MLB standings through games of September 25, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 25, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	156	102	54	0	.654		766	559	55-22	47-32	7-3	Won 5
New York Yankees	159	90	68	1	.570	13.0	666	601	51-28	39-40	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	158	84	74	0	.532	19.0	762	710	51-28	33-46	9-1	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	157	77	80	0	.490	25.5	656	717	40-38	37-42	2-8	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	157	75	82	0	.478	27.5	634	657	43-36	32-46	4-6	Lost 1
Washington Senators	156	70	86	0	.449	32.0	614	658	40-39	30-47	2-8	Lost 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	156	95	61	0	.609		717	578	48-29	47-32	7-3	Won 3
Oakland A's	157	86	71	0	.548	9.5	660	570	47-31	39-40	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	156	81	75	0	.519	14.0	596	612	38-37	43-38	4-6	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	156	62	94	0	.397	33.0	584	678	33-44	29-50	4-6	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	158	62	95	1	.395	33.5	584	733	38-42	24-53	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	156	56	100	0	.359	39.0	615	781	31-51	25-49	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	157	85	72	0	.541		704	649	48-32	37-40	6-4	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	156	81	75	0	.519	3.5	790	659	46-34	35-41	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	156	81	75	0	.519	3.5	681	614	42-36	39-39	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	157	74	83	0	.471	11.0	726	725	33-45	41-38	4-6	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	156	71	85	0	.455	13.5	575	708	38-37	33-48	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	157	70	87	0	.446	15.0	668	791	38-40	32-47	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	158	99	59	0	.627		756	670	54-23	45-36	6-4	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	156	85	71	0	.545	13.0	725	662	39-42	46-29	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	156	84	72	0	.538	14.0	813	803	46-33	38-39	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	158	75	83	0	.475	24.0	724	752	42-37	33-46	3-7	Lost 3
Houston Astros	156	73	83	0	.468	25.0	714	746	40-37	33-46	3-7	Won 1
San Diego Padres	157	62	95	0	.395	36.5	665	762	30-48	32-47	4-6	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 6, Angels 0 at California (night game):
With Blue Moon Odom pitching a four-hitter, the Athletics shut out the Angels, 6-0. Clyde Wright, who started for the Angels, allowed only three hits in seven innings, but the A's used a single by Joe Rudi, two walks, a hit batsman and a sacrifice fly by Dave Duncan for two runs in the fourth. The remaining tallies, three unearned, came off Ken Tatum in the last two frames.

[DH] White Sox 5, Brewers 1 (day game) / Brewers 3, White Sox 2 at Chicago (night game):
Luis Aparicio set the major league record for most games at shortstop, 2,219, to mark the White Sox' 5-1 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader with the Brewers, who came back to win the nightcap, 3-2. Ed Herrmann hit a three-run homer for the White Sox in the fifth inning of the first game. Tommy John was deprived of a shutout when Pete Koegel connected for his first major league homer for the Brewers in the ninth. Bob Humphreys made his first start of the season for the Brewers in the second game after appearing in 23 contests as a reliever, and was the winner with aid of John Gelnar and Dick Ellsworth. Humphreys was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the sixth. Gelnar, taking over in the White Sox half, was rapped for a homer by Rich McKinney and loaded the bases with two out before yielding to Ellsworth, who threw one pitch to retire Duane Josephson on a grounder.

Orioles 9, Indians 7 at Cleveland (night game):
Batting in the 13th inning, Terry Crowley homered after a pass to Don Baylor to give the Orioles a 9-7 victory over the Indians. Dave McNally, who started for the Orioles, gave up only five hits, including a circuit clout by Roy Foster, and had a 7-2 lead before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the ninth. However, Eddie Watt and Tom Phoebus failed in relief as the Indians rallied for five runs, three scoring on a pinch-homer by Ted Uhlaender, to send the game into overtime.

Twins 1, Royals 0 at Kansas City (night game):
Jim Perry gained his 24th victory of the season and 150th of his major league career, pitching the Twins past the Royals, 1-0, in a duel with Wally Bunker. Perry yielded only two singles, both by Cookie Rojas. Steve Brye drove in the Twins' run with a double in the fourth inning.

[DH] Tigers 3, Yankees 1 (night game) / Yankees 8, Tigers 3 at New York (night game):
The Tigers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Yankees in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader before returning to their losing ways with an 8-2 defeat in the nightcap. Dick McAuliffe homered for the Tigers in the third inning of the first game. Singles by Gates Brown, Gene Lamont and Elliott Maddox added a run in the fourth and another scored in the eighth on a single by Don Wert and double by Lamont. Ron Hansen hit a pinch-homer for the Yankees' run in the fifth. In the nightcap, Mickey Stanley hit a homer for the Tigers with a man on base in the eighth to tie the score at 3-3, but the Yankees broke away with five runs in their half, with the aid of errors by McAuliffe and Brown.

