MLB standings through games of September 16, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 16, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	148	96	52	0	.649		723	534	50-21	46-31	7-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	150	83	66	1	.557	13.5	623	576	47-26	36-40	4-6	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	148	76	72	0	.514	20.0	632	664	40-35	36-37	4-6	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	149	76	73	0	.510	20.5	715	687	46-27	30-46	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	149	72	77	0	.483	24.5	606	621	42-35	30-42	6-4	Lost 1
Washington Senators	147	69	78	0	.469	26.5	594	615	39-37	30-41	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	148	88	60	0	.595		682	554	47-29	41-31	5-5	Lost 2
Oakland A's	150	82	68	0	.547	7.0	634	551	44-28	38-40	4-6	Won 2
California Angels	148	79	69	0	.534	9.0	574	578	38-36	41-33	3-7	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	146	58	88	0	.397	29.0	551	645	33-43	25-45	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	149	56	92	1	.378	32.0	550	701	33-40	23-52	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	146	53	93	0	.363	34.0	581	739	28-44	25-49	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	147	79	68	0	.537		670	626	45-30	34-38	6-4	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	147	77	70	0	.524	2.0	756	624	46-33	31-37	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	149	78	71	0	.523	2.0	654	585	41-33	37-38	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	149	71	78	0	.477	9.0	690	681	31-41	40-37	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	148	66	82	0	.446	13.5	640	753	36-37	30-45	6-4	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	149	66	83	0	.443	14.0	531	674	36-35	30-48	2-8	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	151	94	57	0	.623		719	633	51-22	43-35	4-6	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	148	80	68	0	.541	12.5	684	615	35-39	45-29	4-6	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	149	79	70	0	.530	14.0	778	780	46-32	33-38	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	151	73	78	0	.483	21.0	696	716	40-32	33-46	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	148	71	77	0	.480	21.5	677	707	40-37	31-40	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	150	59	91	0	.393	34.5	644	745	30-45	29-46	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Tigers 6, Indians 3 at Cleveland (night game):
Sparked by Al Kaline and Jim Price, who hit homers, the Tigers exploded for six runs in the fourth inning and ended the Indians' five-game winning streak, 6-3. Kaline led off with his round-tripper and, after one out, Price also hit for the circuit. Don Wert walked, Elliott Maddox singled and Cesar Gutierrez batted both home with a double. An infield hit by Mickey Lolich and a pass to Mickey Stanley loaded the bases. Dick McAuliffe was hit by a pitch, forcing in run, and then Kaline, up for the second time, grounded into a forceout as the Tigers' final tally crossed the plate. Vada Pinson homered for the Indians.

A's 4, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
Making his 19th start, Rollie Fingers turned in his first complete game of the season for the Athletics and also hit his first major league homer in a 4-1 victory over the Brewers. Don Mincher batted in two runs with a single and a homer. Phil Roof rapped a round-tripper for the Brewers' tally.

Angels 5, Twins 1 at Minnesota (night game):
Clyde Wright became the second pitcher in Angels' history to win 20 games when the lefthander defeated the Twins, 5-1. Dean Chance won 20 when with the Angels in 1964. Bert Blyleven, the Twins' 19-year-old rookie, tied a major league record by striking out the first six batters to face him, but Alex Johnson homered for the Angels in the fourth inning. The Angels added three unearned runs in the sixth and wound up the scoring with singles by Tony Gonzalez, Jim Fregosi and Chico Ruiz in the seventh.

Red Sox 3, Yankees 1 at New York (night game):
The Red Sox scored three runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Yankees, 3-1, to snap a five-game losing streak. Reggie Smith opened the stanza with a single and took third on a single by Carl Yastrzemski. Smith was out at the plate on a grounder by Tony Conigliaro, but Yastrzemski reached third and Conigliaro took second during the rundown. The Yankees walked Rico Petrocelli intentionally to load the bases and George Scott spoiled the strategy with a single, driving in two runs. Petrocelli went to third and scored on a balk.

