MLB standings through games of September 5, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 5, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	138	89	49	0	.645		677	507	45-21	44-28	6-4	Won 3
New York Yankees	139	78	60	1	.565	11.0	589	545	44-25	34-35	7-3	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	138	72	66	0	.522	17.0	598	606	38-30	34-36	4-6	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	137	70	67	0	.511	18.5	662	631	45-27	25-40	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	138	66	72	0	.478	23.0	557	583	36-31	30-41	4-6	Lost 2
Washington Senators	137	65	72	0	.474	23.5	550	565	38-33	27-39	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	135	80	55	0	.593		619	509	40-24	40-31	6-4	Won 2
California Angels	137	76	61	0	.555	5.0	547	528	37-33	39-28	5-5	Lost 2
Oakland A's	137	75	62	0	.547	6.0	579	500	43-28	32-34	7-3	Won 5
Kansas City Royals	137	52	85	0	.380	29.0	504	615	27-41	25-44	3-7	Lost 4
Milwaukee Brewers	138	52	85	1	.380	29.0	523	657	32-38	20-47	5-5	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	139	49	90	0	.353	33.0	545	704	26-42	23-48	3-7	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	137	73	64	0	.533		627	582	42-27	31-37	3-7	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	138	72	66	0	.522	1.5	710	587	43-30	29-36	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	137	71	66	0	.518	2.0	602	545	35-30	36-36	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	138	65	73	0	.471	8.5	647	647	30-41	35-32	5-5	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	137	63	74	0	.460	10.0	500	631	34-32	29-42	5-5	Lost 4
Montreal Expos	136	60	76	0	.441	12.5	599	695	31-36	29-40	5-5	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	140	89	51	0	.636		670	589	50-22	39-29	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	136	74	62	0	.544	13.0	636	559	31-35	43-27	3-7	Lost 4
San Francisco Giants	137	70	67	0	.511	17.5	708	738	38-29	32-38	5-5	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	138	69	69	0	.500	19.0	649	652	40-31	29-38	4-6	Won 4
Houston Astros	137	65	72	0	.474	22.5	615	649	37-34	28-38	8-2	Won 2
San Diego Padres	137	53	84	0	.387	34.5	586	675	25-41	28-43	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, Red Sox 2 at Boston (day game):
Davey Johnson, who drove in a run with a single in the seventh inning to tie the score at 2-2, smashed the deadlock with a homer in the ninth to give the Orioles a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox. Paul Blair also homered for the Orioles, accounting for their initial run in the first inning, but the Red Sox went on to take a 2-1 lead before Johnson's single in the seventh plated Brooks Robinson with the tying tally.

Twins 4, Angels 3 at California (night game):
Jim Perry, who went out for a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning, received credit for his 21st victory, the most of any season of the righthander's career, when the Twins defeated the Angels, 4-3. Cesar Tovar doubled for the Twins in the first inning, advanced an extra base on a wild throw by Alex Johnson and scored on a sacrifice fly by Tony Oliva. Tovar got on base again with a single in the third and Oliva smashed a homer to give the Twins a 3-0 lead. However, the Angels rallied for two runs in their half and tied the score in the fourth when Roger Repoz singled, Tovar bobbled the hit in the outfield and Jay Johnstone singled. Making amends for his error, Tovar singled in the fifth for his third hit of the game, stole second and scored what proved to be the winning run on a single by Danny Thompson.

Yankees 3, Indians 1 at New York (day game):
After Gene Michael batted in one run and scored another with a pair of singles, Bobby Murcer homered to clinch the Yankees' 3-1 victory over the Indians. Michael's RBI hit followed a single by Jim Lyttle and an infield out in the second inning. Michael singled again in the fifth and counted on a wild pickoff throw, a safe bunt by Stan Bahnsen and an infield hit by Frank Baker. Murcer added his homer in the eighth.

A's 8, Royals 3 at Oakland (day game):
Pinch-hitting, Reggie Jackson smashed a grand-slam homer in the eighth inning to climax the Athletics' attack in 8-3 victory over the Royals. The A's held a 3-1 lead after five frames, but Ed Kirkpatrick homered for the Royals in the sixth and Rich Severson drove in a run with a single to tie the score in the seventh. Don Mincher doubled for the A's in the eighth and counted the tie-breaking tally on a single by Felipe Alou. After another single by Sal Bando and a pass to Dick Green, Jackson batted for Paul Lindblad and unloaded his homer off Tom Burgmeier.