Red Sox 5, Senators 1 at Washington (night game):
Ray Culp retired the first 18 straight batters and then settled for a four-hitter while pitching the Red Sox to a 5-1 victory over the Senators. Ed Stroud ended Culp's string with an infield hit in the seventh inning and scored on a single by Del Unser and a grounder by Frank Howard. Rico Petrocelli and George Scott each drove in two runs for the Red Sox with singles in the sixth. Carl Yastrzemski doubled in the eighth, went to third on an error and counted the final run on a sacrifice fly by Tony Conigliaro.

Astros 7, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Although the Astros and Braves each collected 17 hits, the clubs scored only three runs apiece until the 12th inning when the Astros broke away to gain a 7-4 victory. Singles by Jim Wynn, Bob Watson and Marty Martinez produced the tie-breaking tally. Doug Rader drove in two more runs with a single and scored himself on a double by Norm Miller. A Braves' rally in their half of the 12th yielded only one run.

Dodgers 9, Reds 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Dodgers beat the Reds for only the fifth time in 16 meetings this season when Claude Osteen pitched a six-hitter to gain a 9-3 victory. Bill Sudakis, Bill Buckner and Bill Russell each drove in two runs for the Dodgers. Lee May homered with a man on base for the Reds.

Expos 7, Cardinals 5 at Montreal (night game):
The Expos attained manager Gene Mauch's goal of "70 in '70" by rallying for four runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Cardinals, 7-5, for their 70th victory of the season. Ron Fairly capped the comeback with a three-run homer. The Cardinals, who were losing, 3-2, going into the ninth, went ahead with three runs on singles by Luis Melendez and Ted Simmons, a double by Joe Hague, single by Julian Javier and a sacrifice fly by Jim Beauchamp. In the Expos' half, singles by Mack Jones, Bob Bailey and Jim Fairey produced one run before Fairly won the game. The homer was the 15th of the season for the former Dodger, a high for his major league career.

Phillies 5, Cubs 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Cubs, who were held to five hits by Rick Wise, lost to the Phillies, 5-3, and fell 3½ games behind the Pirates in the East division race. The Phillies nicked Milt Pappas for a run in the first inning on a double by Tony Taylor and single by Deron Johnson. In the fourth, after a single by Don Money and an infield out by Ron Stone, the Cubs passed Larry Hisle intentionally to get at Wise, who wrecked manager Leo Durocher's move with a run-scoring single. Phil Regan replaced Pappas in the sixth and was tagged for successive homers by Tim McCarver and Money. Wise allowed only one hit until the seventh when Billy Williams doubled and Tommy Davis homered to revive the Cubs' hopes. However, the Phillies added a run off Hoyt Wilhelm in the seventh on a double by Larry Bowa and single by Taylor. Davis doubled to drive in the Cubs' last-gasp run with two out in the ninth inning.

Pirates 4, Mets 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Willie Stargell threw out a man at the plate in the eighth inning and then singled a run home to enable the Pirates to strengthen their East division lead with a 4-3 victory over the Mets. The Cubs, who lost to the Phillies, and the Mets dropped 3½ games behind the Pirates. Matty Alou, who hit a triple and two singles, and relievers Mudcat Grant and Joe Gibbon also were Pirate heroes. Alou's triple and a double by Dave Cash produced a run in the first inning and another followed for the Pirates in the fourth on a triple by Manny Sanguillen and an infield out by Stargell. The Mets forced the exit of Bob Moose in the seventh when Ken Boswell walked and Jerry Grote singled. Dave Giusti struck out Bud Harrelson, but Ed Kranepool delivered a pinch-single, scoring Boswell. Tommie Agee beat out an infield hit and Wayne Garrett walked to force in the tying run. Grant relieved and got out of the jam when Cleon Jones bounced into a double play. The Pirates regained the lead in their half after Dean Chance gave up a single by Jose Pagan and uncorked a wild pitch. Gene Alley sacrificed pinch-runner Johnny Jeter to third. Tug McGraw replaced Chance and retired Gene Clines on a grounder, but Alley singled, scoring Jeter. In the Mets' eighth, Boswell was on second base when Harrelson singled to left field, but Stargell charged the ball and made a perfect throw to the plate to nail Harrelson. The Pirates then posted what proved to be the winning run in their half when Sanguillen singled, Bob Robertson walked and Stargell singled. In the Mets' ninth, Ron Swoboda drew a pass and raced home on a double by Agee. Gibbon, taking over for John Lamb, walked Joe Foy, but Jones flied out. Art Shamsky then struck out and Agee, trying to steal third, was doubled up to end the game. The stretch-drive acquisitions from the American League wound up as the winner and the loser, with Grant getting his first victory for the Pirates and Chance drawing his first defeat with the Mets.

Padres 7, Giants 4 at San Francisco (night game):
Although the Giants smashed four homers, the Padres were able to gain a 7-4 victory. Willie McCovey hit two round-trippers and Ken Henderson and George Foster rapped one apiece. Foster's homer was the first of his major league career. On the Padres' side, Dave Robinson also hit his first homer in the big leagues. Rafael Robles, who had two singles, and Robinson, who hit a single in addition to his homer, each drove in two runs.