MLB standings through games of September 26, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 26, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	157	103	54	0	.656		773	563	55-22	48-32	7-3	Won 6
New York Yankees	160	91	68	1	.572	13.0	668	602	52-28	39-40	8-2	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	159	85	74	0	.535	19.0	768	713	51-28	34-46	9-1	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	158	77	81	0	.487	26.5	657	719	40-38	37-43	1-9	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	158	75	83	0	.475	28.5	638	664	43-37	32-46	3-7	Lost 2
Washington Senators	157	70	87	0	.446	33.0	617	664	40-40	30-47	1-9	Lost 9

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	157	95	62	0	.605		717	583	48-29	47-33	7-3	Lost 1
Oakland A's	158	87	71	0	.551	8.5	664	573	47-31	40-40	7-3	Won 2
California Angels	157	81	76	0	.516	14.0	599	616	38-38	43-38	3-7	Lost 4
Kansas City Royals	157	63	94	0	.401	32.0	589	678	34-44	29-50	5-5	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	159	63	95	1	.399	32.5	593	738	38-42	25-53	7-3	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	157	56	101	0	.357	39.0	620	790	31-52	25-49	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	158	86	72	0	.544		708	652	49-32	37-40	7-3	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	157	81	76	0	.516	4.5	791	666	46-34	35-42	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	157	81	76	0	.516	4.5	684	618	42-36	39-40	3-7	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	158	75	83	0	.475	11.0	733	727	33-45	42-38	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	157	72	85	0	.459	13.5	582	709	39-37	33-48	6-4	Won 2
Montreal Expos	158	70	88	0	.443	16.0	670	798	38-41	32-47	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	159	100	59	0	.629		762	673	55-23	45-36	7-3	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	157	85	72	0	.541	14.0	728	668	39-42	46-30	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	157	85	72	0	.541	14.0	820	809	47-33	38-39	7-3	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	159	75	84	0	.472	25.0	726	757	42-38	33-46	3-7	Lost 4
Houston Astros	157	74	83	0	.471	25.0	719	748	40-37	34-46	3-7	Won 2
San Diego Padres	158	62	96	0	.392	37.5	671	769	30-48	32-48	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

A's 4, Angels 3 at California (night game):
After walking Sal Bando in the eighth inning, Eddie Fisher was unable to control his knuckleball and uncorked three wild pitches to allow the Athletics to edge the Angels, 4-3. Vida Blue, who pitched a no-hitter against the Twins in his previous start for the A's September 21, was ejected from the game in the fifth inning for arguing with the umpires after being called out on strikes. Blue left with a 2-1 lead, the A's runs coming on a double by Bando and a homer by Gene Tenace in the second. The Angels tied the score against Rollie Fingers in the fifth, but Tenace singled a run home for his third RBI of the game in the sixth. The Angels pulled even again in their half when Alex Johnson drove in Sandy Alomar with a pinch-single.

Brewers 9, White Sox 5 at Chicago (day game):
A four-run outburst in the 12th inning brought the Brewers a 9-5 victory over the White Sox. Singles by Mike Hegan and Jerry McNertney and a pass to Ted Kubiak filled the bases for the Brewers. Don Eddy, replacing Danny Murphy, walked Gus Gil to force in the tie-breaking tally. Tommy Harper then singled to drive in two runs and Smith added the last marker with another single.

Orioles 7, Indians 4 at Cleveland (day game):
A homer by Frank Robinson with a man on base in the 11th inning capped a three-run rally and clinched the Orioles' 7-4 victory over the Indians. mark Belanger led off the game with a triple and counted the Orioles' first run on a sacrifice fly by Frank Robinson. Paul Blair hit a two-run homer in the sixth. Chuck Hinton started the Indians' comeback with a round-tripper in the eighth. Jim Palmer, seeking his 21st victory for the Orioles, was kayoed in the ninth when Ted Ford singled, Vada Pinson doubled and Graig Nettles hit a three-run homer to tie the score. In the 11th, Boog Powell walked and pinch-runner Don Baylor stole second. Belanger bunted and when Fred Lasher threw wildly, Baylor scored. Steve Mingori replaced Lasher and retired Blair, but Frank Robinson then smashed his homer to ice the victory.

Royals 5, Twins 0 at Kansas City (night game):
Bob Johnson yielded only four hits and pitched the Royals to a 5-0 victory over the Twins. Bob Oliver hit a grounder to plate one of the Royals' two runs in the first inning. George Spriggs delivered a two-run single in the second and Oliver ended the scoring with a homer in the third.

Yankees 2, Tigers 1 at New York (day game):
With two out in the eighth inning, Fritz Peterson singled to pave the way for his 19th victory as the Yankees defeated the Tigers, 2-1. The Yankees scored their initial run in the sixth on a single by Jerry Kenney, a sacrifice and a ground-rule double by Frank Baker. Tim Hosley, a rookie catcher with the Tigers, hit his first major league homer to tie the score in the eighth. In the Yankees' half, after reaching base, Peterson tallied the winning run on singles by Baker and Thurman Munson.

