MLB standings through games of September 17, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 17, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	149	96	53	0	.644		723	536	50-21	46-32	7-3	Lost 2
New York Yankees	151	83	67	1	.553	13.5	627	581	47-27	36-40	3-7	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	150	77	73	0	.513	19.5	720	691	46-27	31-46	5-5	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	149	76	73	0	.510	20.0	634	670	40-35	36-38	3-7	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	150	73	77	0	.487	23.5	612	623	43-35	30-42	7-3	Won 1
Washington Senators	148	70	78	0	.473	25.5	596	615	40-37	30-41	5-5	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	149	89	60	0	.597		686	557	48-29	41-31	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	150	82	68	0	.547	7.5	634	551	44-28	38-40	4-6	Won 2
California Angels	149	79	70	0	.530	10.0	577	582	38-36	41-34	3-7	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	147	58	89	0	.395	30.0	554	649	33-43	25-46	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	150	57	92	1	.383	32.0	554	704	34-40	23-52	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	146	53	93	0	.363	34.5	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	148	79	69	0	.534		672	629	45-30	34-39	5-5	Lost 1
New York Mets	149	78	71	0	.523	1.5	654	585	41-33	37-38	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	148	77	71	0	.520	2.0	758	633	46-34	31-37	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	150	72	78	0	.480	8.0	699	683	31-41	41-37	6-4	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	150	67	83	0	.447	13.0	534	676	37-35	30-48	2-8	Won 1
Montreal Expos	148	66	82	0	.446	13.0	640	753	36-37	30-45	6-4	Won 2

	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	149	80	69	0	.537	13.0	689	625	35-40	45-29	3-7	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	150	80	70	0	.533	13.5	782	783	46-32	34-38	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	151	73	78	0	.483	21.0	696	716	40-32	33-46	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	149	72	77	0	.483	21.0	687	712	40-37	32-40	6-4	Won 1
San Diego Padres	151	59	92	0	.391	35.0	647	749	30-46	29-46	6-4	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 6, Tigers 2 at Cleveland (night game):
Sam McDowell became a 20-game winner for the first time in his career when the Indians' lefthander scattered seven hits and beat the Tigers, 6-2. Roy Foster led the Indians' 11-hit attack, driving in three runs with a single and homer.

Brewers 4, Royals 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
Getting a second chance at the plate when Rich Severson dropped a pop foul, Ted Kubiak singled with the bases loaded and two out in the 13th inning, scoring Ted Savage, to bring the Brewers a 4-3 victory over the Royals. The Brewers stepped out with two runs in the first inning on a homer by Dave May, but Lou Piniella hit a round-tripper for the Royals in the second and the tying run followed in the sixth on a single by Pat Kelly, his theft of second and a single by Ed Kirkpatrick. Paul Schaal homered for the Royals in 10th, but the Brewers rallied with a run-scoring single by Mike Hegan. In the 13th, May singled and when Savage bunted, both runners were safe on a late throw to second. After a sacrifice, an intentional pass and forceout at the plate, Kubiak got new life on Severson's error and came through with the winning single.

Twins 4, Angels 3 at Minnesota (day game):
With relief help from Stan Williams, Jim Perry gained his 23rd victory when the Twins defeated the Angels, 4-3. Leo Cardenas singled in the first inning and Cesar Tovar tripled for the Twins' initial run. A walk to Tovar, triple by Cardenas and double by Tony Oliva added a pair in the third. The Twins then scored what proved to be the winning run when George Mitterwald doubled and Danny Thompson singled in the fourth. The Angels rallied for one run in the seventh and two in the eighth, when Williams took over to save the game.

Red Sox 5, Yankees 4 at New York (day game):
The Yankees, who were second to the Orioles in the East division, were eliminated from the title chase when they lost to the Red Sox, 5-4, in 10 innings. The Yankees scored in the first inning on a double by Horace Clarke and single by Thurman Munson, but the Red Sox exploded for four runs in the eighth, two counting on a single by Tony Conigliaro. The Yankees came back to tie the score in their half with singles by Clarke and Munson, a triple by Roy White and grounder by Ron Hansen. In the 10th, George Scott singled, Billy Conigliaro was hit by a pitch and Tom Satriano singled to knock the Yankees out of the race.

Senators 2, Orioles 0 at Washington (night game):
To the intense disappointment of manager Weaver, the Orioles collected only five hits off Dick Bosman and lost to the Senators, 2-0, after the Birds earlier had clinched the East division title. The Orioles were handed the crown when the second-place Yankees lost a day game to the Red Sox. The Senators scored their runs off Mike Cuellar in the second inning. Rick Reichardt and Mike Epstein singled and both crossed the plate on a two-out single by Tim Cullen. The Orioles threatened in the ninth with pinch-singles by Johnny Oates and Curt Motton, but Don Buford flied out and Paul Blair grounded into a double play to end the inning.

Cardinals 9, Cubs 2 at Chicago (day game):
The Cardinals reached their season's high in hits with 22, including four apiece by Lou Brock, Joe Torre and Luis Melendez, to beat the Cubs, 9-2. Torre put the most wood into his blows, getting a triple, two doubles and a single. In 15 games against the Cubs this season, Torre had 31 hits in 56 times at bat for a .554 average. As a result of the defeat, the Cubs dropped out of a second-place tie with the idle Mets in the East division race, but remained two games behind the Pirates, who also lost to the Phillies.

Astros 10, Dodgers 5 at Los Angeles (night game):
The idle Reds clinched the West division title when the second-place Dodgers lost to the Astros, 10-5. The Astros scored three runs in the first inning on a walk to Cesar Cedeno, a theft of second, a double by Jim Wynn and homer by Denis Menke. The Dodgers picked up one run in their half and went ahead with four in the sixth. Wes Parker hit a two-run single and Bill Sudakis drove in two with a double, but the Astros exploded for six runs in the seventh, featuring a grand-slam homer by Bob Watson.

Phillies 3, Pirates 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
With a triple by Ron Stone as the key blow, the Phillies rallied for two runs in the seventh inning to gain a 3-2 victory over the Pirates, whose East division lead was cut to 1½ games over the idle Mets. The Cubs also lost to the Cardinals and slipped out of a second-place tie with Mets, but remained two games behind the Pirates. The Phillies opened the scoring in the third inning when Larry Bowa beat out a bunt, took second on Jose Pagan's wild throw, advanced to third on an infield out and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Johnny Briggs. Bob Robertson tied the score with a homer in the fourth and the Pirates went ahead in the fifth on singles by Manny Sanguillen and Willie Stargell around an infield out. Dock Ellis, making his first start for the Pirates since August 10, was lifted after six innings and John Lamb, who relieved, was the loser in the seventh when Don Money walked, Stone tripled and Terry Harmon laid down a squeeze bunt on which Stone beat the throw to the plate.

Giants 4, Padres 3 at San Diego (night game):
Bob Heise batted in three runs with a pair of singles to pace the Giants to a 4-3 victory over the Padres. Ken Henderson doubled and Bobby Bonds singled for a 'Frisco run in the second inning, but Nate Colbert homered with a man on for the Padres in their half. The Giants loaded the bases in the third and Heise singled, driving in two runs. Dick Dietz doubled in the fifth and counted what proved to be the winning run on Heise's second single. Ivan Murrell homered for the Padres with one out in the ninth, but Don McMahon replaced Rich Robertson and retired the last two batters to wind up the game.