MLB standings through games of September 7, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 7, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	140	89	51	0	.636		687	521	45-21	44-30	5-5	Lost 2
New York Yankees	141	80	60	1	.571	9.0	597	549	45-25	35-35	7-3	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	140	74	66	0	.529	15.0	611	615	39-30	35-36	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	140	72	68	0	.514	17.0	677	650	46-27	26-41	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	141	67	74	0	.475	22.5	569	593	37-32	30-42	3-7	Won 1
Washington Senators	139	65	74	0	.468	23.5	560	577	38-35	27-39	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	138	83	55	0	.601		637	519	42-24	41-31	8-2	Won 5
Oakland A's	140	78	62	0	.557	6.0	600	510	44-28	34-34	9-1	Won 8
California Angels	139	76	63	0	.547	7.5	549	535	37-34	39-29	3-7	Lost 4
Kansas City Royals	139	53	86	0	.381	30.5	509	623	28-41	25-45	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	140	52	87	1	.374	31.5	532	672	32-38	20-49	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	141	49	92	0	.348	35.5	554	718	26-44	23-48	1-9	Lost 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	140	75	65	0	.536		641	597	44-28	31-37	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	139	73	66	0	.525	1.5	612	550	37-30	36-36	6-4	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	140	73	67	0	.521	2.0	722	597	43-30	30-37	7-3	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	141	66	75	0	.468	9.5	657	657	31-41	35-34	3-7	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	140	65	75	0	.464	10.0	511	638	36-32	29-43	5-5	Won 2
Montreal Expos	139	60	79	0	.432	14.5	606	712	31-36	29-43	5-5	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	143	90	53	0	.629		682	604	51-22	39-31	5-5	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	139	77	62	0	.554	11.0	650	566	33-35	44-27	5-5	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	140	73	67	0	.521	15.5	719	744	40-29	33-38	6-4	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	141	69	72	0	.489	20.0	653	663	40-32	29-40	4-6	Lost 3
Houston Astros	140	67	73	0	.479	21.5	637	662	37-35	30-38	7-3	Won 2
San Diego Padres	140	53	87	0	.379	35.5	600	700	25-43	28-44	3-7	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] A's 7, White Sox 4 (day game) / A's 7, White Sox 5 at Chicago (day game):
The Athletics extended their winning streak to eight games by sweeping a doubleheader with the White Sox, 7-4 and 7-5. Sal Bando, Joe Rudi and Vida Blue hit homers for the A's in the opener. Blue's blow with two men on base in the fourth inning represented the rookie lefthander's first major league hit, but he failed to receive credit for the victory. Rollie Fingers, who relieved with two out in the fifth after the White Sox rallied for three runs, pitched the rest of the way and was the winner, allowing only two hits. Rudi hit another homer in the nightcap, plus a double and single, and drove in three runs. Bando also accounted for three with a bases-loaded double. Reggie Jackson added a homer to the A's attack.

[DH] Red Sox 4, Indians 3 (day game) / Indians 8, Red Sox 2 at Cleveland (day game):
Vada Pinson hit a wasted two-run homer in a first-game loss to the Red Sox, 4-3, but then connected for the circuit again with two men on base in the second game to help the Indians post an 8-2 victory. The Red Sox scored the winning run in the lidlifter after Carl Yastrzemski singled and Tony Conigliaro walked in the eighth inning. Yastrzemski took third after Rico Petrocelli flied out. John Kennedy than flied to center and Buddy Bradford dropped the ball as Yastrzemski scored. Bradford recovered and threw to second in time to force Conigliaro. In addition to Pinson's three-run homer in the nightcap, the Indians also got three runs on a bases-loaded triple by Larry Brown.

Tigers 5, Orioles 2 at Detroit (night game):
Led by Jim Northrup, who batted in four runs, the Tigers defeated the Orioles, 5-2, to turn back Jim Palmer's bid for his 20th victory. Mickey Stanley and Al Kaline singled in the first inning and both scored on a double by Northrup, who added his two other RBIs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh. Norm Cash then singled to drive in the Tigers' final tally. Boog Powell homered with a man on base for the Orioles' tallies.

