MLB standings through games of September 6, 1971

MLB standings at the end of September 6, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	136	85	51	0	.625		623	469	45-21	40-30	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	139	77	62	0	.554	9.5	605	553	45-23	32-39	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	141	73	68	0	.518	14.5	597	589	42-31	31-37	5-5	Lost 2
New York Yankees	141	70	71	0	.496	17.5	562	547	39-33	31-38	5-5	Won 3
Washington Senators	139	58	81	0	.417	28.5	470	573	31-39	27-42	3-7	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	141	55	86	0	.390	32.5	481	635	25-43	30-43	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	140	89	51	0	.636		619	488	39-28	50-23	6-4	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	140	75	65	0	.536	14.0	530	491	39-29	36-36	6-4	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	140	66	74	0	.471	23.0	533	536	33-38	33-36	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	140	65	75	0	.464	24.0	448	505	30-39	35-36	4-6	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	138	64	74	0	.464	24.0	578	601	35-35	29-39	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	139	60	79	0	.432	28.5	467	526	33-42	27-37	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	143	86	57	0	.601		720	554	48-26	38-31	8-2	Won 4
St. Louis Cardinals	142	78	63	1	.553	7.0	636	611	41-32	37-31	7-3	Lost 1
New York Mets	139	72	67	0	.518	12.0	522	463	36-30	36-37	7-3	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	141	73	68	0	.518	12.0	564	570	40-30	33-38	3-7	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	139	59	79	1	.428	24.5	525	631	27-38	32-41	4-6	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	141	59	82	0	.418	26.0	481	600	32-40	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	141	82	59	0	.582		623	560	49-25	33-34	6-4	Lost 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	141	75	66	0	.532	7.0	579	518	36-34	39-32	6-4	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	143	72	71	0	.503	11.0	579	623	38-33	34-38	4-6	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	143	70	73	0	.490	13.0	515	506	41-30	29-43	4-6	Won 2
Houston Astros	142	68	74	0	.479	14.5	520	522	35-36	33-38	4-6	Won 3
San Diego Padres	141	53	88	0	.376	29.0	427	533	30-40	23-48	4-6	Lost 3

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 10, Indians 5 (night game) / Indians 1, Orioles 0 at Baltimore (night game):
The clutch relief pitching of Steve Dunning, who induced Frank Robinson to ground into a double play with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning, saved a 1-0 victory for the Indians after the Orioles won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 10-5, with the aid of a grand-slam by Boog Powell. With the score tied, 5-5, the Orioles drew three walks from Mark Ballinger in the eighth inning. Phil Hennigan, in relief, passed Davey Johnson to force in the tie-breaking run before Powell pounded his homer. The Indians' run in the nightcap scored in the fourth inning on a double by Ken Suarez and single by Fred Stanley. In the Orioles' ninth, Elrod Hendricks and Brooks Robinson singled. Dunning, relieving Vince Colbert, struck out Jerry DaVanon but passed Johnson to fill the sacks. Then, with the game at stake, Dunning threw his double-play pitch to Robinson.

[DH] White Sox 6, Twins 3 (day game) / Twins 10, White Sox 3 at Chicago (day game):
Homers by Bill Melton and Steve Kealey carried the White Sox to a 6-3 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but Harmon Killebrew drove in four runs with a double, homer and sacrifice fly to help the Twins win the nightcap, 10-3. Melton's homer with a man on base in the first inning was his 28th of the season but first since August 20. Kealey, who saved the game in relief, came up with two men on base in the eighth and hit his first major league homer to provide the winning margin. In the nightcap, Pete Hamm shut out the White Sox until the eighth inning when the rookie gave up a two-run homer to Pat Kelly and solo swat by Jay Johnstone.

[DH] Royals 4, Brewers 3 (night game) / Royals 6, Brewers 4 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals posted their 74th and 75th victories of the season, sweeping a twi-night doubleheader with the Brewers, 4-3 and 6-4, to break the record for most games won by a Kansas City major league club. The old mark of 74 was set by the former Kansas City Athletics in 1965. Paul Schaal and Gail Hopkins hit homers for the Royals in the lidlifter and Bobby Floyd scored twice after reaching base on a double in the first inning and an error in the fifth. Schaal's homer came in the second. Hopkins' drive in the sixth produced what proved to be the winning run. The Royals were losing the nightcap, 3-1, before they rallied for four runs in the fifth on two walks, a wild pitch, doubles by Sandy Valdespino and Floyd and a sacrifice fly Amos Otis. Schaal tripled to plate an insurance run in the seventh.

[DH] Yankees 5, Red Sox 3 (day game) / Yankees 3, Red Sox 0 at New York (day game):
After Ron Swoboda's heroics enabled the Yankees to win the first game of a doubleheader, 5-3, Stan Bahnsen pitched a six-hitter in the second game and shut out the Red Sox, 3-0. The Yankees trailed in the lidlifter, 3-2, before rallying for three runs in the eighth inning. Jake Gibbs homered to tie the score. After singles by Felipe Alou and Roy White, plus an error by Reggie Smith, Ron Swoboda batted for Ron Blomberg and singled to drive in the Yankees' winning runs. Swoboda went to right field after his pinch-hitting chore and saved the game in the ninth inning with a leaping catch that deprived Smith of a two-run homer. In the nightcap, Horace Clarke drove in two runs with a triple in the eighth inning and scored himself when White tied an A. L. record with his 16th sacrifice fly of the season.

