MLB standings through games of September 19, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 19, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	151	97	54	0	.642		729	543	51-22	46-32	7-3	Lost 1
New York Yankees	153	85	67	1	.559	12.5	639	587	47-27	38-40	4-6	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	152	79	73	0	.520	18.5	738	697	48-27	31-46	5-5	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	151	76	75	0	.503	21.0	640	682	40-37	36-38	2-8	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	152	74	78	0	.487	23.5	619	629	43-35	31-43	7-3	Won 1
Washington Senators	150	70	80	0	.467	26.5	602	633	40-37	30-43	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	151	91	60	0	.603		696	564	48-29	43-31	6-4	Won 3
Oakland A's	152	84	68	0	.553	7.5	639	554	46-28	38-40	6-4	Won 4
California Angels	151	79	72	0	.523	12.0	580	587	38-36	41-36	3-7	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	149	59	90	0	.396	31.0	561	654	33-43	26-47	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	152	58	93	1	.384	33.0	559	711	35-41	23-52	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	148	53	95	0	.358	36.5	588	749	28-46	25-49	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	150	81	69	0	.540		677	632	45-30	36-39	6-4	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	151	80	71	0	.530	1.5	774	643	46-34	34-37	6-4	Won 3
New York Mets	151	78	73	0	.517	3.5	657	590	41-35	37-38	4-6	Lost 4
St. Louis Cardinals	152	72	80	0	.474	10.0	712	702	31-43	41-37	5-5	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	152	69	83	0	.454	13.0	553	689	37-35	32-48	3-7	Won 3
Montreal Expos	151	66	85	0	.437	15.5	650	769	36-40	30-45	5-5	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	153	96	57	0	.627		737	643	51-22	45-35	6-4	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	151	82	69	0	.543	13.0	698	632	37-40	45-29	5-5	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	152	82	70	0	.539	13.5	788	785	46-32	36-38	8-2	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	153	73	80	0	.477	23.0	706	734	40-34	33-46	2-8	Lost 2
Houston Astros	151	72	79	0	.477	23.0	694	721	40-37	32-42	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	153	59	94	0	.386	37.0	649	755	30-48	29-46	5-5	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 4, Orioles 2 at Baltimore (night game):
Making his first major league start, Jim Rittwage pitched the Indians to a 4-2 victory over the Orioles. Helping himself, Rittwage singled in the fifth and scored on a wild pitch, infield out and single by Eddie Leon to tie the game at 1-1. Vada Pinson then came to the plate and smashed a two-run homer to put the Indians ahead. Their other run in the eighth was unearned.

[DH] Red Sox 7, Senators 3 (day game) / Red Sox 11, Senators 3 at Boston (night game):
The Red Sox scored five runs in the first two innings to win the day game, 7-3, and also beat the Senators in the night game, 11-3, with the aid of homers by Billy and Tony Conigliaro. In the sunshine contest, a double by Mike Andrews, pass to Reggie Smith, single by Carl Yastrzemski and sacrifice fly by Rico Petrocelli produced two runs in the first inning. Three more followed in the second on a double by Billy Conigliaro, single by Bob Montgomery, double by Ken Brett, an infield out and a wild pitch. George Scott added a homer in the eighth. The Red Sox fell behind in the night game, 3-0, but picked up a run in the third and went ahead when Billy Conigliaro homered with two men on base in the fourth. Brother Tony hit for the circuit in the seventh when the Red Sox scored four runs, two on a double by Mike Nagy.

Twins 5, White Sox 3 at Chicago (night game):
The Twins came from behind with four runs in the eighth inning to defeat the White Sox, 5-3. Luis Aparicio homered with a man on base to help the White Sox take a 3-1 lead, but the Twins bunched singles by George Mitterwald, Danny Thompson and Bob Allison, plus an error, for the tying tallies in the eighth and went ahead when Harmon Killebrew hit a sacrifice fly. Brant Alyea followed with a single to drive in an insurance marker.

Yankees 7, Tigers 6 at Detroit (day game):
The Yankees rallied for five runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Tigers, 7-6. Dalton Jones drove in three runs and Jim Price knocked in two to pace the Tigers to a 6-2 lead before the Yankees erupted. After an error and singles by Pete Ward, Horace Clarke, Thurman Munson and Roy White accounted for the first three runs, the tying tally scored on a wild pitch. John Ellis then singled to drive in White with the winning run.

Royals 4, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
Wally Bunker, who had been plagued by an ailing shoulder, pitched 7 2/3 innings and gained his second victory of the season when the Royals defeated the Brewers, 4-1. Bunker, who allowed only three hits, also contributed a single and scored one of the Royals' two runs in the fifth inning.

