MLB Scores and Standings Sunday, August 16, 1981
| Chicago White Sox | 8 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 7 | (10) |
| W | Ed Farmer (2-2) |
| L | Dave Ford (1-2) |
| S | Kevin Hickey (2) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | (11) |
| W | Kent Tekulve (4-3) |
| L | Lee Smith (1-5) |
| S | Grant Jackson (2) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 6 |
| W | Jay Howell (1-0) |
| L | Pascual Pérez (2-4) |
| S | Randy Martz (1) |
| San Francisco Giants | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 |
| W | Mario Soto (7-6) |
| L | Tom Griffin (5-6) |
| S | Tom Hume (7) |
| Kansas City Royals | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 |
| W | Larry Gura (6-5) |
| L | Rick Waits (5-6) |
| S | Ken Brett (2) |
| Kansas City Royals | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 8 |
| W | Mike Stanton (2-2) |
| L | Renie Martin (2-5) |
| S | Sid Monge (3) |
| New York Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 5 |
| W | Aurelio López (4-1) |
| L | Ron Davis (2-3) |
| Atlanta Braves | 5 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 |
| W | Tom Niedenfuer (1-0) |
| L | Steve Bedrosian (1-1) |
| S | Dave Stewart (1) |
| Seattle Mariners | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 4 |
| W | Shane Rawley (1-3) |
| L | Doug Corbett (2-3) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | Final |
| New York Mets | 5 |
| W | Pat Zachry (6-7) |
| L | Dick Ruthven (8-5) |
| S | Neil Allen (9) |
| California Angels | 6 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 7 |
| W | Rick Langford (6-8) |
| L | Ken Forsch (9-5) |
| Houston Astros | 3 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 0 |
| W | Joe Niekro (7-6) |
| L | Steve Mura (4-9) |
| S | Dave Smith (4) |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 3 |
| W | Rick Honeycutt (8-1) |
| L | Bob Ojeda (1-1) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 2 |
| W | Mike Caldwell (8-5) |
| L | Dave Stieb (5-8) |
| S | Rollie Fingers (14) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 0 |
| W | Randy Lerch (4-6) |
| L | Jackson Todd (2-6) |
| S | Rollie Fingers (15) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 41 | 25 | .621 | -- | 279 | 222 | .603 |
| TEX | 36 | 25 | .590 | 2.5 | 283 | 230 | .594 |
| NYY | 37 | 26 | .587 | 2.5 | 245 | 217 | .555 |
| CHW | 35 | 25 | .583 | 3.0 | 281 | 227 | .596 |
| BAL | 35 | 26 | .574 | 3.5 | 251 | 238 | .524 |
| MIL | 37 | 28 | .569 | 3.5 | 290 | 261 | .548 |
| DET | 35 | 29 | .547 | 5.0 | 246 | 244 | .504 |
| BOS | 33 | 30 | .524 | 6.5 | 285 | 283 | .503 |
| CAL | 32 | 34 | .485 | 9.0 | 291 | 275 | .526 |
| CLE | 28 | 31 | .475 | 9.5 | 223 | 229 | .488 |
| KCR | 24 | 34 | .414 | 13.0 | 218 | 253 | .432 |
| SEA | 27 | 38 | .415 | 13.5 | 261 | 309 | .423 |
| MIN | 20 | 44 | .313 | 20.0 | 209 | 287 | .359 |
| TOR | 20 | 45 | .308 | 20.5 | 210 | 297 | .347 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 40 | 24 | .625 | -- | 271 | 202 | .631 |
| STL | 34 | 21 | .618 | 1.5 | 261 | 216 | .586 |
| CIN | 38 | 25 | .603 | 1.5 | 285 | 265 | .533 |
| PHI | 36 | 26 | .581 | 3.0 | 271 | 264 | .512 |
| MON | 33 | 27 | .550 | 5.0 | 247 | 224 | .545 |
| HOU | 33 | 31 | .516 | 7.0 | 222 | 205 | .536 |
| ATL | 30 | 31 | .492 | 8.5 | 233 | 258 | .454 |
| PIT | 27 | 28 | .491 | 8.5 | 232 | 207 | .552 |
| SFG | 30 | 36 | .455 | 11.0 | 250 | 248 | .504 |
| NYM | 22 | 36 | .379 | 15.0 | 206 | 264 | .388 |
| SDP | 24 | 39 | .381 | 15.5 | 210 | 255 | .412 |
| CHC | 18 | 41 | .305 | 19.5 | 209 | 289 | .356 |
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