Senators 3, Tigers 2 at Washington (night game):
Jim French, the Senators' 21st player in the game, drove in a run with a single in the 14th inning to beat the Tigers, 3-2. Aurelio Rodriguez led off with a single, stole second, advanced on an infield out and counted on French's hit.

[DH] Braves 5, Giants 2 (night game) / Braves 5, Giants 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Bob Tillman drove in four runs with two homers in the first game and batted in two more runs with a double in second game as the Braves swept a twi-night doubleheader with the Giants, 5-2 and 5-3. Tillman started his slugging with a solo swat in the second inning of the lidlifter and then connected for a three-run blow in eighth after singles by Rico Carty and Clete Boyer. The Giants took a 3-0 lead in the nightcap, scoring two of their runs on a round-tripper by Bobby Bonds. Tillman started the Braves' comeback with his two-run double in the seventh. Sonny Jackson singled in the eighth and counted the tying tally on a double by Ralph Garr. Hank Aaron then homered for the winning runs.

Mets 5, Cubs 3 at Chicago (day game):
A two-run single by Ken Singleton in the fourth inning and a two-run double by Jerry Grote in the ninth, together with the relief pitching of Tug McGraw, enabled the Mets to defeat the Cubs, 5-3. Ken Holtzman, who pitched for the Cubs, struck out the first five batters to tie a league record for the most victims at the start of a game. However, in the fourth, Tommie Agee singled and stopped at third on a double by Cleon Jones. After a pass to Donn Clendenon loaded the bases, Singleton drove in his two runs and Joe Foy added another with a single. The Cubs picked up a run off Jerry Koosman in the sixth on a single by Billy Williams and triple by Jim Hickman, but in the Mets' ninth, Clendenon doubled, Foy walked and both scored on Grote's two-bagger. In the Cubs' half, Joe Pepitone singled and Ernie Banks homered to kayo Koosman. Ron Herbel relieved and gave up a single by Randy Hundley before McGraw took over and retired the next three batters to save the game.

Reds 6, Padres 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Reds rallied for three runs on five straight singles after two were out in fifth inning to take the lead en route to a 6-2 victory over the Padres. Milt Wilcox, called up from Indianapolis (American Association), gained the decision in his debut with the Reds. Al Ferrara homered for the Padres, who took a 2-0 lead against the rookie. In the fifth, Pat Corrales and Dave Concepcion started the Reds' rally. Hal McRae then batted for Wilcox and singled to drive in the first run. Bobby Tolan and Pete Rose followed with run-scoring hits. Clay Carroll pitched the last four innings for the Reds and allowed only one hit.

Astros 7, Dodgers 2 at Houston (night game):
Larry Dierker pitched a four-hitter and the Astros gained their ninth victory in the last 11 games by defeating the Dodgers 7-2. The Astros assured the outcome with three runs in the first inning on a single by Jesus Alou, double by Joe Morgan and homer by Jim Wynn.

Pirates 6, Phillies 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates, after gaining a 4-3 victory in the completion of the previous night's suspended game, also beat the Phillies in the regularly-scheduled contest, 6-4, to open a lead of 1½ lengths over the Cubs in the East division race. The Mets were two games off the pace. The suspended game resumed with the Pirates leading, 4-1, and with Don Money on first base for the Phillies with none out in the seventh inning. George Brunet, given the assignment of finishing up for Steve Blass, retired Larry Hisle, but Tim McCarver smashed a two-run homer. When Byron Browne walked and Larry Bowa singled, John Lamb took over and saved the game for Blass, his brother-in-law. In the regular game that followed, Fred Cambria received credit for his first major league victory. Brunet again failed in relief, but Dave Giusti nailed down his 22nd save of the season. Willie Stargell hit a single and triple for Pirates, driving in two runs and scoring one.

Expos 6, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Bill Stoneman, who had not been a winner since June 18, pitched the Expos to a 6-0 victory over the Cardinals. Frank Bertaina dueled with Stoneman until the sixth inning when a run scored on a double by Rusty Staub and a single by Bob Bailey. The Expos then iced the decision with five more runs in the seventh with an attack that included doubles by Gary Sutherland, Adolfo Phillips and Bailey.