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MLB Games on Wednesday August 26, 1981

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VisTeamLgvScoreHomeTeamLghScoreBoxscoreInnAttendanceBallparkTODGameTimeWinning PitcherLosing PitcherSave PitcherHome Runs
Kansas City RoyalsAL6Detroit TigersAL1Box | PBP936,691Tiger StadiumNight2:30Larry GuraAurelio Lopez---Geronimo
Minnesota TwinsAL2New York YankeesAL3Box | PBP930,271Yankee Stadium INight2:14Rich GossageAlbert Williams------
San Diego PadresNL7Chicago CubsNL9Box | PBP99,944Wrigley FieldDay3:00Lee SmithJohn Curtis---Dillard, Durham (2), Lefebvre
Cincinnati RedsNL0Montreal ExposNL6Box | PBP923,126Olympic StadiumNight2:12Bill GullicksonMario Soto---Carter
Houston AstrosNL9New York MetsNL3Box | PBP916,731Shea StadiumNight2:34Don SuttonPat Zachry------
Atlanta BravesNL5Philadelphia PhilliesNL3Box | PBP1028,283Veterans StadiumNight2:53Rick CampRon Reed---Perry
Los Angeles DodgersNL16Pittsburgh PiratesNL6Box | PBP911,144Three Rivers StadiumDay3:07Jerry ReussRick Rhoden---Berra, Robinson, Thompson
San Francisco GiantsNL4St. Louis CardinalsNL9Box | PBP97,766Busch Stadium IIDay2:34Joaquin AndujarGary LavelleBruce SutterHernandez
8 record(s)
Glossary:
visTeam Visiting Team Lg League vScore Visiting team runs scored homeTeam Home Team hScore Home team runs scored Boxscore Link to Boxscore (Box) and Play by Play (PBP) Inn Innings in a game or Innings played at position Attendance Number of people paying for tickets for games Ballpark Team or School's ballpark for the season TOD Time of Day (Day or Night) GameTime Time of play for the game Winning Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when winning team went ahead for good Losing Pitcher The Pitcher in the game when losing team was losing for the rest of the game Save Pitcher The final pitcher for the winning team in a close game

Standings on Wednesday, August 26, 1981

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AL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL East136Baltimore Orioles694029.580-2912761519-1921-10361917.528
AL East258Detroit Tigers734231.575-2862671916-1426-17361818.500
AL East3610New York Yankees724131.5690.52732393416-1825-13351817.514
AL East4711Milwaukee Brewers734132.5621.03242982623-1818-14362115.583
AL East5813Boston Red Sox713734.5214.0327322523-2014-14372215.595
AL East61018Cleveland Indians673235.4787.0253274-2120-1512-20362016.556
AL East71426Toronto Blue Jays732350.31519.0235343-10813-2210-28331419.424
AL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
AL West112Oakland Athletics744529.608-3142496516-1429-15351916.543
AL West225Chicago White Sox684028.5882.03252507522-2018-8381424.368
AL West347Texas Rangers694029.5802.53132555816-1724-12361719.472
AL West4915California Angels743836.5147.03423093318-1520-21361323.361
AL West51120Kansas City Royals672839.41813.5247290-4319-219-18362214.611
AL West61222Seattle Mariners742846.37817.0297360-6313-1615-30351619.457
AL West71325Minnesota Twins742450.32421.0234329-9511-2512-26351718.486
NL East
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL East123St. Louis Cardinals653926.600-2992504914-1125-15372017.541
NL East249Philadelphia Phillies704030.5711.5306303314-1826-12371918.514
NL East3512Montreal Expos693831.5513.02822562614-2224-9392217.564
NL East4817Pittsburgh Pirates663234.4857.52732601316-1415-21361422.389
NL East51021New York Mets682642.38214.5231295-6413-2313-19351520.429
NL East61123Chicago Cubs702545.35716.5248327-792-2122-25331320.394
NL West
LeagueDivRankLgRankMLBRankTeam NameGPWLWPctGBLRFRADiffHomeAwayrosGrosWrosLrosPct
NL West111Los Angeles Dodgers734627.630-3222358725-1621-11371720.459
NL West234Cincinnati Reds714229.5923.03052941119-1423-15372413.649
NL West3614Atlanta Braves723735.5148.5282291-921-1715-19341321.382
NL West4716Houston Astros723636.5009.52552381720-2116-15382513.658
NL West5919San Francisco Giants753540.46712.0282281121-2414-16362115.583
NL West61224San Diego Padres732647.35620.0252307-5514-2812-19371522.405
26 record(s)
Glossary:
League Abbreviation or name of league divRank Divisional Rank LgRank Rank within a League. For MLB, refers to AL or NL MLBRank Rank in all of Major League Baseball for the season Team Name Contextual to the grid but usually self-evident. Draft = Drafted team. GP Games Played. Usually refers to a team W Wins (Pitcher or Team) L Losses (Pitcher or Team) WPct Winning Percentage (W/(W+L)) GBL Games behind leader. ((Team A Wins-Team B Wins) + (Team A Losses-Team B Losses))/2 RF Runs For RA Runs Against Diff Run Differential. RF-RA Home Home Team rosG Rest-of-Season Games rosW Rest-of-Season Wins rosL Rest-of-Season Losses rosPct Winning Percentage for Rest of season
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