MLB standings through games of September 9, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 9, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	142	91	51	0	.641		694	524	46-21	45-30	6-4	Won 2
New York Yankees	143	81	61	1	.570	10.0	604	553	45-25	36-36	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	142	74	68	0	.521	17.0	685	654	46-27	28-41	6-4	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	142	74	68	0	.521	17.0	615	625	39-32	35-36	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	143	67	76	0	.469	24.5	576	602	37-34	30-42	3-7	Lost 2
Washington Senators	141	66	75	0	.468	24.5	568	588	38-36	28-39	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	140	84	56	0	.600		642	523	43-25	41-31	8-2	Won 1
Oakland A's	141	78	63	0	.553	6.5	601	513	44-28	34-35	8-2	Lost 1
California Angels	142	76	66	0	.535	9.0	554	561	37-34	39-32	2-8	Lost 7
Kansas City Royals	140	54	86	0	.386	30.0	521	623	29-41	25-45	4-6	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	141	53	87	1	.379	31.0	535	674	32-38	21-49	4-6	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	143	51	92	0	.357	34.5	568	723	28-44	23-48	2-8	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	142	75	67	0	.528		627	559	39-31	36-36	7-3	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	142	75	67	0	.528		648	613	44-30	31-37	5-5	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	142	74	68	0	.521	1.0	734	603	43-31	31-37	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	143	68	75	0	.476	7.5	669	664	31-41	37-34	4-6	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	143	66	77	0	.462	9.5	518	649	36-33	30-44	3-7	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	141	61	80	0	.433	13.5	614	724	31-36	30-44	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	145	92	53	0	.634		693	606	51-22	41-31	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	141	77	64	0	.546	13.0	652	575	33-37	44-27	4-6	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	142	74	68	0	.521	16.5	730	754	41-30	33-38	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	144	71	73	0	.493	20.5	666	675	40-32	31-41	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	142	68	74	0	.479	22.5	650	678	37-35	31-39	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	143	54	89	0	.378	37.0	617	718	26-45	28-44	3-7	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 1, Yankees 0 at Baltimore (night game):
The Orioles scored on a double by Frank Robinson and a single by Brooks Robinson in the sixth inning, enabling Mike Cuellar to beat the Yankees, 1-0, for his seventh straight victory and 22nd of the season. Steve Kline was the loser of the duel.

[DH] White Sox 11, Angels 4 (night game) / White Sox 3, Angels 1 at Chicago (night game):
Playing their 18th doubleheader of the year, the White Sox achieved a sweep for the first time, beating the Angels, 11-4 and 3-1, with the second game being stopped by rain after eight innings. In the opener, the White Sox broke an eight-game losing streak while reaching their season's high in homers in one game with two by Bill Melton and one each by Jim Spencer and Bobby Knoop. Melton drove in five runs. Jay Johnstone hit two triples for the Angels. Alex Johnson homered in the sixth inning for for the Angels' run in the nightcap. The White Sox went ahead in their half when Aparicio singled and Carlos May and Duane Josephson doubled. Luis Aparicio wrapped up the scoring with a homer in the eighth. The double dip extended the Angels' losing streak to seven games.

Senators 5, Indians 4 at Cleveland (night game):
Joe Coleman pitched 7 1/3 innings and gained his first victory since August 8 when the Senators edged the Indians, 5-4. The Senators built up a 5-0 lead with the aid of a two-run homer in the first inning by Mike Epstein, who also tripled and scored in the third. The Indians counted twice in the seventh and chased Coleman in the eighth when Roy Foster and Chuck Hinton hit homers. Joe Grzenda finished.

Red Sox 4, Tigers 1 at Detroit (night game):
In addition to pitching a four-hitter, Mike Nagy rapped a triple and a single, scoring two runs, to lead the Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Tigers. After the Tigers picked up their tally in the second inning, Tony Conigliaro tied the game with a homer in the fourth. Nagy tripled in the fifth and counted on a single by Mike Andrews. A single by George Thomas, pass to Carl Yastrzemski and forceout by Conigliaro added another run in the stanza. Nagy hit his single in the seventh and subsequently crossed the plate on a single by Yastrzemski.

