MLB standings through games of September 10, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 10, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	143	92	51	0	.643		696	525	47-21	45-30	6-4	Won 3
New York Yankees	144	81	62	1	.566	11.0	605	555	45-25	36-37	7-3	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	143	75	68	0	.524	17.0	699	654	46-27	29-41	7-3	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	143	74	69	0	.517	18.0	615	639	39-33	35-36	4-6	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	144	68	76	0	.472	24.5	589	606	38-34	30-42	3-7	Won 1
Washington Senators	142	66	76	0	.465	25.5	572	601	38-36	28-40	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	142	86	56	0	.606		655	526	45-25	41-31	8-2	Won 3
Oakland A's	143	78	65	0	.545	8.5	604	526	44-28	34-37	7-3	Lost 3
California Angels	142	76	66	0	.535	10.0	554	561	37-34	39-32	2-8	Lost 7
Kansas City Royals	142	56	86	0	.394	30.0	533	625	31-41	25-45	5-5	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	143	53	89	1	.373	33.0	537	686	32-38	21-51	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	143	51	92	0	.357	35.5	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	143	76	67	0	.531		630	561	40-31	36-36	7-3	Won 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	143	76	67	0	.531		650	613	45-30	31-37	6-4	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	143	75	68	0	.524	1.0	743	606	44-31	31-37	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	144	68	76	0	.472	8.5	669	666	31-41	37-35	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	144	66	78	0	.458	10.5	520	652	36-33	30-45	3-7	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	142	61	81	0	.430	14.5	617	733	31-36	30-45	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	146	93	53	0	.637		706	610	51-22	42-31	7-3	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	142	77	65	0	.542	14.0	656	588	33-38	44-27	3-7	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	143	75	68	0	.524	16.5	741	754	42-30	33-38	5-5	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	145	71	74	0	.490	21.5	668	678	40-32	31-42	5-5	Lost 2
Houston Astros	143	68	75	0	.476	23.5	650	689	37-35	31-40	6-4	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	144	55	89	0	.382	37.0	620	720	27-45	28-44	4-6	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 2, Yankees 1 at Baltimore (night game):
With the help of catcher Andy Etchebarren, who hit the deciding homer, Dave McNally pitched the Orioles past the Yankees, 2-1, for his 22nd victory. Brooks Robinson doubled and Chico Salmon singled for the Orioles' initial run in the second inning. Etchebarren added his homer in the fifth before the Yankees picked up their run in the seventh on a single by John Ellis and double by Ron Hansen.

Indians 13, Senators 4 at Cleveland (night game):
A seventeen-hit attack that included homers by Roy Foster, Ted Uhlaender, Vada Pinson and John Lowenstein powered the Indians to a 13-4 victory over the Senators. Uhlaender hit his homer with a man on base and drove in two more runs with a single. Lowenstein's homer, after a pass to Duke Sims in the sixth inning, was the first in the major leagues for the rookie infielder. Sims batted in three runs with a double in the seventh. Frank Howard hit his 41st and 42nd homers for the Senators, driving in three runs, to bring his RBI total to a career high of 121.

Red Sox 14, Tigers 0 at Detroit (night game):
Mike Andrews batted in five runs and Carl Yastrzemski drove in four, each hitting a homer with two men on base, to lead the Red Sox to a 14-0 victory over the Tigers. Ray Culp walked seven, but yielded only three hits in blanking the Bengals.

[DH] Royals 2, Brewers 0 (night game) / Royals 10, Brewers 2 at Kansas City (night game):
Getting tight pitching in both games, the Royals beat the Brewers in a twi-night doubleheader, 2-0 and 10-2. A single by Paul Schaal in the fourth inning drove in the Royals' runs in the opener. Bill Butler, making his first start since returning from Omaha (American Association), limited the Brewers to three hits before being removed after issuing two passes with one out in the ninth. Ted Abernathy struck out Floyd Wicker, gave up a bases-loading single by Bob Burda and got Tito Francona on a fly to save the game. In the nightcap, Dick Drago pitched a five-hitter for the Royals, with one of the Brewers' runs coming on a homer by Burda. The Royals enjoyed a pair of five-run outbursts. In the sixth inning, after Rich Severson drove in two runs with a single, Lou Piniella came up with the sacks filled and cleared them with a double. Schaal doubled for two runs when the Royals added their remaining five tallies in the seventh.

