MLB standings through games of September 18, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 18, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	150	97	53	0	.647		727	539	51-21	46-32	8-2	Won 1
New York Yankees	152	84	67	1	.556	13.5	632	581	47-27	37-40	3-7	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	150	77	73	0	.513	20.0	720	691	46-27	31-46	5-5	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	150	76	74	0	.507	21.0	634	675	40-36	36-38	2-8	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	151	73	78	0	.483	24.5	615	627	43-35	30-43	6-4	Lost 1
Washington Senators	148	70	78	0	.473	26.0	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	150	90	60	0	.600		691	561	48-29	42-31	6-4	Won 2
Oakland A's	151	83	68	0	.550	7.5	637	553	45-28	38-40	5-5	Won 3
California Angels	150	79	71	0	.527	11.0	579	585	38-36	41-35	3-7	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	148	58	90	0	.392	31.0	557	653	33-43	25-47	6-4	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	151	58	92	1	.387	32.0	558	707	35-40	23-52	5-5	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	147	53	94	0	.361	35.5	585	744	28-45	25-49	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	149	80	69	0	.537		675	631	45-30	35-39	5-5	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	150	79	71	0	.527	1.5	766	639	46-34	33-37	6-4	Won 2
New York Mets	150	78	72	0	.520	2.5	656	588	41-34	37-38	4-6	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	151	72	79	0	.477	9.0	706	692	31-42	41-37	6-4	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	151	68	83	0	.450	13.0	543	683	37-35	31-48	3-7	Won 2
Montreal Expos	150	66	84	0	.440	14.5	646	761	36-39	30-45	6-4	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	152	95	57	0	.625		730	639	51-22	44-35	5-5	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	150	81	69	0	.540	13.0	692	627	36-40	45-29	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	151	81	70	0	.536	13.5	785	785	46-32	35-38	8-2	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	152	73	79	0	.480	22.0	702	727	40-33	33-46	3-7	Lost 1
Houston Astros	150	72	78	0	.480	22.0	689	715	40-37	32-41	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	152	59	93	0	.388	36.0	649	752	30-47	29-46	6-4	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 4, Indians 3 at Baltimore (night game):
Don Baylor, the Orioles' rookie outfielder who drove in two runs with a single in the first inning in his first time at bat in the major leagues, sent home another run with a single in the 11th to beat the Indians, 4-3. After Baylor's hit with the bases loaded in the opening frame, the Orioles counted again in the fourth on a single by Oates and a triple by Bobby Grich, but Duke Sims tied the score for the Indians with a three-run homer in the sixth. Roger Freed walked for the Orioles in the 11th and gave way to Paul Blair, who stole second and continued to third when Eddie Leon missed the throw. Baylor followed with his winning single.

Twins 5, White Sox 4 at Chicago (night game):
Ron Perranoski, who rescued Bill Zepp in the seventh inning, survived a homer by Bill Melton in the eighth and saved the Twins' 5-4 victory over the White Sox. The defeat spoiled Chuck Tanner's debut as manager of the White Sox. Bill Adair had been the acting manager since September 2 when Don Gutteridge was relieved of command. The Twins used a single by Cesar Tovar, walk to Leo Cardenas, single by Tony Oliva and triple by Jim Holt for three runs in the first inning. Three passes loaded the bases in the third and George Mitterwald provided the deciding blow, driving in two runs with a single.

Yankees 5, Tigers 0 at Detroit (night game):
The Yankees erupted for four runs in the first inning and Ron Klimkowski, who pitched a three-hitter, posted his first major league shutout, beating the Tigers, 5-0. Two walks, a single by Danny Cater and homer by John Ellis gave the Yankees their fast start. Thurman Munson doubled Horace Clarke home for the other run in the second inning.

Brewers 4, Royals 3 at Milwaukee (night game):
Scoring four runs in the first inning, the Brewers defeated the Royals, 4-3. Tommy Harper led off with a double, Dave May walked and Ted Savage was safe on an error by Paul Schaal, Harper crossing the plate. Roberto Pena batted in two runs with a single and, after a pass to Phil Roof, Ted Kubiak singled with two out to send Pena home with what proved to be the winning run.