Royals 4, Angels 1 at Kansas City (night game):
Bob Johnson, who pitched a three-hitter and struck out 10, also batted in two runs with a single as the Royals ended a five-game losing streak by defeating the Angels, 4-1. The loss was the fourth in a row for the California club. Johnson hit his single with the bases loaded in the second inning and Pat Kelly followed with a single for another counter. Ed Kirkpatrick added the Royals' last run with a homer in the eighth. The Angels scored on a sacrifice fly by Jim Spencer in the fourth.

[DH] Twins 7, Brewers 6 (day game) / Twins 8, Brewers 3 at Minnesota (day game):
Brant Alyea batted in all seven of the Twins' runs in the first game with two homers and drove in two more with a single and sacrifice fly in the second game to feature 7-6 and 8-3 victories over the Brewers in a doubleheader. Alyea started his slugging in the first inning of the opener, hitting a grand slam after Cesar Tovar and Rich Reese singled and Harmon Killebrew walked to load the bases. Tony Oliva was hit by a pitch in the third inning, Killebrew singled and Alyea hit his second homer of the game to tie the Twins' club record with seven RBIs. Stan Williams, who was the winner in relief, set a Twins' record with his ninth consecutive victory. Hal Haydel, making his first major league appearance, pitched five innings of relief in the second game and also hit a homer to receive credit for the Twins' decision. The rookie allowed four hits, including a homer by Tommy Harper with a man on base. Ron Perranoski finished both games for the Twins and picked up a pair of saves.

Yankees 4, Senators 3 at Washington (day game):
Jake Gibbs' second double and third hit of the game drove a run home in the seventh inning to enable the Yankees to edge the Senators, 4-3. Roy White, who reached base on a forceout, stole second and scored on the catcher's two-bagger. Bobby Murcer batted in two runs for the Yankees with a single and a sacrifice fly.

[DH] Dodgers 4, Braves 3 (night game) / Dodgers 6, Braves 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Willie Crawford, celebrating his 24th birthday, smashed a two-run homer to win the first game, 4-3, and the Dodgers then proceeded to take the second game, 6-1, to complete the sweep of a doubleheader with the Braves. Orlando Cepeda hit a two-run homer for the Braves in the first inning of the lidlifter, but the Dodgers tied the score in the fifth and went ahead in the sixth when Ted Sizemore beat out a bunt and Crawford hit his homer. In the nightcap, Wes Parker batted in two runs with a double and Bill Sudakis accounted for two with a sacrifice fly and a double. A homer by Clete Boyer in the second inning saved the Braves from being shut out.

[DH] Mets 5, Expos 4 (day game) / Mets 5, Expos 1 at New York (day game):
After rallying for three runs in the eighth inning to win the first game, the Mets took early command of the second game with five runs in the second inning to beat the Expos in a doubleheader, 5-4 and 5-1. The Expos built up a 4-0 lead against Tom Seaver in the lidlifter before the Mets began their comeback with two runs in the seventh on a triple by Art Shamsky and singles by Donn Clendenon, Ken Boswell and Jerry Grote. Wayne Garrett walked in the eighth and Jones tied the score with a homer. Mike Marshall, in relief of Carl Morton, issued a pair of two-out passes and then was the loser when Grote singled to drive in the Mets' winning run. Danny Frisella gained the decision in relief. The Mets' five-run outburst in the second inning of the nightcap started with a single by Grote and an infield hit by Jim McAndrew, but two were out when Tommie Agee came up and hit a homer. A walk to Bud Harrelson, single by Cleon Jones and double by Clendenon added the other runs before the frame ended. The Expos picked up their lone tally in the fifth on a double by Mack Jones and a single by Bob Bailey.

