MLB standings through games of September 5, 1971

MLB standings at the end of September 5, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	134	84	50	0	.627		613	463	44-20	40-30	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	138	76	62	0	.551	10.0	602	553	45-23	31-39	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	139	73	66	0	.525	13.5	594	581	42-31	31-35	6-4	Won 1
New York Yankees	139	68	71	0	.489	18.5	554	544	37-33	31-38	4-6	Won 1
Washington Senators	138	58	80	0	.420	28.0	470	570	31-38	27-42	3-7	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	139	54	85	0	.388	32.5	475	625	25-43	29-42	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	139	89	50	0	.640		617	484	39-27	50-23	7-3	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	138	73	65	0	.529	15.5	520	484	37-29	36-36	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	138	65	73	0	.471	23.5	524	523	32-37	33-36	3-7	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	136	63	73	0	.463	24.5	565	592	35-35	28-38	6-4	Won 1
California Angels	139	64	75	0	.460	25.0	444	503	30-39	34-36	3-7	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	137	60	77	0	.438	28.0	460	516	33-42	27-35	6-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	141	84	57	0	.596		706	548	46-26	38-31	8-2	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	140	77	62	1	.554	6.0	629	606	41-32	36-30	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	139	73	66	0	.525	10.0	558	556	40-30	33-36	3-7	Lost 1
New York Mets	138	71	67	0	.514	11.5	515	463	36-30	35-37	7-3	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	138	59	78	1	.431	23.0	525	624	27-37	32-41	5-5	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	139	58	81	0	.417	25.0	476	593	31-39	27-42	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	140	82	58	0	.586		621	555	49-25	33-33	6-4	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	140	74	66	0	.529	8.0	574	516	35-34	39-32	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	142	72	70	0	.507	11.0	575	617	38-32	34-38	5-5	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	142	69	73	0	.486	14.0	514	506	41-30	28-43	4-6	Won 1
Houston Astros	141	67	74	0	.475	15.5	514	518	35-36	32-38	4-6	Won 2
San Diego Padres	140	53	87	0	.379	29.0	427	532	30-39	23-48	5-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 8, Indians 1 at Boston (day game):
A six-run outburst in the first inning made it easy for the Red Sox to defeat the Indians, 8-1. Walks to Joe Lahoud and Carl Yastrzemski and a double by Reggie Smith produced the first two tallies. After Rico Petrocelli walked, George Scott was safe on an error as Smith scored. Juan Beniquez forced Scott at second, but Duane Josephson doubled, driving in Petrocelli and Beniquez. Gary Peters capped the inning with a single, scoring Josephson.

White Sox 8, Royals 0 at Chicago (day game):
Wilbur Wood, who was forced to wait out two rain delays, did not cool off and pitched the White Sox to an 8-0 victory over the Royals. There was a 31-minute halt in the first inning and a long break of two hours, 31 minutes in the fifth. Wood, in registering his 19th victory, allowed only two hits. The White Sox attack included a three-run homer by Jay Johnstone as a pinch-hitter for Rick Reichardt in the seventh inning.

Brewers 6, Angels 4 at Milwaukee (day game):
Tommy Harper drove in four runs with two homers to lead the Brewers to a 6-4 victory over the Angels. Ken McMullen hit an inside-the-park homer with two men on base for the Angels in the first inning, but the Brewers bounced back with a pair on a homer by Harper, double by Jose Cardenal and single by Darrell Porter. After the Angels added a run in the second, the Brewers came back once more to take the lead when Rick Auerbach and Skip Lockwood walked and Harper smashed his second homer of the game.

Twins 7, A's 3 at Minnesota (day game):
The Twins scored two runs in each of the first three innings and defeated the Athletics, 7-3. Singles by Cesar Tovar, Rod Carew and Tony Oliva, plus a wild pitch, produced a pair in the first. Singles by Phil Roof, Tovar and Carew, together with an error, added two in the second. Steve Braun singled in the third, stole second and scored on a single by Steve Brye, who subsequently crossed the plate himself on two errors.

