MLB standings through games of September 19, 1981

MLB standings at the end of September 19, 1981

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Milwaukee Brewers	40	24	16	0	.600		189	166	9-7	15-9	7-3	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	39	23	16	0	.590	0.5	152	142	15-7	8-9	4-6	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	38	22	16	0	.579	1.0	184	156	14-7	8-9	7-3	Won 1
New York Yankees	38	21	17	0	.553	2.0	157	100	10-8	11-9	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	37	20	17	0	.541	2.5	156	171	12-12	8-5	4-6	Lost 2
Toronto Blue Jays	36	18	18	0	.500	4.0	113	138	9-11	9-7	5-5	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	39	18	21	0	.462	5.5	185	202	12-12	6-9	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	38	22	16	0	.579		145	124	7-6	15-10	8-2	Lost 1
Oakland A's	36	19	17	0	.528	2.0	158	159	10-7	9-10	6-4	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	39	19	20	0	.487	3.5	141	184	13-12	6-8	8-2	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	36	16	20	0	.444	5.0	135	125	8-10	8-10	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	38	15	23	0	.395	7.0	148	164	3-13	12-10	3-7	Lost 2
Seattle Mariners	38	15	23	0	.395	7.0	166	183	5-11	10-12	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	36	12	24	0	.333	9.0	142	157	7-7	5-17	1-9	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
St. Louis Cardinals	37	21	16	0	.568		156	142	8-7	13-9	6-4	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	38	19	19	0	.500	2.5	158	148	10-10	9-9	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	38	18	20	0	.474	3.5	121	135	10-7	8-13	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	36	17	19	0	.472	3.5	129	157	10-10	7-9	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	37	16	21	0	.432	5.0	164	174	10-9	6-12	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	38	16	22	0	.421	5.5	139	173	8-11	8-11	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	39	25	14	0	.641		153	110	12-3	13-11	6-4	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	38	22	16	0	.579	2.5	152	163	12-7	10-9	8-2	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	39	22	17	0	.564	3.0	173	140	14-11	8-6	4-6	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	38	21	17	0	.553	3.5	146	133	13-6	8-11	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	38	19	19	0	.500	5.5	150	129	9-7	10-12	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	40	12	28	0	.300	13.5	150	187	8-16	4-12	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Brewers 11, Orioles 8 at Baltimore (night game):
A four-run rally in the eighth inning lifted the Brewers to an 11-8 victory over the Orioles. Milwaukee was behind, 8-7, going into the eighth, but tied the game on singles by Robin Yount, Cecil Cooper and Ben Oglivie. After Tim Stoddard replaced Tippy Martinez on the hill for the Birds, a single by Gorman Thomas plated Cooper with the go-ahead marker. One out later, a double by Jim Gantner drove home two more runs.

Red Sox 8, Yankees 5 at Boston (night game):
Scoring seven runs in the eighth inning after two were out and nobody on base, the Red Sox posted an 8-5 triumph over the Yankees. It was the first Bosox win over the Yanks at Fenway Park since 1979. The winning surge began when Jim Rice stroked a two-out single. After Carl Yastrzemski walked, a single by Carney Lansford plated Rice. Dave Stapleton followed with an RBI double and Lansford scored when right fielder Reggie Jackson misplayed the ball. After Tony Perez walked, a pinch-single by Joe Rudi tied the game. Rick Miller then blasted a three-run homer to climax the outburst.

A's 2, White Sox 1 at Chicago (day game):
Pushing across a run in the top of the ninth inning, the A's edged the White Sox, 2-1, as Rick Langford recorded his 16th complete game. Dave McKay began the ninth with a single and advanced to second on a balk. McKay stayed at second as Jeff Newman grounded out but reached third on a single by Rob Picciolo. Rickey Henderson then delivered a fly to center and McKay scored after the catch. Greg Luzinski homered for the Pale Hose in the sixth and Dwayne Murphy did likewise for the A's in the eighth.

