MLB standings through games of September 22, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 22, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	154	100	54	0	.649		750	548	54-22	46-32	7-3	Won 3
New York Yankees	156	88	67	1	.568	12.5	651	591	49-27	39-40	7-3	Won 5
Boston Red Sox	155	82	73	0	.529	18.5	751	701	51-27	31-46	7-3	Won 7
Detroit Tigers	154	76	78	0	.494	24.0	646	701	40-38	36-40	2-8	Lost 6
Cleveland Indians	155	74	81	0	.477	26.5	622	646	43-35	31-46	5-5	Lost 3
Washington Senators	153	70	83	0	.458	29.5	606	643	40-37	30-46	3-7	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	154	93	61	0	.604		709	574	48-29	45-32	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	155	85	70	0	.548	8.5	650	563	47-30	38-40	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	154	81	73	0	.526	12.0	593	599	38-36	43-37	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	154	62	92	0	.403	31.0	584	671	33-43	29-49	6-4	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	155	60	94	1	.390	33.0	573	723	37-42	23-52	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	153	54	99	0	.353	38.5	602	777	29-50	25-49	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	154	83	71	0	.539		690	643	46-31	37-40	6-4	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	152	80	72	0	.526	2.0	778	649	46-34	34-38	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	154	80	74	0	.519	3.0	673	606	42-36	38-38	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	153	72	81	0	.471	10.5	716	709	31-44	41-37	4-6	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	154	70	84	0	.455	13.0	566	700	37-36	33-48	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	154	68	86	0	.442	15.0	658	776	37-40	31-46	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	156	98	58	0	.628		747	659	53-22	45-36	5-5	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	154	84	70	0	.545	13.0	706	645	39-41	45-29	7-3	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	154	83	71	0	.539	14.0	795	786	46-32	37-39	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	155	75	80	0	.484	22.5	720	738	42-34	33-46	4-6	Won 2
Houston Astros	154	72	82	0	.468	25.0	705	736	40-37	32-45	3-7	Lost 5
San Diego Padres	154	59	95	0	.383	38.0	651	758	30-48	29-47	4-6	Lost 4

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 10, Tigers 2 at Baltimore (night game):
Andy Etchebarren drove in six runs with a single, double and homer to pace the Orioles to a 10-2 victory over the Tigers. The first inning saw the Orioles jump off with four runs, Paul Blair batting in two with a homer and Etchebarren two with a double. Etchebarren hit his homer with a man on base in the third and added his other RBIs with a bases-loaded single in the sixth.

Red Sox 8, Indians 2 at Boston (night game):
Two-run homers by Tony Conigliaro and Rico Petrocelli highlighted the attack as the Red Sox defeated the Indians, 8-2, for their seventh straight victory. With his homer, Petrocelli joined Conigliaro and Carl Yastrzemski in the 100-RBI class, marking the first time that three members of the Red Sox had driven in 100 runs apiece since Vern Stephens, Walt Dropo and Bobby Doerr accomplished that feat in 1950.

[DH] Royals 2, White Sox 1 (night game) / Royals 6, White Sox 2 at Chicago (night game):
The White Sox lost both ends of a doubleheader for the 13th time this season, bowing to the Royals in a twi-night pair, 2-1 and 6-2. Ed Kirkpatrick homered for the Royals in the fourth inning of the opener and their other run scored in the sixth on a double by Amos Otis, an infield out and a single by Lou Piniella. The White Sox picked up their run in the seventh on a double by Ed Herrmann and two infield outs, scoring pinch-runner Syd O'Brien. In the nightcap, Rich McKinney homered with a man on base in the second inning to account for the White Sox tallies. The Royals, trailing, 2-1, forged ahead with three runs in the sixth. Bob Oliver walked, Paul Schaal singled and Tommy McCraw dropped a fly by Ellie Rodriguez, loading the bases. George Spriggs struck out, but Bobby Floyd singled, driving in two runs to send the Royals ahead, and Al Fitzmorris added a single to plate another tally.

Brewers 4, Angels 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Tommy Harper became the fifth player in major league history with 30 or more homers and 30 or more stolen bases in the same season as the Brewers defeated the Angels, 4-2. Jim Fregosi hit a homer for the Angels, who held a 2-0 lead before the Brewers erupted in the seventh inning. Singles by Phil Roof and Mike Hegan, followed by Ted Kubiak's forceout of Hegan, produced the first run. After the second out, Harper homered to send the Brewers ahead. A hit batsman and a double by Dave May added an insurance run. The homer was the 30th for Harper, who also had 33 stolen bases to his credit. Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Bobby Bonds and Ken Williams of the old St. Louis Browns were the only other players with the same 30-30 combination.