[DH] Phillies 5, Cardinals 1 (night game) / Phillies 3, Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies won one game in the first inning and the other in the 13th inning in a sweep of a doubleheader with the Cardinals, 5-1 and 3-2. In the opener, the Phillies rapped Jerry Reuss for five straight hits while scoring four runs in the first. Larry Bowa tripled and Denny Doyle, Don Money and Deron Johnson singled to account for the first two tallies. After an infield hit by Joe Lis loaded the bases, Byron Browne walked to force in another run. A grounder by Larry Hisle produced the fourth counter. In the nightcap, Tim McCarver singled to open the 13th for the Phillies, stole second and continued to third on a wild throw by Ted Simmons. The Cardinals then walked Money and Willie Montanez intentionally to load the bases and got two forceouts at the plate on grounders by Jim Hutto and Lis, but Bowa singled to drive in the winning run.

[DH] Pirates 8, Cubs 3 (day game) / Cubs 9, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The hitting of Richie Hebner paced the Pirates to an 8-3 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Cubs came back with four homers to win the second game, 9-2. As a result of the split, the Pirates' East division lead was cut to 1½ games over the Mets, who moved into second place. The Cubs were third, two games off the pace. Hebner and Bob Robertson homered for the Pirates in the fourth inning of the lidlifter, Hebner connected again with a man on base in the fifth, when the Pirates scored four runs, and accounted for another RBI with a double in the sixth. Bob Moose, who gave up round-trippers by Joe Pepitone and Willie Smith, hurled the route for the first time since August 7 and also was a winner for the first time since that date. In the second game, Ron Santo smashed two homers and Billy Williams and Fergie Jenkins hit one apiece in the Cubs' attack. Williams' wallop tied the score at 2-2 in the sixth inning and Santo broke the deadlock with a drive in the seventh. Doubles by Joe Pepitone and Randy Hundley added another run. Santo homered again in the eighth and the Cubs finished with four runs in the ninth, three counting on Jenkins' clout.

[DH] Astros 10, Padres 5 (day game) / Astros 9, Padres 4 at San Diego (day game):
Bob Watson smashed a grand slam and Larry Howard hit two homers in the first game and Jim Wynn collected five hits in the second game to lead the Astros to 10-5 and 9-4 victories in a doubleheader with the Padres. Howard accounted for three runs with his homers and also scored after hitting a double in the third inning. Watson's grand slam followed singles by Jesus Alou and Joe Morgan and a pass to Wynn in the sixth when the Astros exploded for six runs. Watson added his fifth RBI of the game with a single in the seventh. Ken Forsch, making his debut with the Astros, pitched shutout ball until the ninth when the Padres whacked the rookie for five runs, including a grand-slam homer by Ramon Webster. Morgan, who had two hits in the opener, giving him seven for the day, drove in two runs with a double in the fourth inning of the nightcap when the Astros wiped out a 3-1 deficit on their road to victory.

[DH] Giants 6, Reds 3 (day game) / Giants 4, Reds 3 at San Francisco (day game):
After Juan Marichal posted a 6-3 victory in the first game, the Giants also won the second game of a doubleheader with the Reds, 4-3, by coming from behind with three runs, two of them unearned, in the seventh inning. Bobby Bonds homered for the Giants in the first inning of the lidlifter and another run followed on singles by Tito Fuentes and Willie Mays, plus a sacrifice fly by Willie McCovey. These were the only hits off Gary Nolan, who also yielded an unearned run in the third, before the Reds' starter was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the seventh when the Cincy crew rallied for two runs. The Giants then clinched their victory against Jim Maloney in the eighth on a homer by McCovey, a walk, a single by Ken Henderson and a two-run double by Hal Lanier. Darrel Chaney homered for the Reds in the ninth. An error by Chaney led to a loss in the nightcap. With the Reds leading, 3-1, the Giants loaded the bases in the seventh. Fuentes then hit a smash at Chaney and was credited with an infield hit, one run scoring, and when the second baseman followed with a wild throw to the plate, the Giants counted the tying and winning runs.