Tigers 4, Indians 3 at Cleveland (day game):
The Tigers ended their five-game losing streak by shading the Indians, 4-3. Detroit overcame a 2-1 deficit in the sixth inning on a double by Steve Kemp and two-run homer by Champ Summers. Stan Papi provided needed insurance with a leadoff round-tripper in the seventh. The Indians scored once in the ninth and had the tying run at third with one out, only to have pinch-runner Miguel Dilone thrown out at the plate while attempting to score on an infield grounder.

Mariners 4, Royals 1 at Seattle (night game):
Richie Zisk, Dan Meyer and Paul Serna hit sixth-inning homers to power the Mariners to a 4-1 triumph over the Royals. Zisk's blast came on K.C. starter Jim Wright's first pitch of the sixth and broke a 0-0 tie. Meyer greeted reliever Paul Splittorff with his circuit swat with Jeff Burroughs on base via a single. The next batter, Serna, took Splittorff downtown on a 1-0 pitch.

Rangers 6, Twins 0 at Texas (night game):
Yielding only two infield singles -- by Sal Butera with two out in the eighth and Hosken Powell in the ninth -- Doc Medich hurled the Rangers to a 6-0 blanking of the Twins. The Rangers scored all their runs in the second inning on an RBI single by Mark Wagner, two-run single by Bump Wills, RBI singles by Mickey Rivers and Al Oliver, and a run-scoring double by Leon Roberts.

Blue Jays 6, Angels 4 at Toronto (day game):
Ernie Whitt and John Mayberry led the attack as the Blue Jays downed the hapless Angels, 6-4. Whitt broke a 3-3 tie with a two-out, two-run double in the fifth inning and Mayberry, who had slammed a two-run homer in the first, delivered a run-scoring single in the seventh. The loss was the 13th in the last 14 games for California.

Reds 7, Dodgers 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
Brilliant relief pitching by Joe Edelen, who hurled scoreless ball over the last six innings, enabled the Reds to prevail over the Dodgers, 7-3. The Reds wiped out an early 2-0 Los Angeles lead when George Foster doubled home three runs in the third inning. Ken Griffey stroked a two-run single in the fourth and Ray Knight and Ron Oester delivered run-scoring singles in the seventh.

Cubs 2, Expos 1 at Montreal (day game):
A two-run triple by Bill Buckner and the combined six-hit pitching of Mike Krukow and Randy Martz enabled the Cubs to edge the Expos, 2-1. Bobby Bonds led off the fourth inning with a double and Ivan DeJesus stroked a single before Buckner drilled his three-bagger. The Expos' lone marker came in the fifth on a leadoff triple by Chris Speier and a single by Bill Lee.

Mets 6, Cardinals 2 at New York (day game):
Homers by Hubie Brooks and Dave Kingman backed the six-hit pitching of Pete Falcone as the Mets defeated the Cardinals, 6-2. The Mets scored three runs in their first turn at bat on a sacrifice fly by Mike Howard and two-run round tripper by Brooks. Kingman clouted a three-run blast in the sixth stanza.

Phillies 8, Pirates 2 at Philadelphia (day game):
A three-run homer by Gary Matthews climaxed a five run fourth inning that carried the Phillies to an 8-2 victory over the Pirates. Trailing, 2-1, the Phillies took the lead in the fourth on a triple by Larry Bowa, single by Manny Trillo, bunt single by Dan Larson and double by Lonnie Smith. One out later, Matthews hit for the circuit. The loss ended Pittsburgh's four-game winning skein.

Padres 6, Braves 3 at San Diego (night game):
A three-run outburst in the eighth inning carried the Padres to a 6-3 decision over the Braves. The game was tied, 3-3, when Ruppert Jones drilled a two-out two-bagger and Terry Kennedy followed with a run-scoring single. San Diego added two more tallies later in the frame on an RBI single by Luis Salazar and a throwing error by Atlanta center fielder Brett Butler. Eric Show, pitching the final two innings, picked up his first major league victory.

Astros 8, Giants 1 at San Francisco (day game):
Vern Ruhle cracked a two-run double and pitched a four-hitter in leading the Astros to an 8-1 triumph over the Giants. The winning pitcher's two-bagger came in the second inning after Craig Reynolds had tied the game at 1-1 with an RBI single. Alan Ashby belted a solo homer in the eighth.