Yankees 2, Senators 1 at New York (night game):
The Yankees extended their winning streak to five games with a 2-1 victory over the Senators. A double by Del Unser, infield out and wild pitch produced the Senators' run in the first inning. The Yankees counted their pair in the fifth on a single by Curt Blefary, double by Jim Lyttle, sacrifice fly by Gene Michael and single by Jerry Kenney.

Twins 5, A's 3 at Oakland (night game):
The Twins, who were the victims of a no-hitter at the hands of Vida Blue in the previous night's game, bounced back to clinch their second straight West division title wth a 5-3 victory over the second-place Athletics. Tony Oliva homered with a man on base in the first inning, Jim Holt batted in two runs with a single in the sixth and Rich Reese doubled to plate the Twins' final marker in the seventh. Joe Rudi had a 5-for-5 night for the A's.

Braves 3, Padres 2 at Atlanta (night game):
An infield hit by Mike Lum with the bases loaded in the ninth inning scored Felix Millan and gave the Braves a 3-2 victory over the Padres. Ed Spiezio homered for the Padres, who tied the game at 2-2 in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Chris Cannizzaro with the bases loaded. In the Braves' half, Millan singled, Ralph Garr walked and both runners moved up on a wild pickoff throw. After an intentional pass to Clete Boyer loaded the bases, Lum grounded into the hole where Spiezio cut off the ball, but the third baseman was unable to make a play and the Braves' winning run scored.

Reds 6, Astros 5 at Cincinnati (night game):
Sending 11 men to bat, the Reds scored six runs on only two hits in the eighth inning to defeat the Astros, 6-5. Joe Morgan and Bob Watson hit homers to pace the Astros to a 5-0 lead before the wildness of the Houston pitchers helped the Reds in their big inning. Tommy Helms walked, Dave Concepcion was hit by a pitch and Bernie Carbo drew a pass to load the bases for starters. Bobby Tolan drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly. After a pass to Pete Rose reloaded the sacks, Tony Perez fouled out, but Johnny Bench singled to score Concepcion. Walks to Lee May and Ty Cline forced in two more tallies and Helms then singled to drive in the tying and winning runs.

Dodgers 1, Giants 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Alan Foster not only pitched a three-hitter, but drew a pass with the bases loaded in the second inning to win a duel with Ron Bryant as the Dodgers defeated the Giants, 1-0. Wes Parker singled to lead off the second and stopped at third on a double by Bill Sudakis. After a pass to Steve Garvey filled the sacks, Foster walked to force in the game's lone run.

Mets 7, Phillies 6 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Mets rallied for two runs in the ninth inning on a bases-loaded single by Tommie Agee to edge the Phillies, 7-6, and pull within three games of the Pirates in the hot East division race. The Phillies had a 2-0 lead behind the one-hit pitching of Jim Bunning going into the sixth inning when Bud Harrelson walked and scored on a two-out double by Wayne Garrett. Cleon Jones was walked and Bunning, in disgust over the call, let his glove fly off his hand and was ejected from the game by umpire Stan Landes. After Woodie Fryman took over, Art Shamsky walked and Donn Clendenon and Ken Boswell followed with two-run singles to put the Mets ahead, 5-2. The Phillies came back to regain the lead with four runs in the eighth. Hits by Oscar Gamble and Willie Montanez, around a walk to Larry Hisle, loaded the bases. Tony Taylor cleared the sacks with a triple and scored himself on a sacrifice fly by Ron Stone. In the ninth, Boswell and Ed Kranepool singled and Harrelson walked to load the bases. Ron Swoboda struck out, but with the infield playing in, Agee dribbled his hit past first baseman Montanez to drive in the Mets' tying and winning runs.

[DH] Expos 1, Pirates 0 (night game) / Pirates 3, Expos 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates were shut out by Bill Stoneman, 1-0, in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the East division leaders came back to beat the Expos in the second game, 3-1. As a result of the split, the Pirates remained two lengths ahead of the rain-idled Cubs, but their advantage over the Mets was trimmed to three games. Stoneman, who pitched a six-hitter, also set up the lidlifter's only run by blooping a single off Dock Ellis in the sixth inning. Boots Day forced Stoneman and then counted the game's only run on a triple by Rusty Staub. In the nightcap, with the score tied, 1-1, Dave Cash doubled for the Pirates in the fifth inning and Gene Alley was hit by a pitch. Bob Veale bunted safely down the third-base line to load the bases. matty Alou singled, scoring Cash, and Richie Hebner hit a sacrifice fly to plate Alley. Joe Gibbon relieved for the Pirates in the seventh and saved Veale's first victory since September 1.