MLB standings through games of September 12, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 12, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	145	94	51	0	.648		704	528	49-21	45-30	8-2	Won 5
New York Yankees	146	81	64	1	.559	13.0	610	562	45-25	36-39	5-5	Lost 4
Boston Red Sox	145	75	70	0	.517	19.0	702	662	46-27	29-43	5-5	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	145	75	70	0	.517	19.0	623	647	40-34	35-36	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	146	70	76	0	.479	24.5	596	611	40-34	30-42	4-6	Won 3
Washington Senators	144	67	77	0	.465	26.5	580	609	38-36	29-41	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	144	87	57	0	.604		664	531	46-26	41-31	8-2	Lost 1
Oakland A's	145	80	65	0	.552	7.5	610	528	44-28	36-37	7-3	Won 2
California Angels	144	76	68	0	.528	11.0	557	566	37-36	39-32	1-9	Lost 9
Kansas City Royals	144	56	88	0	.389	31.0	535	631	31-43	25-45	4-6	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	145	55	89	1	.382	32.0	542	689	32-38	23-51	5-5	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	145	52	93	0	.359	35.5	573	732	28-44	24-49	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	144	77	67	0	.535		655	617	45-30	32-37	6-4	Won 2
New York Mets	145	77	68	0	.531	0.5	635	566	41-32	36-36	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	144	75	69	0	.521	2.0	747	611	44-32	31-37	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	146	69	77	0	.473	9.0	674	671	31-41	38-36	4-6	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	146	66	80	0	.452	12.0	523	657	36-33	30-47	3-7	Lost 4
Montreal Expos	144	63	81	0	.438	14.0	622	736	33-36	30-45	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	148	93	55	0	.628		710	617	51-22	42-33	5-5	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	144	77	67	0	.535	14.0	662	600	33-38	44-29	3-7	Lost 5
San Francisco Giants	145	77	68	0	.531	14.5	753	760	44-30	33-38	7-3	Won 4
Atlanta Braves	147	72	75	0	.490	20.5	675	684	40-32	32-43	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	145	69	76	0	.476	22.5	656	696	38-36	31-40	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	146	57	89	0	.390	35.0	627	724	29-45	28-44	4-6	Won 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Red Sox 1 at Baltimore (night game):
With the support of three homers, Tom Phoebus entered the winning column for the first time since May 9 by pitching the Orioles to a 5-1 victory over the Red Sox. A walk to Mark Belanger, single by Paul Blair, a wild pitch, sacrifice fly by Boog Powell and a double by Brooks Robinson sent the Orioles on their way with two runs in the first inning. Belanger hit his first homer of the season in the second. Frank Robinson and Powell connected in succession in the fifth, marking the 10th time this season that the Orioles had hit consecutive homers.

Brewers 3, Angels 2 at California (night game):
Ted Savage, hitting a single and double, drove in all of the Brewers' runs in a 3-2 victory over the Angels, who went down to their ninth straight defeat. In the fourth inning, May singled, took second on a passed ball and scored on Savage's single. The Angels went ahead in the sixth, counting one run on a homer by Jim Fregosi and another on a sacrifice fly by Joe Azcue with the bases loaded. However, the Brewers struck back in the eighth after Dave LaRoche walked Tommy Harper and Bernie Smith. Dave May forced Harper, but Savage followed with his double, driving in the tying and winning runs.

Indians 4, Yankees 3 at Cleveland (day game):
Duke Sims, who opened the Indians' scoring with a homer in the second inning, connected for the circuit again with two out in the 11th to beat the Yankees, 4-3. After Sims' first smash, the Yankees took a 3-1 lead with the aid of a round-tripper by Thurman Munson, but the Indians tied the score in the eighth on a single by Ted Uhlaender and pinch-homer by Graig Nettles.

Tigers 6, Senators 4 at Detroit (day game):
Mickey Stanley beat out a bunt with the bases loaded and two out in the eighth inning, breaking a 4-4 tie and sending the Tigers to a 6-4 victory over the Senators. Jim Hannan threw wildly on Stanley's tap, allowing another run to score. Tom Timmerman, the winner in relief, tied a Tigers' club record by appearing in his 55th game.