A's 2, Angels 1 at Oakland (day game):
Catfish Hunter, who doubled and scored what proved to be the winning run, defeated the Angels, 2-1, to become the first Athletics' pitcher to win 17 games since the club left Philadelphia in 1955. The previous high was 16 victories by Bud Daley in Kansas City in 1959 and '60 and 16 by Blue Moon Odom in Oakland in 1968. The A's scored their first run in the fifth when Bert Campaneris walked and Joe Rudi doubled for the only hit off Greg Garrett, who pitched the first six innings for the Angels. Hunter doubled off Eddie Fisher in the seventh and scored on another double by Campaneris. The Angels picked up their run in the eighth when Tony Gonzalez singled and Alex Johnson doubled.

Reds 7, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Jim McGlothlin hit his first major league homer to help himself to victory as the Reds defeated the Braves, 7-4. The Reds, who scored two unearned runs, built up a 4-1 lead at the expense of Steve Barber, making his first major league start in two years. McGlothlin hit his homer off reliever Rick Kester in the seventh and Lee May iced the decision by connecting for the circuit with a man on base in the eighth. Clay Carroll pitched the last two innings for the Reds.

Dodgers 6, Astros 5 at Los Angeles (day game):
Mike Strahler, pitching in relief, gained his first major league victory when the Dodgers scored four runs in the seventh inning to edge the Astros, 6-5. The Astros kayoed Claude Osteen in the second inning, scoring three runs on singles by Bob Watson and Denis Menke, a pass to Doug Rader, double by Larry Howard and single by Marty Martinez. The Dodgers pared their deficit with two runs in the fourth before starting a rally in the seventh with a triple by Bill Buckner and sacrifice fly by Billy Grabarkewitz. Strahler and Von Joshua followed with singles, Manny Mota walked and Wes Parker then doubled, driving in two runs to put the Dodgers ahead, 6-3. Jim Brewer replaced Strahler in the ninth and was tagged for a two-run homer by Johnny Edwards before locking up the victory.

Cubs 8, Expos 4 at Montreal (day game):
Jim Hickman, Joe Pepitone and Johnny Callison drove in two runs apiece as the Cubs defeated the Expos, 8-4, to remain 1½ games behind the Pirates in the East division race. The Cubs, who were leading only 4-3, gained their victory with a four-run outburst in the eighth inning. Billy Williams doubled, Ron Santo walked and Hickman drove in his second run of the game, hitting a single to score Williams. Pepitone also singled for his second RBI, scoring Santo, but Hickman was out trying for third. Callison, however, stepped up and smashed a two-run homer. Carl Morton, who was the loser, had the Expos' biggest blow, hitting a two-run homer in the third.

Pirates 2, Mets 1 at New York (day game):
Roberto Clemente, who had been out of action with a back injury since September 4, doubled home one run and scored another to lead the Pirates to a 2-1 victory over the Mets, who fell 3½ games off the pace in the East division race. The second-place Cubs, winners over the Expos, remained 1½ lengths behind the Pirates. Matty Alou singled for the Pirates in the third inning, advanced on an infield out and scored on Clemente's double. Clemente took third on a fumble by Tommie Agee and scored what proved to be the winning run when Willie Stargell singled for the 1,000th hit of his major league career. The Pirates used five pitchers with the victory going to Luke Walker. The Mets loaded the bases on a single by Donn Clendenon and passes to Ron Swoboda and Joe Foy in the sixth inning, but John Lamb replaced Walker and the only run scored when Jerry Grote grounded into a double play and Bud Harrelson flied out.

Giants 3, Padres 0 at San Diego (day game):
Gaylord Perry, who pitched 6 1/3 innings of perfect ball before settling for a three-hitter, turned in his fourth straight shutout for the Giants and beat the Padres, 3-0. Rafael Robles collected a single for the first hit off Perry. The Giants loaded the bases in the sixth inning on walks to Willie Mays and Ken Henderson around a double by Willie McCovey and scored their runs on a sacrifice fly by Dick Dietz, single by Al Gallagher and sacrifice fly by Hal Lanier.

Phillies 10, Cardinals 6 at St. Louis (day game):
The Phillies batted their way to a 10-6 victory with 18 hits, the highest total registered against the Cardinals this season. The Phillies smashed a 1-1 tie with three runs in the fourth inning on a single by Byron Browne, homer by Larry Hisle, double by Larry Bowa and single by Tony Taylor. The Phillies then subsided until the seventh when they exploded for six runs, including two-run doubles by Joe Lis and Rick Wise.