12-6	7-4	8-2	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	28	17	11	0	.607	1.5	123	123	12-8	5-3	6-4	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	29	17	12	0	.586	2.0	141	119	5-4	12-8	6-4	Lost 1
New York Yankees	28	16	12	0	.571	2.5	110	65	7-6	9-6	8-2	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	28	15	13	0	.536	3.5	139	117	9-6	6-7	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	30	15	15	0	.500	4.5	136	150	11-9	4-6	6-4	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	27	13	14	0	.481	5.0	86	109	4-8	9-6	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	27	14	13	0	.519		122	118	9-4	5-9	6-4	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	29	15	14	0	.517		108	97	6-6	9-8	6-4	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	28	12	16	0	.429	2.5	107	118	3-10	9-6	2-8	Won 1
California Angels	27	11	16	0	.407	3.0	112	108	6-2	5-14	3-7	Lost 5
Texas Rangers	27	11	16	0	.407	3.0	81	90	6-7	5-9	2-8	Lost 4
Minnesota Twins	30	12	18	0	.400	3.5	105	155	9-12	3-6	3-7	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	29	11	18	0	.379	4.0	137	155	3-8	8-10	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	26	15	11	0	.577		115	100	5-6	10-5	4-6	Lost 4
Montreal Expos	27	14	13	0	.519	1.5	106	100	7-6	7-7	3-7	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	29	14	15	0	.483	2.5	106	117	9-7	5-8	4-6	Won 2
New York Mets	29	14	15	0	.483	2.5	88	107	7-5	7-10	3-7	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	28	11	17	0	.393	5.0	117	140	8-8	3-9	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	31	12	19	0	.387	5.5	110	140	6-9	6-10	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	29	19	10	0	.655		113	83	9-1	10-9	8-2	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	29	18	11	0	.621	1.0	135	96	12-8	6-3	6-4	Won 4
San Francisco Giants	28	16	12	0	.571	2.5	110	91	9-4	7-8	6-4	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	28	15	13	0	.536	3.5	113	97	6-6	9-7	4-6	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	28	14	14	0	.500	4.5	108	127	9-6	5-8	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	30	9	21	0	.300	10.5	114	137	6-12	3-9	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 14, Indians 5 at Baltimore (night game):
Pounding out 17 hits, the Orioles enjoyed a 14-5 romp over the Indians. The Birds scored four runs in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Eddie Murray, RBI double by John Lowenstein and two-run double by Dan Graham. Doug DeCinces drilled a two-run homer in the third and Murray smashed a three-run circuit clout in the seventh.

White Sox 5, Mariners 3 at Chicago (night game):
A five-run fifth inning carried the White Sox to a 5-3 decision over the Mariners. The rally began when Chet Lemon doubled and scored on a single by Wayne Nordhagen, who then reached second on a single by Jim Morrison. A single by Ron LeFlore plated Nordhagen and sent Morrison to third, from where he came in on a squeeze bunt by Jay Loviglio. LeFlore, who had reached second on the bunt, scored from second on a wild pitch.

Red Sox 5, Tigers 3 at Detroit (night game):
A two-run homer by Carl Yastrzemski broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning, lifting the Red Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Tigers. Yaz' blow came after Jim Rice stroked a one-out single. Mike Torrez, although getting relief, received credit for his seventh consecutive win.

Royals 5, Angels 3 at Kansas City (night game):
Erupting for four runs in the fifth inning, the Royals went on to a 5-3 triumph over the Angels. Willie Aikens began the K.C. fifth with a single and then beat the throw to second on a sacrifice bunt by John Wathan, who reached first on the fielder's choice. Both runners moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Darryl Motley and came hom on a two-bagger by U.L. Washington. A single by Willie Wilson plated Washington and a double by George Brett chased Wilson home.

Twins 1, Blue Jays 0 at Minnesota (night game):
Four-hit hurling by Brad Havens carried the Twins to a 1-0 blanking of the Blue Jays. The game's only run came when Glenn Adams began the bottom of the ninth inning with a pinch-single and was replaced by pinch-runner Chuck Baker, who reached second on a walk to Hosken Powell and scored on a double by Rob Wilfong.

A's 3, Rangers 0 at Oakland (night game):
Yielding just three hits and not permitting a runner past first base, Steve McCatty lowered his league-leading ERA to 2.20 in pitching the A's to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Rangers. Rickey Henderson cracked a leadoff homer in the first inning and the A's picked up two more runs in the eighth on a squeeze bunt by Rob Picciolo and RBI single by Henderson.

Braves 3, Astros 2 at Atlanta (night game):
A two-run double by Chris Chambliss in the ninth inning gave the Braves a 3-2 triumph over the Astros. Atlanta trailed, 2-1, going into the bottom of the ninth when leadoff batter Claudell Washington was hit by a pitch. After Billy Smith replaced Joe Sambito on the hill for Houston, Washington reached second on a single by Bob Horner, who was taken out for pinch-runner Eddie Miller. Chambliss then hit a line drive up the left-center alley to score both runners. Houston first baseman Cesar Cedeno, incensed at something a spectator shouted at him from the stands after he struck out in the first inning, went into the stands and scuffled with a fan. He was immediately ejected from the game.

Padres 6, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
The six-hit pitching of Juan Eichelberger enabled the Padres to breeze to a 6-1 triumph over the Reds. The Padres scored twice in the second inning on doubles by Ruppert Jones, Broderick Perkins and Joe Lefebvre and picked up another pair of runs in the third frame on singles by Ozzie Smith, Juan Bonilla, Gene Richards and Terry Kennedy. Perkins delivered run-scoring singles in the sixth and seventh innings.

Dodgers 4, Giants 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Homers by Dusty Baker and Ron Cey powered the Dodgers to a 4-0 triumph over the Giants as three pitchers combined on a three-hitter, with Burt Hooton receiving credit for the victory. All Dodgers runs came in the sixth inning. Baker clouted a two-out, two-run homer with Davey Lopes on base via a walk, and Cey smashed a two-run homer following a single by Steve Garvey.

Phillies 10, Expos 5 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies spoiled Jim Fanning's debut as Montreal manager by beating the Expos, 10-5, as Dan Larson went the route on a five-hitter. The Phils tallied three times in the first inning on an RBI single by Keith Moreland and two-run single by Larry Bowa, and picked up another pair in the second on a two-run single by Garry Maddox. Bake McBride hit a solo round-tripper in the fourth, Gary Matthews drilled a bases-empty homer in the eighth and Maddox capped a four-run eighth with a three-run circuit clout. Gary Carter hit two homers for Montreal and Jerry Manuel added a two-run blast.

Mets 3, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Ed Lynch and Neil Allen combined on a six-hitter, pitching the Mets to a 3-1 triumph over the Pirates. New York got a solo homer by Rusty Staub in the second inning, an RBI single by Lee Mazzilli in the fourth and a run-scoring triple by Mike Jorgensen in the eighth.

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (night game):
A sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Steve Henderson plated the decisive run as the Cubs outlasted the Cardinals, 4-3 in 12 innings. The score was 3-3 when Jerry Morales opened the 12th with a double. After Tim Blackwell walked and Ken Reitz sacrificed the runners along, Mike Tyson received an intentional pass to load the bases. Henderson then delivered a fly to center and Morales scored after the catch. Each team had tallied in the 11th inning, the Cubs on a sacrifice fly by Bill Buckner and the Cardinals on a sacrifice fly by Darrell Porter.