MLB Scores and Standings Sunday, May 17, 1981
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 3 |
| W | Bob Forsch (3-2) |
| L | Gaylord Perry (3-3) |
| S | Bruce Sutter (8) |
| Kansas City Royals | 5 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 4 |
| W | Dennis Leonard (4-4) |
| L | Tom Burgmeier (2-2) |
| S | Dan Quisenberry (3) |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 9 |
| W | Ross Baumgarten (3-4) |
| L | Rick Honeycutt (3-1) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 1 |
| W | Rick Waits (4-2) |
| L | Dave Stieb (3-4) |
| S | Sid Monge (1) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 | (10) |
| W | Bert Blyleven (5-1) |
| L | Roy Lee Jackson (0-2) |
| California Angels | 7 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 |
| W | Ken Forsch (6-1) |
| L | Milt Wilcox (5-3) |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 6 |
| W | Bob Knepper (4-0) |
| L | Mike Krukow (1-4) |
| New York Mets | 1 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 |
| W | Jerry Reuss (4-1) |
| L | Pat Zachry (3-5) |
| Oakland Athletics | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 6 |
| W | Moose Haas (3-2) |
| L | Rick Langford (4-4) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 3 |
| W | Jim Palmer (2-1) |
| L | Roger Erickson (1-4) |
| S | Tim Stoddard (1) |
| Seattle Mariners | 1 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 0 |
| W | Floyd Bannister (4-3) |
| L | Ron Davis (1-2) |
| S | Shane Rawley (1) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 |
| W | Mario Soto (3-5) |
| L | Eddie Solomon (2-3) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 3 |
| W | Nino Espinosa (2-3) |
| L | Juan Eichelberger (3-2) |
| Montreal Expos | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 5 | (12) |
| W | Al Holland (2-1) |
| L | Bill Lee (1-2) |
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 | 25 | 12 | .676 | -- | 165 | 113 | .667 |
| CLE | 18 | 9 | .667 | 2.0 | 91 | 78 | .570 |
| BAL | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2.5 | 136 | 107 | .608 |
| NYY | 19 | 14 | .576 | 4.0 | 126 | 104 | .587 |
| TEX | 18 | 14 | .563 | 4.5 | 153 | 127 | .584 |
| CHW | 17 | 14 | .548 | 5.0 | 141 | 116 | .588 |
| MIL | 17 | 15 | .531 | 5.5 | 142 | 129 | .544 |
| CAL | 19 | 18 | .514 | 6.0 | 163 | 146 | .550 |
| BOS | 16 | 16 | .500 | 6.5 | 146 | 167 | .439 |
| DET | 16 | 17 | .485 | 7.0 | 109 | 128 | .427 |
| KCR | 9 | 18 | .333 | 11.0 | 81 | 123 | .318 |
| MIN | 11 | 22 | .333 | 12.0 | 122 | 151 | .404 |
| SEA | 11 | 22 | .333 | 12.0 | 122 | 173 | .345 |
| TOR | 11 | 24 | .314 | 13.0 | 110 | 145 | .376 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 26 | 9 | .743 | -- | 143 | 86 | .717 |
| STL | 19 | 9 | .679 | 3.5 | 141 | 111 | .608 |
| PHI | 21 | 13 | .618 | 4.5 | 152 | 134 | .557 |
| CIN | 20 | 14 | .588 | 5.5 | 148 | 129 | .563 |
| MON | 18 | 15 | .545 | 7.0 | 136 | 143 | .477 |
| ATL | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.5 | 143 | 128 | .551 |
| HOU | 18 | 18 | .500 | 8.5 | 117 | 98 | .580 |
| SFG | 19 | 19 | .500 | 8.5 | 134 | 133 | .503 |
| PIT | 12 | 16 | .429 | 10.5 | 109 | 107 | .508 |
| SDP | 14 | 22 | .389 | 12.5 | 123 | 155 | .396 |
| NYM | 8 | 22 | .267 | 15.5 | 94 | 149 | .301 |
| CHC | 5 | 25 | .167 | 18.5 | 80 | 147 | .247 |
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