MLB standings through games of September 4, 1971

MLB standings at the end of September 4, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	133	84	49	0	.632		610	458	44-20	40-29	6-4	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	137	76	61	0	.555	10.0	597	547	45-23	31-38	8-2	Won 4
Boston Red Sox	138	72	66	0	.522	14.5	586	580	41-31	31-35	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	138	67	71	0	.486	19.5	548	539	36-33	31-38	4-6	Lost 2
Washington Senators	137	57	80	0	.416	29.0	465	567	30-38	27-42	3-7	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	138	54	84	0	.391	32.5	474	617	25-43	29-41	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	138	89	49	0	.645		614	477	39-27	50-22	7-3	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	137	73	64	0	.533	15.5	520	476	37-29	36-35	6-4	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	137	64	73	0	.467	24.5	516	523	31-37	33-36	2-8	Lost 3
California Angels	138	64	74	0	.464	25.0	440	497	30-39	34-35	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	135	62	73	0	.459	25.5	558	589	34-35	28-38	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	136	59	77	0	.434	29.0	454	512	32-42	27-35	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	140	83	57	0	.593		698	546	45-26	38-31	7-3	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	139	76	62	1	.551	6.0	617	601	40-32	36-30	7-3	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	138	73	65	0	.529	9.0	553	544	40-30	33-35	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	137	71	66	0	.518	10.5	512	456	36-30	35-36	8-2	Won 5
Montreal Expos	137	59	77	1	.434	22.0	523	616	27-37	32-40	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	138	57	81	0	.413	25.0	469	590	30-39	27-42	1-9	Lost 8

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	138	82	56	0	.594		618	549	49-23	33-33	8-2	Won 5
Los Angeles Dodgers	139	74	65	0	.532	8.5	569	509	35-33	39-32	6-4	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	141	71	70	0	.504	12.5	570	615	38-32	33-38	4-6	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	141	68	73	0	.482	15.5	507	501	41-30	27-43	4-6	Lost 3
Houston Astros	139	65	74	0	.468	17.5	508	515	35-36	30-38	2-8	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	139	53	86	0	.381	29.5	425	527	30-38	23-48	6-4	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 11, Red Sox 9 at Boston (day game):
The Indians, who were held to one hit in the first five innings, broke loose with four runs in the sixth and exploded for seven more in the seventh to defeat the Red Sox, 11-9. Ted Uhlaender and Vada Pinson hit doubles and Roy Foster and Chris Chambliss clouted homers in the sixth. The Indians sent 10 men to bat in the seventh and scored on a double by Fred Stanley, singles by Uhlaender and Pinson, double by Foster, singles by Chambliss and Graig Nettles and a homer by Ray Fosse. George Scott drove in four runs for the Red Sox with a pair of round-trippers.

Royals 3, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
Al Fitzmorris sparked the Royals' scoring with a single and gained credit for a 3-1 victory over the White Sox with relief help from Ted Abernathy. After hitting his single in the third inning, Fitzmorris advanced on an infield out, stopped at third on a single by Sandy Valdespino and scored on a sacrifice fly by Amos Otis. Gail Hopkins followed with a homer for what proved to be the winning blow.

Brewers 4, Angels 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
After giving up four hits in the first two innings, Bill Parsons was untouchable the rest of the way and pitched the Brewers to a 4-1 victory over the Angels. The Brewers snapped a 1-1 tie on the wildness of Rudy May and an error by the Angels' pitcher in the fourth inning. Ellie Rodriguez and Dave May drew walks. Rick Auerbach drove in a run with a single. Parsons beat out a bunt and when May threw the ball over the head of first baseman Jim Spencer, both May and Auerbach scored.

A's 5, Twins 4 at Minnesota (day game):
The Athletics, who are on their way to the West division crown, mathematically eliminated the defending champion Twins, 5-4. Mike Epstein homered for the A's in the first inning and singled for one of their three runs in the fourth. After Harmon Killebrew put the Twins on the scoreboard with a single in their half of the fourth for his 100th RBI of the season, the A's counted what proved to be the deciding run in the ninth on a walk to Sal Bando, single by Angel Mangual, an infield out and safe bunt by Dick Green. A Twins' rally in their half of the ninth fell short with two runs on a homer by Steve Brye.

Tigers 9, Yankees 1 at New York (day game):
Norm Cash and Mickey Stanley slugged the Tigers to a 9-1 victory over the Yankees behind the five-hit pitching of Joe Coleman. Stanley batted in a run with a sacrifice fly in the second inning and homered with two men on base in the fourth. Cash hit his 29th homer of the season in the fifth and followed with a two-run shot for No. 30 in the seventh.

Orioles 6, Senators 2 at Washington (night game):
Jim Palmer joined teammates Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally and Pat Dobson in the 17-victory class when the Orioles defeated the Senators, 6-2. Palmer turned in his 17th complete game of the season, scattering nine hits including a homer by Del Unser. Boog Powell and Davey Johnson drove in two runs apiece for the Orioles. Johnson homered for one run in the fifth inning to help pin Denny McLain with his 18th defeat of the season.

Dodgers 2, Reds 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Willie Crawford batted in two runs with a double in the first inning and Al Downing took it from there to pitch the Dodgers to a 2-1 victory over the Reds.

[DH] Mets 6, Phillies 5 (night game) / Mets 3, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Mets extended their winning streak to five games by beating the Phillies in both ends of a twi-night doubleheader, 6-5 and 3-0. The first game was decided in the 10th inning when Don Hahn singled, Tug McGraw sacrificed and Bud Harrelson singled. Jim McAndrew, with help from Danny Frisella, received credit for his first victory of the season in the nightcap. With the double dip, the Phillies' losing streak reached eight games. Barry Lersch was tagged with his 11th straight setback in the nightcap.

Pirates 7, Expos 6 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Pirates, who committed six errors in a loosely-played contest, overcame a base-running blunder in the 11th inning and gained a 7-6 victory with the help of the Expos' fourth error of the game. Rennie Stennett opened the 11th with a double for his fourth hit and Gene Clines was hit by a pitch. However, Stennett wandered off second base and was picked off by Mike Marshall. The Expos' reliever then tried to pick off Clines but threw wildly, allowing the runner to reach second. Vic Davalillo followed with a pop double to drive in the winning run.

Braves 11, Padres 7 at San Diego (night game):
Although the Padres collected 16 hits, the Braves made better use of their 15 safeties and batted their way to an 11-7 victory. Five of the Braves' hits came in the third inning when they scored six runs. Earl Williams homered with a man on base in the sixth when the Braves added four more tallies.

Giants 1, Astros 0 at San Francisco (day game):
The Giants collected only two hits off Ken Forsch, but a homer by Bobby Bonds with two out in the first inning was enough to beat the Astros, 1-0. Don Carrithers posted the shutout, limiting the Astros to three singles.

Cubs 7, Cardinals 5 at St. Louis (day game):
Three homers helped carry the Cubs to a 7-5 victory over the Cardinals, who fell six games behind the Pirates in the East division. Jim Hickman and Chris Cannizzaro hit homers for the Cubs in the second inning. After the Cardinals tied the score, the Cubs regained the lead with a run in the fourth on an infield out by Don Kessinger with the bases loaded. The Cubs then exploded for four runs in the sixth. Cleo James was hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Billy Williams. The Cardinals passed Hickman intentionally, but Ron Santo upset the apple cart with a three-run homer to decide the outcome of the game.