Events of Thursday, August 20, 1981 (original) (raw)
Events of Thursday, August 20, 1981
Events of Thursday, August 20, 1981
8-19-1981 8-21-1981 8-20-1980 8-20-1982
NY N 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 3 ATL N 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 x - 6 7 0
BOX+PBP WP: Niekro (5-4) LP: Harris (2-3) SV: Camp (11) HR: Hubbard (4)
BAL A 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 2 CAL A 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 x - 6 9 1
BOX+PBP WP: Zahn (8-6) LP: D. Martinez (8-4) HR: Baylor (10)
BOS A 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 6 12 2 OAK A 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 4 8 1
BOX+PBP WP: Eckersley (6-5) LP: McCatty (8-5) SV: Clear (4) HR: Stapleton (4), Johnson (11)
CLE A 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 16 0 SEA A 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 12 0
BOX+PBP WP: Stanton (3-2) LP: Drago (4-4) HR: Orta (4)
Standings At Close of Play of August 20, 1981
Second Half
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA St. Louis Cardinals 8 6 2 0 .750 - 43 26 New York Mets 10 6 4 0 .600 1.0 41 39 Chicago Cubs 10 5 5 0 .500 2.0 37 39 Montreal Expos 8 4 4 0 .500 2.0 26 29 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 3 7 0 .300 4.0 32 41 Philadelphia Phillies 9 2 7 0 .222 4.5 29 49
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 10 7 3 0 .700 - 43 32 Houston Astros 10 7 3 0 .700 - 42 31 Cincinnati Reds 9 5 4 0 .556 1.5 32 38 Los Angeles Dodgers 10 5 5 0 .500 2.0 43 39 San Francisco Giants 10 5 5 0 .500 2.0 40 34 San Diego Padres 10 2 8 0 .200 5.0 27 38
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Detroit Tigers 10 7 3 0 .700 - 44 27 Toronto Blue Jays 10 6 4 0 .600 1.0 41 38 Milwaukee Brewers 12 7 5 0 .583 1.0 54 46 Baltimore Orioles 10 5 5 0 .500 2.0 34 46 Boston Red Sox 10 4 6 0 .400 3.0 37 38 New York Yankees 10 4 6 0 .400 3.0 29 29 Cleveland Indians 12 4 8 0 .333 4.0 50 61
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Oakland Athletics 9 6 3 0 .667 - 41 40 Seattle Mariners 11 7 4 0 .636 - 59 37 Chicago White Sox 10 6 4 0 .600 0.5 41 44 Texas Rangers 9 5 4 0 .556 1.0 27 24 Kansas City Royals 11 5 6 0 .455 2.0 49 40 California Angels 9 3 6 0 .333 3.0 41 40 Minnesota Twins 11 3 8 0 .273 4.0 31 68
Overall
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA St. Louis Cardinals 59 36 22 1 .621 - 273 227 Philadelphia Phillies 64 36 28 0 .563 3.0 275 273 Montreal Expos 63 34 29 0 .540 4.5 256 239 Pittsburgh Pirates 59 28 30 1 .483 8.0 242 219 New York Mets 62 23 38 1 .377 14.5 216 275 Chicago Cubs 64 20 42 2 .323 18.0 216 298
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Cincinnati Reds 65 40 25 0 .615 - 294 269 Los Angeles Dodgers 67 41 26 0 .612 - 280 209 Houston Astros 67 35 32 0 .522 6.0 237 214 Atlanta Braves 65 32 32 1 .500 7.5 244 268 San Francisco Giants 69 32 37 0 .464 10.0 262 258 San Diego Padres 66 25 41 0 .379 15.5 221 267
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Yankees 66 38 28 0 .576 - 255 227 Detroit Tigers 67 38 29 0 .567 0.5 265 246 Baltimore Orioles 64 36 28 0 .563 1.0 262 255 Milwaukee Brewers 68 38 30 0 .559 1.0 300 274 Boston Red Sox 66 34 32 0 .515 4.0 295 294 Cleveland Indians 62 30 32 0 .484 6.0 237 240 Toronto Blue Jays 68 22 46 0 .324 17.0 227 309
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Oakland Athletics 69 43 26 0 .623 - 290 232 Texas Rangers 64 38 26 0 .594 2.5 296 240 Chicago White Sox 63 37 26 0 .587 3.0 291 237 California Angels 69 34 35 0 .493 9.0 308 286 Seattle Mariners 69 28 40 1 .412 14.5 272 323 Kansas City Royals 61 25 36 0 .410 14.0 230 270 Minnesota Twins 68 20 47 1 .299 22.0 211 306
Debuts on This Date
Team Player Name (Age) ATL N Brett Butler (24)
Transactions
Montreal Expos traded Willie Montanez to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for John Milner.