A's 3, Angels 2 at Oakland (night game):
Four walks in the ninth inning handed the Athletics a 3-2 victory over the Angels. Gene Tenace, pinch-hitting with two out and the bases loaded, drew a pass that forced in Blue Moon Odom, who ran for Don Mincher. Chuck Dobson, who was the winner, gave up only three hits, all by Tony Gonzalez. Joe Rudi homered for the Athletics.

Reds 11, Braves 6 at Atlanta (night game):
Johnny Bench drove in four runs and Bobby Tolan batted in three to lead the Reds to an 11-6 victory over the Braves. After Bench accounted for the first run with a sacrifice fly in the third inning, the Reds exploded for six in the seventh. Tolan came up with the bases loaded and cleared the sacks with a double. Then after a pass to Tony Perez, Bench smashed a homer. Pete Rose also hit for the circuit with a man on base in the ninth inning.

Dodgers 3, Astros 2 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Dodgers forged ahead with two runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Astros, 3-2. Denis Menke doubled to drive in the Astros' runs in the first inning. A walk, sacrifice and single by Von Joshua produced a run for the Dodgers in the third. Singles by Wes Parker, Bill Sudakis and Bill Buckner tied the score in the seventh and an infield out by Billy Grabarkewitz on a slow grounder allowed the winning run to cross the plate.

[DH] Cubs 3, Expos 2 (night game) / Cubs 5, Expos 4 at Montreal (night game):
After Fergie Jenkins won the first game, 3-2, for his 20th victory, the Cubs used a relay of five pitchers and also won the second game, 5-4, in 10 innings, to complete the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Expos. Jenkins became the first N. L. pitcher to win 20 games in each of four consecutive years since Juan Marichal turned the trick with the Giants from 1963 to '66. Billy Williams started the Cubs' scoring behind Jenkins with a homer in the first inning. Three walks loaded the bases in the second and when catcher John Bateman was guilty of a passed ball on the strikeout of Don Kessinger, a run scored. Glenn Beckert then singled to add what proved to be the winning tally. Jim Fairey hit a pinch-homer for Expos. With the Cubs shorthanded for starters, Manager Leo Durocher took the advice of his coaches and split the pitching chores in the nightcap among Bob Miller, Larry Gura, Jim Colborn and Phil Regan before calling on Bill Hands in the 10th for his first relief appearance in two years. Bateman hit a homer for the Expos and Rusty Staub batted in their three other runs with a sacrifice fly and two singles. Williams homered with two men on base for the Cubs in the sixth. With the score tied in the 10th, Kessinger doubled, moved up on an infield out and scored the winning run on a single by Ron Santo.

Pirates 3, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
After a single by Willie Stargell in the seventh inning, Bob Robertson and Jose Pagan smashed consecutive homers to bring the Pirates a 3-2 victory over the Mets. The Pirates' lead in the East division race was trimmed to 1½ games over the Cubs, who beat the Expos in a doubleheader, but the third-place Mets fell 2½ lengths off the pace. The Mets rallied in the eighth inning but fell short with two runs. Wayne Garrett walked to open the stanza and Cleon Jones beat out an infield hit. Dave Giusti, replacing Steve Blass, gave up one run on a single by Art Shamsky and the other on a sacrifice fly by Dave Marshall before clamping down to save the game.

Giants 3, Padres 2 at San Diego (night game):
Dick Dietz raced home from first base on a two-out double by Ken Henderson in the 10th inning to carry the Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Padres. Henderson also hit a double in the fourth and scored to put the Giants ahead, 2-1, but Nate Colbert homered to tie the game in Padres' half. In the 10th, Willie McCovey singled and was forced by Dietz before Henderson came through with his winning two-bagger.

Phillies 9, Cardinals 7 at St. Louis (night game):
Two unearned runs provided the Phillies with their winning margin in a 9-7 victory over the Cardinals. Mike Torrez batted in three runs for the Cardinals with a triple in the second inning and Carl Taylor accounted for three more with a pinch-double in the sixth to tie the score at 6-6. Deron Johnson broke the tie with a homer in the seventh. The Phillies scored again in the eighth when Don Money was safe on an error, stole second and crossed the plate on a double by Larry Bowa. Vic Davalillo, whose claim to the N. L. record for most pinch-hits in one season had been disputed, settled the controversy with a run-scoring single in the eighth for his unquestioned 23rd pinch-hit. The Phillies pulled away in the ninth when Byron Browne walked and scored on a single by Tim McCarver and an error on the hit by Lou Brock in left field.