MLB standings through games of September 30, 1970

MLB standings at the end of September 30, 1970

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	161	107	54	0	.665		789	572	58-22	49-32	10-0	Won 10
New York Yankees	163	93	69	1	.574	14.5	680	612	53-28	40-41	8-2	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	162	87	75	0	.537	20.5	786	722	52-29	35-46	8-2	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	161	78	83	0	.484	29.0	665	731	41-39	37-44	2-8	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	161	76	85	0	.472	31.0	649	674	43-38	33-47	3-7	Lost 1
Washington Senators	161	70	91	0	.435	37.0	624	686	40-41	30-50	0-10	Lost 13

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	161	97	64	0	.602		740	605	50-30	47-34	6-4	Won 1
Oakland A's	161	88	73	0	.547	9.0	673	589	48-32	40-41	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	161	85	76	0	.528	12.0	626	626	42-38	43-38	6-4	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	161	65	96	0	.404	32.0	611	701	35-44	30-52	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	162	65	96	1	.404	32.0	609	746	38-42	27-54	7-3	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	161	56	105	0	.348	41.0	629	817	31-53	25-52	2-8	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	161	88	73	0	.547		720	659	50-32	38-41	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	161	83	78	0	.516	5.0	802	678	46-34	37-44	3-7	Won 1
New York Mets	161	83	78	0	.516	5.0	694	626	44-37	39-41	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	161	76	85	0	.472	12.0	739	738	34-46	42-39	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	161	73	88	0	.453	15.0	686	805	39-41	34-47	7-3	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	160	72	88	0	.450	15.5	592	729	39-40	33-48	5-5	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	161	101	60	0	.627		771	680	56-24	45-36	7-3	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	160	86	74	0	.537	14.5	742	680	39-42	47-32	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	161	86	75	0	.534	15.0	827	821	48-33	38-42	5-5	Lost 3
Houston Astros	161	78	83	0	.484	23.0	739	759	43-37	35-46	6-4	Won 6
Atlanta Braves	161	76	85	0	.472	25.0	735	768	42-39	34-46	3-7	Won 1
San Diego Padres	161	63	98	0	.391	38.0	677	781	31-49	32-49	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 6, Senators 2 at Baltimore (night game):
The Orioles extended their winning streak to 10 games and Dave McNally gained his 24th victory by defeating the Senators, 6-2. McNally yielded only four hits, including Frank Howard's 44th homer. Frank Robinson batted in the Orioles' first two runs. Then, in the seventh, after three walks loaded the bases, Merv Rettenmund drove in a pair with a single and Brooks Robinson added the final runs with a triple. The loss was the 13th in succession for the Senators, one short of the present Washington club record, set in 1961.

Yankees 4, Red Sox 3 at Boston (night game):
Fritz Peterson gained his 20th victory, with the aid of Lindy McDaniel, when the Yankees defeated the Red Sox, 4-3, in the season-ending game for both clubs. Billy Conigliaro and Luis Alvarado hit homers for the Red Sox runs, Alvarado's blow was his first in the major leagues.

Angels 5, White Sox 1 at California (night game):
A two-run triple by Chico Ruiz in the fourth inning sent Lloyd Allen on the way to his first major league victory as the Angels defeated the White Sox, 5-1. Alex Johnson singled and Jim Spencer walked before Ruiz broke the 1-1 tie with his three-bagger. Allen needed help from Dave LaRoche, who relieved with the bases loaded in the eighth inning.

Tigers 4, Indians 3 at Detroit (day game):
Although winning for only the fourth time in the last 18 games, the Tigers clinched fourth place in the East division by defeating the Indians, 4-3. The Tigers scored three runs with two out in the first inning on a double by Jim Northrup, three walks that forced in the first tally and a single by Gene Lamont. The deciding run in the eighth counted on a walk, an error and a double by Elliott Maddox. The Indians knocked out Bob Reed in the ninth when Vada Pinson and Duke Sims hit consecutive homers. Tom Timmermann, relieving, gave up another run while struggling to his 27th save of the season.

Twins 6, Royals 4 at Minnesota (night game):
Pinch-hitting in the ninth inning, Paul Ratliff homered with two men on base to bring the Twins a 6-4 victory over the Royals. The Twins went into the final frame on the short end of a 4-2 score and pushed over one run on singles by Tony Oliva and Harmon Killebrew, a passed ball and a sacrifice fly by Jim Holt. After a pass to Brant Alyea, Ratliff hit his homer and scored behind pinch-runners Herman Hill and Jim Nettles.

Brewers 4, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
Skip Lockwood and Ken Sanders, both former Oakland property, combined to pitch the Brewers to a 4-1 victory over the Athletics. Five double plays, setting a Milwaukee club record, helped stop the A's, who collected 11 hits. Their only run scored on singles by Sal Bando, Gene Tenace and Bobby Brooks in the seventh when Lockwood needed help from Sanders.

Astros 4, Giants 3 at Houston (night game):
The Astros extended their winning streak to six games by defeating the Giants, 4-3. Bobby Bonds homered for the Giants, who held a 3-1 lead before the Astros rallied to tie the score in the sixth inning on singles by Larry Dierker and Cesar Cedeno, a double by Joe Morgan and sacrifice fly by Jim Wynn. In the ninth, after Don McMahon replaced Juan Marichal on the mound for the Giants, Denis Menke singled and Doug Rader sacrificed. Norm Miller was passed intentionally and Johnny Edwards then singled to drive in the winning run.

Cubs 2, Mets 0 at New York (night game):
Bill Hands pitched the Cubs back into a tie with the Mets for second place in the East division by posting a 2-0 victory. The Cubs scored the only run they really needed when Nolan Ryan walked four batters in the sixth inning. The other run counted in the seventh on doubles by Tommy Davis and Willie Smith.

Expos 5, Phillies 4 at Philadelphia (night game):
Jim Gosger, John Bateman and Bobby Wine drove in the Expos' runs to account for a 5-4 victory over the Phillies. Gosger singled in the second inning, stole second, took third on an infield out by Bateman and scored on a grounder by Wine. After the Phillies went ahead, 3-1, the Expos erupted for four runs in the third. Ron Fairly singled, Bob Bailey walked and Gosger singled to score Fairly. Bateman followed with a two-run single and Wine tripled to add what proved to be the winning run.

Padres 2, Dodgers 1 at San Diego (night game):
Pat Dobson, who won a total of only 11 games with the Tigers in 1967, '68 and '69, posted his 14th victory of the season for the Padres by defeating the Dodgers, 2-1. Ollie Brown scored the Padres' first run in the second inning and drove in their other tally with a sacrifice fly in the third. The Dodgers threatened in the ninth, scoring on an error by Jose Arcia, single by Willie Davis and sacrifice fly by Wes Parker, but Dobson bore down to retire Tom Haller on a a pop fly and Steve Garvey on a grounder.

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3 at St. Louis (night game):
After coming from behind twice to tie the score, the Cardinals rallied again in the ninth inning and counted two runs to beat the Pirates, 4-3. Jose Cardenal led off the frame with a homer. Ted Simmons, Jose Cruz and Lou Brock then came through with singles to produce the winning run.