[DH] Twins 6, A's 1 (night game) / Twins 7, A's 2 at Minnesota (night game):
A four-run outburst in each game helped the Twins sweep a twi-night doubleheader with the Athletics, 6-1 and 7-2. In the opener, Cesar Tovar led off with a single in the third inning and, after a sacrifice, scored the Twins' first run on a double by Tony Oliva. Harmon Killebrew walked and was forced by Rich Reese. Brant Alyea singled to plate Oliva. George Mitterwald walked to load the bases and Charlie Manuel, batting for Frank Quilici, singled to drive in two runs. Oliva homered in the first inning of the nightcap and Jim Kaat batted in a run with a single in the second before the Twins clinched their sweep with four runs in the fifth on three walks, a wild pitch and singles by Alyea, Paul Ratliff and Qullici.

Cubs 9, Expos 3 at Chicago (day game):
Sparked by Ernie Banks, who broke a 2-2 tie with a three-run homer in the fourth inning, the Cubs defeated the Expos, 9-3. Jim Hickman walked and Ron Santo singled before Banks, after failing in two bunt attempts, swung away and smashed his homer. The Cubs' veteran star also batted in another run with a single in the seventh. Rusty Staub homered for the Expos.

Reds 13, Dodgers 4 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Reds piled up 19 hits, including a grand-slam homer by Lee May, to trounce the Dodgers, 13-4. In the first inning, after Bobby Tolan doubled and scored on a single by Bernie Carbo, Johnny Bench singled and Tony Perez walked to load the bases for May's wallop off Joe Moeller. Bench also homered for the Reds in the eighth inning. Tom Haller hit a round-tripper with one aboard for the Dodgers.

Mets 3, Phillies 2 at New York (day game):
The Mets remained in a tie with the Pirates for first place in the East division when Tommie Agee singled in the 14th inning and Cleon Jones tripled to beat the Phillies, 3-2. Bud Harrelson stole home for the Mets' first run after drawing a walk in the third inning and reaching third base with two out. The Mets went on to add another run in the same stanza when Wayne Garrett was hit by a pitch and Jones and Art Shamsky singled. The Phillies tied the score in the sixth with a double by Larry Bowa and a homer by Johnny Briggs.

Pirates 2, Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Luke Walker yielded only two hits and pitched the Pirates to a 2-0 victory over the Cardinals to maintain the status quo in the tight East division race. The Pirates remained in a tie for first place with the Mets. The Cubs were one game off the pace. Willie Stargell homered for the Pirates' first run in the second inning and the other tally followed on a double by Al Oliver, a grounder by Stargell and sacrifice fly by Bob Robertson in the fourth.

Padres 3, Braves 2 at San Diego (night game):
Dave Roberts ended his personal 10-game losing streak when the Padres edged the Braves, 3-2. Bob Didier singled and Oscar Brown hit his first major league homer for the Braves' runs in the third inning. The Padres rallied in the fifth after Dave Campbell walked with two out. Singles by Steve Huntz and Ollie Brown scored Campbell. Al Ferrara followed with a double to drive in the tying and winning runs. Roberts needed help from Gary Ross, who relieved with two out in the eighth and retired Rico Carty with two men on base for the Braves.

Giants 11, Astros 0 at San Francisco (day game):
For the first time in history, two brothers became 20-game winners in the same season when Gaylord Perry of the Giants pitched a four-hitter and shut out the Astros, 11-0, for his 20th victory. His brother, Jim of the Twins, had 22 victories to his credit. The Giants backed Perry with an 11-hit attack, including a homer, double and single by Willie Mays. Bobby Bonds batted in three runs with a double in the eighth inning.