Red Sox 6, Senators 3 at Washington (night game):
Exploding for six runs in the third inning, the Red Sox tagged the Senators with their ninth straight defeat, 6-3. Tony Conigliaro batted in two runs with a double and Reggie Smith accounted for two with a single. Frank Howard smashed his 43rd homer of the season for the Senators.

Astros 5, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
After a leadoff double by Cesar Cedeno, George Stone retired 20 straight batters, but the Astros then smashed three homers off the lefthander to defeat the Braves, 5-2. With two out in the seventh inning, Bob Watson broke Stone's spell with a double and Denis Menke followed with a homer to send the Astros ahead, 2-1. Doug Rader then came up and also hit for the circuit. Larry Dierker singled in the eighth and Cedeno climaxed the Astros' attack with their third round-tripper of the game.

Reds 6, Dodgers 3 at Cincinnati (day game):
Starting with a homer by Bobby Tolan, the Reds scored four runs in the first inning and went on to defeat the Dodgers, 6-3. Jim Merritt, making his first start for the Reds since straining his elbow September 8, pitched three innings in a tuneup for the playoffs. Don Gullett was the winner in relief, but the youngster was lifted in the eighth after Bill Sudakis homered for the Dodgers. Clay Carroll finished.

Cardinals 7, Expos 2 at Montreal (day game):
With Steve Carlton hurling a three-hitter, the Cardinals defeated the Expos, 7-2, in a game that saw Montreal manager Gene Mauch and his starting battery of Bill Stoneman and John Bateman ejected from the game in arguments over brushback pitches. Stoneman hit Ted Simmons and Joe Torre with pitches before being banished in the fourth inning. Later, in the ninth, Mike Wegener plinked Carlton with a pitch. The Cardinals scored their initial run in the first inning when Torre grounded into a double play with the bases loaded. A walk to Bobby Wine, an infield out and a single by Clyde Mashore tied the score in the fifth. The Cardinals broke the deadlock in the eighth when Ed Crosby and Joe Hague singled, Torre tripled and Simmons singled. Three more runs in the ninth iced the decision before Gary Sutherland homered for the Expos in their half.

Phillies 7, Cubs 1 at Philadelphia (day game):
The Cubs' hopes for the East division title were virtually extinguished with a 7-1 loss to the Phillies. Manager Leo Durocher started Bill Hands with only two days' rest and the righthander was unable to produce. The Phillies loaded the bases in the first inning on singles by Larry Bowa, Tony Taylor and Deon Johnson and scored two runs on a single by Tim McCarver. In the second, Larry Hisle singled, Barry Lersch sacrificed and Bowa singled to plate Hisle. Taylor doubled to score Bowa and Johnson knocked out Hands with a single that counted Taylor. McCarver greeted Juan Pizarro with a double, scoring Johnson. Lersch gave up an inside-the-park homer by Joe Pepitone for the Cubs' lone run in the seventh. The Phillies ended the scoring in the eighth with a walk to Hisle, a sacrifice and a double by Bowa for his fourth hit of the game.

Pirates 4, Mets 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Pirates clinched a tie for the East division title by defeating the Mets, 4-3. The victory moved the Pirates 4½ games ahead of the Mets and Cubs, who were tied for second. Richie Hebner homered off Tom Seaver to start the Pirates' scoring in the second inning. A single by Matty Alou, an error, hit batsman and single by Willie Stargell added a run in the third. Seaver tied the score with a two-run triple in the fourth, but the Mets' ace was lifted in the fifth after the Pirates regained the lead with doubles by Stargell and Bob Robertson. The Mets tied the score in the seventh when Tommie Agee tripled and Wayne Garrett hit a sacrifice fly. However, in the Pirates' half, an error by Agee proved costly. With one out, Robertson singled to center and when Agee let the ball skip past him on an attempted shoe-string catch, Robertson wound up at third. Johnny Jeter, running for Robertson, was forced to hold up when Manny Sanguillen bounced to Ken Boswell, although Sanguillen was safe when Donn Clendenon dropped the throw to first. Jose Pagan then batted for Hebner and hit a sacrifice fly to center, Jeter sliding home to beat Agee's throw to the plate.

Giants 7, Padres 6 at San Francisco (day game):
The Giants rallied for three runs in the ninth inning and defeated the Padres, 7-6. Nate Colbert smashed two homers, a double and a single in a perfect day at bat for the Padres, who also had a two-run homer by Dave Robinson. The Giants trailed, 6-4, after McCovey hit for the circuit in the eighth. The Giants loaded the bases in the ninth on an error, a single by Tito Fuentes and pass to McCovey. Ken Henderson singled, driving in two runs to tie the score, and Ron Hunt delivered a pinch-single for the winning run.