Senators 2, Orioles 0 at Washington (night game):
Bill Gogolewski, a rookie righthander from Pittsfield (Eastern), joined with Darold Knowles in pitching the Senators to a 2-0 victory over the Orioles. Gogolewski yielded only two hits in the first seven innings. Knowles gave up two more while finishing the game. The Senators scored in the second inning on a triple by Aurelio Rodriguez and single by Ed Brinkman. Another triple by Ed Stroud and sacrifice fly by Del Unser added the other run in the third. Jim Palmer, pitching for the Orioles, failed for the third time in a bid for his 20th victory.

Cardinals 8, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
With Bob Gibson pitching a six-hitter for his 22nd victory, the Cardinals pinned an 8-1 defeat on the Cubs, who fell two games behind the Pirates in the East division race while remaining in a tie with the Mets for second place. The Cardinals loaded the bases in the second inning and scored two runs, one unearned, when Glenn Beckert bobbled a grounder by Ed Crosby. A homer by Ted Simmons, double by Crosby and singles by Gibson, Julian Javier and Joe Hague added three runs in the fourth before the Cubs picked up their lone counter on a circuit clout by Ron Santo in the fifth. Gibson, who had two hits in three trips, singled and scored on an infield out and a single by Joe Torre in the sixth. Hague doubled and Torre homered to wrap up the decision in the ninth.

Reds 3, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
Gary Nolan, who helped himself at bat with a triple, pitched the Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Astros with ninth-inning help from Clay Carroll. With the score tied, 1-1, Nolan tripled to drive in Tommy Helms and then scored the deciding run himself on an infield hit by Bobby Tolan in the fifth. Jim Wynn homered for the Astros in the ninth. Carroll retired the last two batters.

Padres 4, Dodgers 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Posting his first major league shutout, Dave Roberts scattered seven hits and pitched the Padres to a 4-0 victory over the Dodgers. The Padres started the scoring with two runs in the second inning on a double by Ollie Brown and singles by Nate Colbert, Steve Huntz and Ivan Murrell. Cito Gaston homered in the sixth. Brown followed with a single, advanced to second on an infield out and counted the final run on a single by Murrell.

Expos 4, Mets 2 at Montreal (night game):
The Mets collected only five hits off Steve Renko, their former farmhand, and lost to the Expos, 4-2. Art Shamsky was the only Mets' batter with any real success against Renko, hitting two homers. Tom Seaver, continuing in a personal slump, suffered his seventh defeat in the last nine decisions. The Expos scored three runs in third inning when John Bateman walked and Donn Clendenon threw wildly to first on a bunt by Bobby Wine. Singles by Marv Staehle and Jim Gosger each drove in one run and a third scored on a wild pitch. Singles by Bob Bailey and Bateman, around a sacrifice by Ron Fairly, added the Expos' final counter in the sixth. The Mets remained in a second-place tie with the Cubs, but dropped two games behind the Pirates.

Pirates 5, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Pirates got a batting spark from Manny Sanguillen and defeated the Phillies, 5-3, to increase their lead to two games over the Mets and Cubs in the East division race. Sanguillen collected three hits, drove in one run and scored two. In the first inning, Matty Alou singled and stole second, Al Oliver doubled and Sanguillen singled to produce two runs. Bill Mazeroski doubled and Bob Moose singled for a counter in the second. A double by Sanguillen, infield hit by Richie Hebner and wild throw by Larry Bowa added a run in the third. Sanguillen singled for his third hit of the game in the fifth and crossed the plate on a triple by Hebner. Moose, who gave up the Phillies' runs, was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the sixth and Mudcat Grant, making his first appearance since being obtained from the Athletics, pitched three scoreless innings in relief. The Pirates used three pitchers, Dave Giusti, Joe Gibbon and John Lamb, to turn back the Phillies in the ninth inning.

Braves 10, Giants 7 at San Francisco (day game):
Led by Rico Carty, who collected four singles in five trips, the Braves defeated the Giants, 10-7, to snap their three-game losing streak. The Braves built up a 6-2 lead at the expense of Juan Marichal before the Giants rallied to tie the score in the fifth inning with the aid of homers by Bobby Bonds and Ken Henderson. After both clubs picked up singletons in the sixth, the Braves broke away in the eighth. Carty's fourth hit of the game drove in the tie-breaking tally and another scored on a pinch-single by Orlando Cepeda. The last run in the ninth was unearned on an error, two walks and a sacrifice fly by Dusty Baker.