Angels 4, A's 2 at Oakland (day game):
After two were out in the ninth inning, Tony Gonzalez and Roger Repoz hit successive homers to give the Angels a 4-2 victory over the Athletics. Jim Spencer also homered for the Angels earlier in the game, while Sal Bando belted one for the A's.

Tigers 3, Senators 0 at Washington (day game):
Mickey Lolich matched Vida Blue of the Athletics in both games won, 23, and complete games, 24, when the Tigers' veteran southpaw defeated the Senators, 3-0. The shutout was the fourth of the season for Lolich. Blue had eight. The Tigers gave Lolich the only run he needed in the first inning when Aurelio Rodriguez tripled and scored on an infield out by Gates Brown. Lolich plated an unearned run with a squeeze bunt in the fifth. A double by Bill Freehan and triple by Mickey Stanley added the final counter in the ninth.

Dodgers 5, Giants 2 at Los Angeles (day game):
Steve Garvey homered with a man on base and Maury Wills drove in two more runs with a homer and single to lead the Dodgers to a 5-2 victory over the Giants. Garvey's homer followed a double by Dick Allen in the second inning. Wills' homer in the sixth was his second in two nights but only the 20th of his 13-year major league career. In the seventh, Wes Parker doubled and Tom Haller walked. Wills singled, scoring Parker, and Haller also crossed the plate when Ken Henderson let the ball get past him down the left field line.

Mets 7, Expos 0 at Montreal (night game):
Tom Seaver allowed only two hits, struck out 12 and pitched the Mets to a 7-0 victory over the Expos. Seaver also drove in the Mets' first two runs with a single in the second inning and scored himself on a single by Wayne Garrett. The victory was his sixth in succession.

[DH] Cardinals 6, Phillies 3 (night game) / Phillies 2, Cardinals 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Cardinals, who erupted for six runs in the third inning to win the opener of a doubleheader, 6-3, suffered a costly loss in the second game when a pair of errors enabled the Phillies to gain a 2-1 victory. As a result of the split, the Cardinals fell seven games behind the Pirates in the Eastern division race. The Cards' big inning in the lidlifter began with a single by Lou Brock and passes to Ted Sizemore and Matty Alou. Joe Torre singled, driving in two runs. Ted Simmons doubled for another tally and Joe Hague capped the outburst with a three-run homer. In the nightcap, the Phillies scored one run in the fourth inning on a pass to Tim McCarver, a high throw by Alou to second on a grounder by Willie Montanez and single by Greg Luzinski. Jose Cruz doubled for the Cardinals in the sixth but was out trying for third on a grounder by Ted Kubiak. After Chris Zachary struck out, Kubiak stole second and scored on a double by Brock. The Phillies came back with the winning run in their half of the sixth. Mike Anderson singled with one out and Don Money walked. Torre bobbled a grounder by Larry Hisle, loading the bases. Ron Stone then batted for Billy Champion and delivered a sacrifice fly.

[DH] Pirates 4, Cubs 1 (day game) / Pirates 10, Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh (day game):
The Pirates, who got a lift from the pitching of Nelson Briles in the first game and a grand-slam homer by Willie Stargell in the second game, swept over the Cubs, 4-1 and 10-5. Briles, who pitched a three-hitter, turned in the first complete game by the Pirates' staff since August 19 and only his second route going performance of the season. The Cubs scored in the first inning on a triple by Billy Williams and single by Joe Pepitone. The Pirates came back with two runs in their half on doubles by Rennie Stennett and Gene Clines and a single by Manny Sanguillen. The hot-hitting Stennett also tripled and scored in the fifth. In the nightcap, the Pirates exploded for five runs in the third to take a 6-2 lead. Singles by Gene Alley, Stennett and Clines accounted for the first marker. After Roberto Clemente walked to load the bases, Stargell hit his grand-slam. The Cubs narrowed the gap with a scoring double by Paul Popovich in the fourth and two-run homer by Pepitone in the seventh, but the Pirates pulled away again in their half of the seventh when Al Oliver hit for the circuit with a man on base.

Reds 1, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
An error by catcher Bob Barton on a close play at the plate enabled the Reds to defeat the Padres, 1-0. Hal McRae singled off Dave Roberts in the sixth inning and took third on a single by Lee May. Tony Perez then flied to Cito Gaston, whose throw home would have retired McRae, but Barton dropped the ball. Wayne Simpson was the winner with help from Clay Carroll. Simpson, who allowed two hits, was bailed out by Carroll, who relieved with the bases loaded and two out in the seventh inning and whiffed pinch-hitter Rod Gaspar.

Astros 6, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Scipio Spinks, who was recently recalled by the Astros from Oklahoma City (American Association), pitched a seven-hitter and beat the Braves, 6-4, for his first major league victory. The Astros enjoyed a pair of three-run innings, starting in the second with singles by Doug Rader and Larry Howard, double by Ray Busse, sacrifice fly by John Mayberry and single by Spinks. Joe Morgan and Bob Watson doubled, Howard singled and Busse doubled to account for three more runs in the third. Earl Williams homered with two men on base for the Braves.