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Cincinnati Los Angeles | 5 4 | Final | Cubs Montreal | 0 11 | Final | St. Louis NY Mets | 1 8 | Final | Pittsburgh Philadelphia | 7 6 | Final | Atlanta San Diego | 3 0 | Final | Houston San Francisco | 2 5 | Final | Milwaukee Baltimore | 5 1 | Final | NY Yankees Boston | 6 4 | Final | Oakland White Sox | 10 5 | Final | Detroit Cleveland | 4 8 | Final | Kansas City Seattle | 8 3 | Final | Minnesota Texas | 6 3 | Final | California Toronto | 1 5 | Final | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Games Played on September 18, 1981
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Standings At Close of Play of September 18, 1981 | | Second Half | | | | | | | NL East | G | W | L | PCT | GB | | Team Name | G | W | L | PCT | GB | | St. Louis Cardinals | 36 | 21 | 15 | .583 | - | | Montreal Expos | 37 | 19 | 18 | .514 | 2.5 | | New York Mets | 37 | 17 | 20 | .459 | 4.5 | | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 16 | 19 | .457 | 4.5 | | Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 16 | 21 | .432 | 5.5 | | Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 15 | 21 | .417 | 6.0 | | NL West | | | | | | | Team Name | G | W | L | PCT | GB | | Houston Astros | 38 | 24 | 14 | .632 | - | | Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | 22 | 16 | .579 | 2.0 | | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 21 | 16 | .568 | 2.5 | | San Francisco Giants | 37 | 21 | 16 | .568 | 2.5 | | Atlanta Braves | 37 | 19 | 18 | .514 | 4.5 | | San Diego Padres | 39 | 11 | 28 | .282 | 13.5 | | AL East | | | | | | | Team Name | G | W | L | PCT | GB | | Milwaukee Brewers | 39 | 23 | 16 | .590 | - | | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 22 | 16 | .579 | 0.5 | | Boston Red Sox | 37 | 21 | 16 | .568 | 1.0 | | New York Yankees | 37 | 21 | 16 | .568 | 1.0 | | Baltimore Orioles | 36 | 20 | 16 | .556 | 1.5 | | Toronto Blue Jays | 35 | 17 | 18 | .486 | 4.0 | | Cleveland Indians | 38 | 18 | 20 | .474 | 4.5 | | AL West | | | | | | | Team Name | G | W | L | PCT | GB | | Kansas City Royals | 37 | 22 | 15 | .595 | - | | Oakland Athletics | 35 | 18 | 17 | .514 | 3.0 | | Minnesota Twins | 38 | 19 | 19 | .500 | 3.5 | | Texas Rangers | 35 | 15 | 20 | .429 | 6.0 | | Chicago White Sox | 37 | 15 | 22 | .405 | 7.0 | | Seattle Mariners | 37 | 14 | 23 | .378 | 8.0 | | California Angels | 35 | 12 | 23 | .343 | 9.0 | | Overall | 87 | 51 | 35 | .593 | - | | NL East | | | | | | | Team Name | G | W | L | PCT | GB | | St. Louis Cardinals | 91 | 49 | 42 | .538 | 4.5 | | Philadelphia Phillies | 92 | 49 | 43 | .533 | 5.0 | | Montreal Expos | 86 | 41 | 44 | .482 | 9.5 | | Pittsburgh Pirates | 89 | 34 | 54 | .386 | 18.0 | | New York Mets | 89 | 31 | 56 | .356 | 20.5 | | Chicago Cubs | 95 | 58 | 37 | .611 | - | | NL West | | | | | | | Team Name | G | W | L | PCT | GB | | Los Angeles Dodgers | 93 | 56 | 37 | .602 | 1.0 | | Cincinnati Reds | 95 | 52 | 43 | .547 | 6.0 | | Houston Astros | 96 | 48 | 48 | .500 | 10.5 | | San Francisco Giants | 92 | 44 | 47 | .484 | 12.0 | | Atlanta Braves | 95 | 34 | 61 | .358 | 24.0 | | San Diego Padres | 93 | 55 | 38 | .591 | - | | AL East | | | | | | | Team Name | G | W | L | PCT | GB | | New York Yankees | 95 | 54 | 41 | .568 | 2.0 | | Milwaukee Brewers | 90 | 51 | 39 | .567 | 2.5 | | Baltimore Orioles | 95 | 53 | 42 | .558 | 3.0 | | Detroit Tigers | 93 | 51 | 42 | .548 | 4.0 | | Boston Red Sox | 88 | 44 | 44 | .500 | 8.5 | | Cleveland Indians | 93 | 33 | 60 | .355 | 22.0 | | Toronto Blue Jays | 95 | 55 | 40 | .579 | - | | AL West | | | | | | | Team Name | G | W | L | PCT | GB | | Oakland Athletics | 90 | 48 | 42 | .533 | 4.5 | | Texas Rangers | 90 | 46 | 44 | .511 | 6.5 | | Chicago White Sox | 87 | 42 | 45 | .483 | 9.0 | | Kansas City Royals | 95 | 43 | 52 | .453 | 12.0 | | California Angels | 95 | 36 | 58 | .383 | 18.5 | | Minnesota Twins | 95 | 35 | 59 | .372 | 19.5 | | Seattle Mariners | | | | | | |
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