MLB standings through games of September 23, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 23, 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	157	89	67	1	.571	12.0	657	595	50-27	39-40	8-2	Won 6
Boston Red Sox	156	82	74	0	.526	19.0	753	706	51-28	31-46	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	154	76	78	0	.494	24.0	646	701	40-38	36-40	2-8	Lost 6
Cleveland Indians	156	75	81	0	.481	26.0	627	648	43-35	32-46	5-5	Won 1
Washington Senators	154	70	84	0	.455	30.0	610	649	40-37	30-47	3-7	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	155	94	61	0	.606		716	578	48-29	46-32	7-3	Won 2
Oakland A's	156	85	71	0	.545	9.5	654	570	47-31	38-40	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	154	81	73	0	.526	12.5	593	599	38-36	43-37	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	155	62	93	0	.400	32.0	584	677	33-43	29-50	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	155	60	94	1	.390	33.5	573	723	37-42	23-52	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	154	55	99	0	.357	38.5	608	777	30-50	25-49	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	155	83	72	0	.535		692	646	46-32	37-40	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	155	81	74	0	.523	2.0	678	610	42-36	39-38	4-6	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	154	80	74	0	.519	2.5	780	653	46-34	34-40	5-5	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	155	74	81	0	.477	9.0	720	711	33-44	41-37	5-5	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	155	70	85	0	.452	13.0	570	705	37-37	33-48	4-6	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	155	69	86	0	.445	14.0	661	778	37-40	32-46	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	157	99	58	0	.631		753	661	54-22	45-36	6-4	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	155	84	71	0	.542	14.0	716	659	39-42	45-29	6-4	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	155	84	71	0	.542	14.0	809	796	46-32	38-39	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	156	75	81	0	.481	23.5	720	740	42-35	33-46	4-6	Lost 1
Houston Astros	155	72	83	0	.465	26.0	707	742	40-37	32-46	3-7	Lost 6
San Diego Padres	155	60	95	0	.387	38.0	653	758	30-48	30-47	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 5, Red Sox 2 at Boston (day game):
Ken Harrelson and Vern Fuller each hit his first homer of the season to enable the Indians to draw away to a 5-2 victory over the Red Sox, who were stopped on their seven-game winning streak. After the Indians picked up an unearned run in the third inning, Harrelson, who had been out of action much of the season with a broken leg, led off the fourth with his round-tripper. Two outs later, Fuller also hit for the circuit. Joe Lahoud had a homer for the Red Sox.

White Sox 6, Royals 0 at Chicago (day game):
Bart Johnson, a rookie righthander with the White Sox, pitched a five-hitter and posted his first major league shutout, beating the Royals, 6-0. Johnson also batted in a run with a double in the sixth inning. Rich McKinney homered for the third consecutive game.

Yankees 6, Senators 4 at New York (night game):
The Yankees clinched second place in the East division with a 6-4 victory over the Senators. The Yankees scored three unearned runs off Joe Coleman in the first inning, two counting on a double by Jim Lyttle. Danny Cater doubled, Lyttle tripled and Frakn Baker singled for two more runs in the sixth. Dick Billings homered for the Senators in the third and Mike Epstein connected with two aboard in the eighth, bringing Jack Aker to the rescue of Rob Gardner, who received credit for his first victory since being recalled from Syracuse.

Twins 7, A's 4 at Oakland (night game):
Although tagged for two homers, Tom Hall gave up no other hits in 7 2/3 innings of pitching and received credit for the Twins' 7-4 victory over the Athletics. Bert Campaneris connected for a solo shot off Hall in the seventh inning. Then, in the eighth, the 22-year-old southpaw walked two batters and served up a homer by Dave Duncan before yielding the mound to Bill Zepp. The Twins scored two runs on a bases-loaded double by Jim Holt in the first, added three on a homer by George Mitterwald in the third and picked up their final pair on a single by Rich Reese in the seventh.

Padres 2, Braves 0 at Atlanta (night game):
Steve Arlin, recently recalled by the Padres from Salt Lake City (Pacific Coast), posted a shutout for his first major league victory, defeating the Braves, 2-0. Cito Gaston homered in the fourth inning to pin the loss on Pat Jarvis. Dave Campbell added the other run with a homer off George Stone in the ninth.