Yankees 6, Tigers 5 at New York (day game):
After building up a 6-1 lead, the Yankees withstood a rally by the Tigers to emerge with a 6-5 victory. Manager Billy Martin tied a major league record by using six pinch-hitters in the eighth inning when the Tigers scored four runs. Cesar Gutierrez, the first pinch-hitter, singled and was forced by Aurelio Rodriguez, who scored on a triple by Tony Taylor. After Norm Cash singled to drive in Taylor, the Tigers used five pinch-hitters in a row. Gates Brown lined out, but Jim Northrup doubled to produce two runs. Dick McAuliffe walked and Dalton Jones was safe on an error, but Kevin Collins, as the last pinch-hitter, flied out.

Senators 5, Orioles 3 at Washington (day game):
The Senators broke their nine-game losing streak by defeating the Orioles, 5-3. Dick Billings homered for the Senators with two men on base in the third inning and their two other runs followed in the eighth when Elliott Maddox and Toby Harrah singled and Tim Cullen doubled.

Reds 7, Dodgers 5 at Los Angeles (night game):
Led by Lee May, who drove in three runs, the Reds built up an early lead and held off the Dodgers, 7-5, behind the relief pitching of Wayne Granger, who allowed only three hits in the last 4 2/3 innings. After scoring five times in the first two innings, the Reds added what proved to be the deciding run in the fifth when Pete Rose tripled and Hal McRae singled. Maury Wills homered with two men on base in the second and Dick Allen with one aboard in the fifth to account for the Dodgers' scoring.

Phillies 7, Mets 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies exploded for five runs in the third inning and defeated the Mets, 7-3, to snap their eight-game losing streak. Nolan Ryan, who started for the Mets, was lifted after walking two batters and hitting another with a pitch to load the bases. After Charlie Williams relieved, back-to-back doubles by Greg Luzinski and Don Money each drove in two runs. Money then stole third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Oscar Gamble.

Pirates 8, Expos 2 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Homers by Willie Stargell, Rennie Stennett and Milt May helped power the Pirates to an 8-2 victory over the Expos. Stennett opened the first inning with a single, moved up on two balks by Bill Stoneman and scored on an infield out. A single by Stargell, triple by Richie Hebner and single by May added a pair in the third. Stargell hit his homer in the fifth. Stennett's circuit clout with a man on base in the sixth was the first of the rookie second baseman's major league career. May unloaded following a double by Stargell in the seventh.

Braves 5, Padres 2 at San Diego (day game):
Homers by Mike Lum and Felix Millan, plus a pair of run-scoring singles by Earl Williams, carried the Braves to a 5-2 victory over the Padres. Lum connected for the circuit after a single by Darrell Evans in the second inning. Leron Lee tied the score with a two-run shot for the Padres in the fourth. Millan's homer in the fifth broke the tie. The Braves added a run in that same stanza on a single by Ralph Garr, a stolen base and single by Williams. The same combination -- single by Garr, stolen base and single by Williams -- wrapped up the scoring in the seventh.

[DH] Astros 1, Giants 0 (day game) / Astros 5, Giants 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Jack Billingham struck out 11 and J.R. Richard fanned 15 in his major league debut as the Astros tied the major league record for most strikeouts in a doubleheader with a total of 26 while defeating the Giants, 1-0 and 5-3. Richard, a rookie righthander from Oklahoma City (American Association), also tied the record set by Karl Spooner of the Dodgers against the Giants in 1954 for the most strikeouts by a pitcher in his first major league game. Billingham was the winner of the opener on an unearned run in the second inning. Denis Menke and Johnny Edwards walked and Gaylord Perry, pitching for the Giants, beat himself by throwing wildly on a tap to the mound by Ray Busse. Cesar Geronimo and Cesar Cedeno each batted in two runs in support of Richard in the nightcap.

Cardinals 12, Cubs 5 at St. Louis (day game):
The Cardinals pounded out their season high of 20 hits, including 12 off Fergie Jenkins in the first 4 1/3 innings, to defeat the Cubs, 12-5. Lou Brock rapped four hits, while Matty Alou, Joe Torre and Dal Maxvill had three apiece. Joe Hague and Alou whacked homers.