A's 3, Royals 2 at Kansas City (day game):
Reggie Jackson homered after a single by Tommy Davis in the eighth inning to carry the Athletics to a 3-2 victory over the Royals. After the Royals took a 2-0 lead in the first two innings, the A's scored their initial run in the third on a single by Dick Green, a sacrifice and a single by Bert Campaneris.

White Sox 5, Twins 3 at Minnesota (day game):
After scoring their first three runs on a pair of homers, the White Sox added two tallies on a double by Bobby Knoop in the eighth inning to beat the Twins, 5-3. Gail Hopkins homered in the second and Syd O'Brien hit for the circuit after a single by Bart Johnson in the third. Bill Melton walked in the eighth and O'Brien was safe on an error before Knoop rapped his double. Brant Alyea homered for the Twins, marking the eighth straight game in which he had driven in one or more runs.

Pirates 5, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
Willie Stargell and Bob Robertson hit successive homers in the ninth inning, enabling the Pirates to outlast the Cubs, 5-4, and retain their one-half game lead over the Mets in the East division. The Cubs fell two games off the pace. The Pirates scored twice in the second on a single by Robertson, double by Manny Sanguillen, a wild pitch and a single by Jose Pagan. Ron Santo homered for the Cubs in the fourth. Fergie Jenkins, who started for the Cubs, went out for a pinch-hitter in the eighth. Juan Pizarro, relieving in the ninth, hit Al Oliver with a pitch and then served a gopher ball to Stargell. Bob Miller took over and was greeted by Robertson's rap. As a result, the Cubs fell short in their half when Glenn Beckert and Billy Williams singled and Jim Hickman hit a homer.

Braves 5, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
Orlando Cepeda and Rico Carty batted in two runs apiece to lead the Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Astros. Pat Jarvis, who drove in the final run with a double in the ninth inning, beat the Astros for the sixth straight time over two seasons and for the 12th time in 13 decisions for his career. Cepeda got his RBIs with a double in the first inning after Sonny Jackson walked and Hank Aaron singled. Jackson walked again in the third, Aaron doubled and Carty singled for another pair. Doug Rader homered with a man on base for the Astros.

Expos 4, Phillies 3 at Montreal (day game):
Two-run homers by Jim Gosger and John Bateman powered the Expos to a 4-3 victory over the Phillies. The crowd of 25,221 boosted the Expos' attendance to 1,232,476, exceeding their 1969 total in the expansion club's first season. The Phillies also had a two-run homer by Johnny Briggs. Their third run scored when Deron Johnson walked with the bases loaded in the eighth inning after Howie Reed replaced Steve Renko. Reed then saved the game.

Mets 3, Cardinals 0 at New York (day game):
Posting his third shutout of the season, Jim McAndrew pitched the Mets to a 3-0 victory over the Cardinals. Cleon Jones, hitting safely in his 20th straight game to tie Tommie Agee's club record, tripled in the fourth inning and scored the Mets' first run on a sacrifice fly by Donn Clendenon. The Mets loaded the bases in the eighth and their other tallies followed on a sacrifice fly by Ken Singleton and single by Tim Foli.

Padres 4, Reds 2 at San Diego (night game):
Danny Coombs, who had not pitched a complete game since June 23, when the lefthander lost to the Astros, turned in a route-going performance and hurled the Padres to a 4-2 victory over the Reds. The Padres counted their initial run in the second inning. Ed Spiezio walked, stole second, continued to third on a poor throw by Pat Corrales and crossed the plate on an infield hit by Chris Cannizzaro. The Reds went ahead with a two-run double by Lee May in the sixth, but the Padres retook the lead with a pair in their half on a single by Steve Huntz, double by Ollie Brown, sacrifice fly by Nate Colbert and single by Ivan Murrell. Doubles by Colbert and Spiezio added an insurance marker in the eighth.

Giants 8, Dodgers 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Willie McCovey drove in two runs with a homer and added two with a bases-loaded single to pace the Giants to an 8-3 victory over the Dodgers. McCovey homered after a walk to Willie Mays in the fifth and rapped his single in the sixth. The Giants added two more runs in the seventh and a final pair in eighth on a single by Mays, McCovey's third walk of the game and a triple by Ken Henderson. An error by Mays, who dropped a fly ball by Ted Sizemore, led to an unearned run for the Dodgers in the eighth. Skip Pitlock then needed help from Don McMahon, who gave up two runs in the ninth before finishing the game.