Reds 6, Astros 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Tony Cloninger hit a homer to cap the Reds' scoring and gained credit for a 6-2 victory over the Astros with the help of Clay Carroll, who relieved in the eighth inning. The Reds picked up a run in the first and then bunched four hits, including doubles by Pat Corrales and Pete Rose, for three runs in the second. Tony Perez homered in the third and Cloninger connected in the sixth. Bob Watson hit a homer for the Astros.

Giants 14, Dodgers 10 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Giants, who exploded for nine runs in the seventh inning to wipe out an 8-0 deficit, broke loose for four runs in the 10th to defeat the Dodgers, 14-10. The Dodgers kayoed Gaylord Perry while building up their big lead before the Giants had their big inning, featuring a two-run homer by Jim Ray Hart and a grand slam by Dick Dietz. The Dodgers tied the score in the eighth and pulled even again after the Giants picked up a run in the ninth. Bobby Bonds singled in the 10th off Ray Lamb, the Dodgers' heretofore undefeated reliever, and Tito Fuentes and Willie Mays walked to load the bases. When Frank Johnson grounded out, Bonds scored to break the tie. Ken Henderson followed with a three-run homer off Mike Strahler.

Mets 5, Phillies 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
Dick Selma, who was fined $500 for his blasts against the umpires after losing the previous night's game, drew another defeat when Donn Clendenon hit a two-run homer for the Mets in the eighth inning to beat the Phillies, 5-4. The Phillies broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth when Tim McCarver singled and Larry Hisle homered. A double by Tony Taylor, a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Don Money added a run in the fifth. The Mets, held to two hits by Chris Short, rallied for two runs in the sixth, the first scoring on a single by Ken Singleton, a double by Tommie Agee and single by Ken Harrelson. After Cleon Jones walked to load the bases, Donn Clendenon rolled into a double play as Agee crossed the plate. Selma, taking over in the eighth, got Agee on a popup and walked Bud Harrelson. Jones struck out, but Clendenon then crashed his homer. The victory moved the Mets into second place in the East division race, two games behind the Pirates.

Expos 3, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
With Mike Marshall coming in to save the game for Carl Morton, the last-place Expos defeated the Pirates, 3-2, to tighten the East division race. The loss cut the Pirates' lead to two games over the Mets, who moved into second place ahead of the Cubs. Steve Blass was scheduled to pitch for the Bucs, but was felled by the flu, and George Brunet made his first start since being acquired from the Senators August 31. The Expos scored in the first inning on singles by Don Hahn and Rusty Staub, around a sacrifice by Gary Sutherland. The Pirates coupled a walk to Willie Stargell and singles by Manny Sanguillen and Dave Cash for the tying counter in the second. The Expos moved ahead again in the fourth when Coco Laboy doubled and Hahn singled. Bob Bailey walked, John Bateman sacrificed and Laboy singled for another run in the fifth. The Pirates started their rally in the ninth with singles by Stargell and Sanguillen. Marshall, relieving with one out, induced Cash to ground to Laboy, but the third baseman threw poorly to the plate as pinch-runner Johnny Jeter scored. With Pirate runners on second and third, Jose Pagan hit a short fly on which no advance could be made. Pinch-hitter Gene Clines then flied out to end the game.

[DH] Cardinals 2, Cubs 1 (night game) / Cardinals 2, Cubs 1 at St. Louis (night game):
Stopped by Bob Gibson and Jerry Reuss, the Cubs lost a pair of 2-1 decisions to the Cardinals in a twi-night doubleheader and dropped into third place in the East division race, 2½ games behind the Pirates and one-half game behind the Mets. Gibson, pitching the opener, reached his career high in victories with 23. The Cardinals scored their runs off Fergie Jenkins with the aid of an error in the second inning. Luis Melendez opened with a single and raced to third on a single by Ted Simmons. On the peg to third, Simmons tried for second and when Ron Santo threw wildly, Melendez scored. Simmons moved to third on the error and counted on a two-out single by Julian Javier. The Cubs, held to two hits by Gibson, scored in the fourth on a triple by Glenn Beckert and a sacrifice fly by Billy Williams. In the nightcap, Dal Maxvill batted in both Cardinal runs, one with a forceout in the second inning and the other with a single in the seventh. The Cubs threatened to pull the game out of the fire in the ninth when Beckert singled, Williams doubled and Beckert scored on a wild pitch. However, Reuss was equal to the the occasion. Williams was forced to hold third when Santo grounded out, Jim Hickman then struck out and Tommy Davis flied out to end the game.