MLB Scores and Standings Monday, August 31, 1981
| Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 8 |
| W | Dick Ruthven (10-5) |
| L | Gaylord Perry (6-5) |
| S | Ron Reed (6) |
| Seattle Mariners | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 |
| W | Larry Andersen (2-3) |
| L | Sammy Stewart (3-5) |
| California Angels | 1 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 4 |
| W | Dennis Eckersley (7-5) |
| L | Dave Frost (1-4) |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 |
| W | Milt Wilcox (9-5) |
| L | Ross Baumgarten (5-7) |
| Montreal Expos | 8 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 9 |
| W | Doug Bair (2-1) |
| L | Bill Lee (2-4) |
| Oakland Athletics | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 3 |
| W | Rick Langford (8-8) |
| L | Bert Blyleven (9-6) |
| S | Tom Underwood (1) |
| New York Mets | 1 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 6 |
| W | Don Sutton (7-7) |
| L | Pat Zachry (6-10) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 5 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 |
| W | Mike Caldwell (9-7) |
| L | Dennis Leonard (7-9) |
| S | Rollie Fingers (20) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 | (10) |
| W | Odell Jones (2-1) |
| L | Dave Stewart (4-2) |
| S | Don Robinson (1) |
| New York Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 |
| W | Dave Righetti (4-2) |
| L | Albert Williams (3-7) |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 4 |
| W | Steve Mura (5-10) |
| L | Ken Kravec (1-4) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 3 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 0 |
| W | Dave Stieb (7-9) |
| L | Fergie Jenkins (5-7) |
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 | 47 | 32 | .595 | -- | 340 | 280 | .588 |
| NYY | 45 | 32 | .584 | 1.0 | 304 | 246 | .596 |
| BAL | 42 | 32 | .568 | 2.5 | 307 | 301 | .509 |
| TEX | 42 | 32 | .568 | 2.5 | 331 | 276 | .582 |
| DET | 44 | 34 | .564 | 2.5 | 299 | 286 | .520 |
| MIL | 44 | 34 | .564 | 2.5 | 347 | 317 | .541 |
| CHW | 41 | 32 | .562 | 3.0 | 333 | 277 | .583 |
| BOS | 41 | 35 | .539 | 4.5 | 359 | 344 | .520 |
| CAL | 40 | 39 | .506 | 7.0 | 364 | 326 | .550 |
| CLE | 36 | 36 | .500 | 7.5 | 293 | 295 | .497 |
| KCR | 30 | 41 | .423 | 13.0 | 264 | 304 | .436 |
| SEA | 29 | 49 | .372 | 17.5 | 317 | 400 | .395 |
| MIN | 26 | 52 | .333 | 20.5 | 252 | 346 | .359 |
| TOR | 25 | 52 | .325 | 21.0 | 247 | 359 | .335 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 48 | 30 | .615 | -- | 340 | 246 | .644 |
| STL | 42 | 26 | .618 | 1.0 | 320 | 267 | .582 |
| CIN | 45 | 31 | .592 | 2.0 | 327 | 322 | .507 |
| MON | 41 | 33 | .554 | 5.0 | 313 | 273 | .562 |
| PHI | 41 | 34 | .547 | 5.5 | 325 | 327 | .497 |
| HOU | 41 | 37 | .526 | 7.0 | 279 | 250 | .550 |
| SFG | 39 | 40 | .494 | 9.5 | 305 | 289 | .525 |
| ATL | 37 | 38 | .493 | 9.5 | 298 | 313 | .478 |
| PIT | 32 | 38 | .457 | 12.0 | 286 | 287 | .498 |
| NYM | 28 | 44 | .389 | 17.0 | 243 | 316 | .382 |
| CHC | 26 | 47 | .356 | 19.5 | 255 | 345 | .365 |
| SDP | 28 | 50 | .359 | 20.0 | 273 | 329 | .415 |
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