Twins 3, A's 1 at Minnesota (night game):
Jim Perry, who put the Twins ahead with a single in the seventh inning, beat the Athletics, 3-1, for his 22nd victory in the first game of a scheduled twi-night doubleheader. The second game was rained out. Don Mincher homered for the A's run in the fourth, the Twins tied the score with doubles by Harmon Killebrew and Brant Alyea in the seventh. Jim Holt ran for Alyea and, after a walk and an infield out, scored the leading run on Perry's single. The Twins added a run in the eighth when Tony Oliva doubled and Rich Reese singled to clinch the victory, snapping the A's eight-game winning streak.

Expos 3, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
A single by Bobby Wine for his third hit of the game drove in a run with two out in ninth inning and gave the Expos a 3-2 victory over the Cubs. The Expos picked up a run on a wild pitch by Ken Holtzman with the bases loaded in the first inning and added another on a homer by Bob Bailey in the sixth. Billy Williams accounted for both Cub counters, hitting a homer in sixth and rapping a double in the seventh to plate Don Kessinger, who had singled and advanced on an infield out. In the ninth, John Bateman walked and gave way to Adolfo Phillips, who stole second and continued to third on a wild throw by Randy Hundley. John Boccabella then struck out and Boots Day flied out before Wine delivered his winning single.

Reds 6, Dodgers 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
[DH] Phillies 3, Mets 2 (night game) / Mets 3, Phillies 1 at New York (night game):
The Mets moved into a tie with the Pirates for first place in the East division by beating the Phillies, 3-1, in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader after losing the first game, 3-2. Tim McCarver hit a two-run homer for the Phillies and Cleon Jones whacked a similar blow for the Mets to forge a tie in the opener before the Phillies posted the winning marker in the ninth inning on a double by Johnny Briggs and a pinch-single by Willie Montanez. Ray Sadecki pitched a four-hitter and struck out 12 in winning the nightcap for Mets. The Phillies scored in the third on a single by Mike Ryan, sacrifice by Grant Jackson and double by Larry Bowa. The Mets tied it up in their half with a walk to Rod Gaspar, an infield out and a single by Jones. The Mets broke away in the sixth after Jones and Donn Clendenon led off with singles. Ken Singleton sacrificed and Joe Foy was handed an intentional pass by the Phillies, loading the bases, but Duffy Dyer wrecked the move by lashing a single to drive in two runs.

Cardinals 6, Pirates 4 at Pittsburgh (night game):
After falling behind, 4-0, the Cardinals rallied a for pair of three-run innings to gain a 6-4 victory, knocking the Pirates out of sole possession of first place into a tie with the Mets for the East division lead. Freddie Patek batted in two runs to help the Pirates take their early lead. The Cardinals started the comeback in the fifth after loading the bases on a single by Julian Javier and two walks. One run scored on a grounder by Joe Torre and two more crossed the plate on a double by Ted Simmons. Lou Brock singled in the sixth, Javier walked and Carl Taylor tied the score with a pinch-double. A wild pitch allowed Javier to cross the plate with the leading tally and another run counted on a sacrifice fly by Vic Davalillo.

[DH] Braves 6, Padres 3 (night game) / Padres 7, Braves 4 at San Diego (night game):
The Braves erupted for three runs in the 11th inning, starting with a homer by Bob Tillman, to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 6-3, but the Padres came back to take the second game, 7-4, with Earl Wilson receiving credit for his first N. L. victory. Rico Carty batted in two runs with a single when the Braves took a 3-0 lead in the third inning of the lidlifter, but the Padres tied the score in the sixth, two runs scoring on a homer by Cito Gaston. After Tillman broke the deadlock with his circuit clout in the 11th, the Braves went on to add two more runs on a double by Felix Millan, a pass to Ralph Garr, sacrifice by Bob Priddy, safe bunt by Oscar Brown and a double by Mike Lum. Gaston hit another two-run homer for the Padres in the fifth inning of the nightcap to tie the score at 4-4. Wilson, pitching in relief, then won his own game with a two-run homer in the sixth for his first N. L hit. Hank Aaron drove in two runs for the Braves and moved into seventh place on the all-time RBI list with 1,841.

Giants 9, Astros 5 at San Francisco (day game):
Willie Mays hit his 25th and 26th homers, driving in five runs, to pace the Giants to a 9-5 victory over the Astros. Mays connected for the circuit in the first inning after a pass to Bobby Bonds, and homered again in the fourth following a walk to Hal Lanier and single by Tito Fuentes. Willie McCovey, who was out of the lineup with a sore ankle, drove in two runs with a pinch-double in the seventh.