MLB Scores and Standings Sunday, May 31, 1981
| Detroit Tigers | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 4 |
| W | Aurelio López (2-1) |
| L | Scott McGregor (5-2) |
| S | Kevin Saucier (5) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 5 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 |
| W | Pete Vuckovich (6-2) |
| L | Steve Crawford (0-4) |
| California Angels | 7 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 4 |
| W | Mike Witt (4-4) |
| L | Steve Trout (4-2) |
| California Angels | 1 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 2 | (10) |
| W | LaMarr Hoyt (4-1) |
| L | Don Aase (1-1) |
| New York Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 7 |
| W | Len Barker (4-2) |
| L | Rudy May (4-4) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 4 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 16 |
| W | Dave Goltz (1-0) |
| L | Mario Soto (4-6) |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 5 |
| W | Jack O'Connor (2-2) |
| L | Dennis Leonard (5-6) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 5 |
| W | Steve Rogers (6-3) |
| L | Pascual Pérez (2-1) |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 | Final |
| New York Mets | 3 |
| W | Randy Jones (1-5) |
| L | Rick Reuschel (2-7) |
| S | Pete Falcone (1) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 6 |
| W | Steve Carlton (8-0) |
| L | Silvio Martínez (1-4) |
| Atlanta Braves | 1 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 5 |
| W | Juan Eichelberger (5-3) |
| L | Rick Mahler (2-1) |
| Houston Astros | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 6 |
| W | Tom Griffin (4-3) |
| L | Nolan Ryan (4-3) |
| S | Al Holland (3) |
| Seattle Mariners | 5 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 3 |
| W | Brian Allard (3-1) |
| L | Fergie Jenkins (3-4) |
| S | Shane Rawley (4) |
| Oakland Athletics | 6 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 5 |
| W | Bob Owchinko (3-1) |
| L | Joey McLaughlin (0-4) |
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% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 28 | 16 | .636 | -- | 203 | 159 | .610 |
| OAK | 31 | 20 | .608 | 0.5 | 214 | 167 | .612 |
| CHW | 26 | 17 | .605 | 1.5 | 217 | 157 | .644 |
| MIL | 27 | 19 | .587 | 2.0 | 214 | 188 | .559 |
| TEX | 26 | 19 | .578 | 2.5 | 214 | 181 | .576 |
| CLE | 23 | 17 | .575 | 3.0 | 151 | 136 | .548 |
| NYY | 25 | 20 | .556 | 3.5 | 168 | 166 | .505 |
| BOS | 25 | 21 | .543 | 4.0 | 222 | 224 | .496 |
| DET | 23 | 24 | .489 | 6.5 | 184 | 197 | .469 |
| CAL | 23 | 27 | .460 | 8.0 | 204 | 221 | .463 |
| KCR | 15 | 25 | .375 | 11.0 | 127 | 179 | .348 |
| SEA | 17 | 30 | .362 | 12.5 | 176 | 235 | .371 |
| TOR | 16 | 32 | .333 | 14.0 | 164 | 204 | .401 |
| MIN | 14 | 32 | .304 | 15.0 | 158 | 202 | .389 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 33 | 15 | .688 | -- | 208 | 137 | .682 |
| PHI | 27 | 19 | .587 | 5.0 | 200 | 188 | .528 |
| MON | 26 | 19 | .578 | 5.5 | 181 | 178 | .508 |
| CIN | 27 | 20 | .574 | 5.5 | 209 | 197 | .527 |
| STL | 23 | 17 | .575 | 6.0 | 195 | 175 | .549 |
| HOU | 24 | 24 | .500 | 9.0 | 162 | 150 | .535 |
| PIT | 20 | 20 | .500 | 9.0 | 167 | 146 | .561 |
| SFG | 25 | 25 | .500 | 9.0 | 181 | 175 | .515 |
| ATL | 22 | 23 | .489 | 9.5 | 180 | 187 | .483 |
| SDP | 19 | 29 | .396 | 14.0 | 168 | 196 | .430 |
| NYM | 15 | 27 | .357 | 15.0 | 147 | 195 | .374 |
| CHC | 10 | 33 | .233 | 20.5 | 140 | 214 | .315 |
We're Social...for Statheads
Site Last Updated: Friday, June 5, 4:06AM
Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction?
Subscribe to our Free Email Newsletter
Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE
Your All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database
Do you have a sports website? Or write about sports? We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Find out more.