Standings

American League leader Athletics 64–45 · 0.587 · +55 National League leader Reds 66–42 · 0.611 · +24 AL West Athletics 64–45 · x AL East Brewers 62–47 · x NL West Reds 66–42 · leader NL East Cardinals 59–43 · leader

American League

AL West

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
Athletics	64	45	0.587	—	+55
Rangers	57	48	0.543	5.0	+63
White Sox	54	52	0.509	8.5	+53
Royals	50	53	0.485	11.0	-8
Angels	51	59	0.464	13.5	+23
Mariners	44	65	0.404	20.0	-95
Twins	41	68	0.376	23.0	-108

AL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
Brewers	62	47	0.569	—	+34
Orioles	59	46	0.562	1.0	-8
Yankees	59	48	0.551	2.0	+78
Tigers	60	49	0.550	2.0	+23
Red Sox	59	49	0.546	2.5	+38
Indians	52	51	0.505	7.0	-11
Blue Jays	37	69	0.349	23.5	-137

National League

NL West

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
Reds	66	42	0.611	—	+24
Dodgers	63	47	0.573	4.0	+94
Astros	61	49	0.555	6.0	+63
Giants	56	55	0.505	11.5	+13
Braves	50	56	0.472	15.0	-21
Padres	41	69	0.373	26.0	-73

NL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	RD
Cardinals	59	43	0.578	—	+47
Expos	60	48	0.556	2.0	+49
Phillies	59	48	0.551	2.5	+19
Pirates	46	56	0.451	13.0	-18
Mets	41	62	0.398	18.5	-84
Cubs	38	65	0.369	21.5	-113

Wild Card race · 1981

American League · WC

#	Team	W	L	PCT	RD	Status
1	Orioles · AL East	59	46	0.562	-8	In
2	Yankees · AL East	59	48	0.551	+78	In
3	Tigers · AL East	60	49	0.550	+23	In
4	Red Sox · AL East	59	49	0.546	+38	Hunt
5	Rangers · AL West	57	48	0.543	+63	Hunt
6	White Sox · AL West	54	52	0.509	+53	Hunt
7	Indians · AL East	52	51	0.505	-11	Long shot
8	Royals · AL West	50	53	0.485	-8	Long shot
9	Angels · AL West	51	59	0.464	+23	Long shot
10	Mariners · AL West	44	65	0.404	-95	Long shot
11	Twins · AL West	41	68	0.376	-108	Long shot
12	Blue Jays · AL East	37	69	0.349	-137	Long shot

National League · WC

#	Team	W	L	PCT	RD	Status
1	Dodgers · NL West	63	47	0.573	+94	In
2	Astros · NL West	61	49	0.555	+63	In
3	Expos · NL East	60	48	0.556	+49	In
4	Phillies · NL East	59	48	0.551	+19	Hunt
5	Giants · NL West	56	55	0.505	+13	Hunt
6	Braves · NL West	50	56	0.472	-21	Hunt
7	Pirates · NL East	46	56	0.451	-18	Long shot
8	Mets · NL East	41	62	0.398	-84	Long shot
9	Cubs · NL East	38	65	0.369	-113	Long shot
10	Padres · NL West	41	69	0.373	-73	Long shot

★ Division leader · ◆ Wild Card · GB = games back of division leader · RD = run differential · Wild Card seeding by win-loss differential