MLB standings through games of September 7, 1971

MLB standings at the end of September 7, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	137	86	51	0	.628		626	470	46-21	40-30	5-5	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	140	78	62	0	.557	9.5	608	555	45-23	33-39	7-3	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	142	74	68	0	.521	14.5	606	592	42-31	32-37	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	142	70	72	0	.493	18.5	565	556	39-34	31-38	5-5	Lost 1
Washington Senators	140	58	82	0	.414	29.5	472	576	31-40	27-42	3-7	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	142	55	87	0	.387	33.5	482	638	25-43	30-44	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	141	89	52	0	.631		620	494	39-29	50-23	5-5	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	141	76	65	0	.539	13.0	534	494	40-29	36-36	7-3	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	141	67	74	0	.475	22.0	541	543	34-38	33-36	5-5	Won 1
California Angels	141	66	75	0	.468	23.0	454	506	30-39	36-36	5-5	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	139	64	75	0	.460	24.0	585	609	35-35	29-40	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	140	60	80	0	.429	28.5	470	530	33-42	27-38	5-5	Lost 3

	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	144	80	63	1	.559	6.0	652	622	41-32	39-31	7-3	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	141	73	68	0	.518	12.0	564	570	40-30	33-38	3-7	Lost 3
New York Mets	140	72	68	0	.514	12.5	525	472	36-30	36-38	6-4	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	140	60	79	1	.432	24.0	534	634	28-38	32-41	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	143	59	84	0	.413	27.0	492	616	32-42	27-42	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	142	82	60	0	.577		626	569	49-25	33-35	5-5	Lost 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	142	76	66	0	.535	6.0	588	521	37-34	39-32	7-3	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	144	72	72	0	.500	11.0	580	628	38-34	34-38	4-6	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	144	70	74	0	.486	13.0	522	514	41-30	29-44	4-6	Lost 1
Houston Astros	143	69	74	0	.483	13.5	525	523	35-36	34-38	5-5	Won 4
San Diego Padres	142	54	88	0	.380	28.0	435	540	31-40	23-48	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, Indians 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Winning his own game with a homer, Dave McNally posted his 12th straight victory for the Orioles and 18th of the season by defeating the Indians, 2-1. After the Orioles scored once in the first inning on a walk to Curt Motton, a wild pitch and a double by Merv Rettenmund, Mark Belanger singled in the second and McNally hit his homer to decide the duel with Sam McDowell. The Indians' counter came in the third on a double by Eddie Leon, an infield out and squeeze bunt by McDowell.

White Sox 8, Twins 7 at Chicago (night game):
Ed Herrmann hit two homers, driving in five runs, to lead the White Sox to an 8-7 victory over the Twins. Harmon Killebrew homered twice for the Twins, but the bases were empty on each occasion. Leo Cardenas hit a two-run homer. The White Sox scored what proved to be the winning run in the eighth inning on a single by Carlos May, pass to Herrmann and Luis Alvarado's forceout of Herrmann. Rod Carew's throw to first, trying for a double play, hit Herrmann and bounced away for an error, allowing May to score. The run became earned, however, when Tom Bradley followed with a single.

Royals 4, Brewers 3 at Kansas City (night game):
Five stolen bases by Amos Otis, who came within one of the A. L. record, helped the Royals race to a 4-3 victory over the Brewers. Otis, who collected four hits, singled in the seventh, stole second, pilfered third and scored the deciding run on a wild throw by catcher Darrell Porter.

Red Sox 9, Yankees 3 at New York (night game):
Erupting for six runs in the eighth inning, the Red Sox defeated the Yankees, 9-3. Singles by Billy Conigliaro and Duane Josephson started the outburst. When Sonny Siebert bunted, all runners were safe on a late throw to third. Doug Griffin doubled, driving in two runs. After Juan Beniquez grounded out, an intentional pass to Carl Yastrzemski reloaded the sacks. Reggie Smith drove in a run with a single. When Rico Petrocelli grounded to John Ellis, the first baseman threw wildly to the plate, two more runs scoring. Another intentional pass filled the bases for a third time and the final run followed on a sacrifice fly by Rick Miller.

Angels 6, A's 1 at Oakland (night game):
Vida Blue suffered his fourth loss in his last five decisions and failed for the first time this season to strike out any batters when the Angels defeated the Athletics, 6-1. Blue gave up a single by Ken Berry and homer by Ken McMullen in the first inning, together with another run on a pass to Billy Cowan and singles by Jim Spencer and Tommie Reynolds. Blue went out for a pinch-hitter after three innings.

Tigers 3, Senators 2 at Washington (night game):
Jim Northrup, who broke out of a slump with five straight hits, smashed his second homer of the game in the 11th inning to bring the Tigers a 3-2 victory over the Senators. Northrup homered for the first time in the second inning. The Senators picked up their pair in the third on a double by Del Unser, single by Dave Nelson, double by Don Mincher and sacrifice fly by Tommy McCraw. The Tigers tied the score in the seventh on a double by Northrup, single by Mickey Stanley and sacrifice fly by Al Kaline.

Astros 5, Braves 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Allowing only two hits, Don Wilson pitched the Astros to a 5-1 victory over the Braves. The Astros iced the decision with four runs in the fifth inning. Wilson singled and Cesar Geronimo hit his first major league homer. Joe Morgan followed with another homer. Doubles by Cesar Cedeno and Doug Rader then added the fourth run of the frame.

Dodgers 9, Giants 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Dodgers struck for four runs in the first inning and went on to the defeat Giants, 9-3. Ron Bryant, who started for the Giants, failed to retire a batter, giving up a walk to Maury Wills and singles by Bobby Valentine, Willie Davis and Dick Allen for the Dodgers' first two runs. After Jim Barr relieved, a double by Manny Mota and sacrifice fly by Wes Parker added two more tallies. Steve Garvey homered with a man on base in the sixth inning.

Expos 9, Mets 3 at Montreal (night game):
The slugging of Rusty Staub, who drove in four runs with a homer and triple, paced the Expos to a 9-3 victory over the Mets. Staub hit his homer after a pass to Ron Hunt in the first inning. John Bateman homered for the Expos in the second. Staub tripled for two more runs in the third and scored himself when Cleon Jones booted the ball. A double by Ron Fairly and single by Gary Sutherland added another run before the inning was over.

Cardinals 7, Phillies 5 at Philadelphia (night game):
Twice escaping from disaster, the Cardinals not only beat the Phillies, 9-6, in 13 innings to complete the protested game of August 1, but also won the regularly-scheduled contest, 7-5, in 10 innings. The game of August 1 was stopped by rain in the top half of the 12th after the Cardinals had scored three runs to go ahead, 6-3. The score reverted to a 3-3 tie. However, the Cardinals' protest that the Phillies had failed to make proper efforts to put the field into playing condition was upheld by League President Chub Feeney. When play resumed in the 12th inning, the Cardinals had two men on base with one out, but Manny Muniz retired the side without further scoring. The Phillies then rallied for three runs in their half on a pass to Larry Hisle, single by Denny Doyle, triple by Larry Bowa and single by Pete Koegel. Another single by Greg Luzinski and a sacrifice put runners on second and third, but Stan Williams got Don Money on a popup and Ron Stone on a fly. As a result, the ex-American Leaguer received credit for his first N. L. victory since 1962 when the Cardinals scored three runs in the 13th on a single by Ted Simmons, safe bunt by Julian Javier and singles by Bob Burda, Joe Torre and Matty Alou. In the regularly-scheduled game, the Phillies held a 5-3 lead with the aid of Luzinski's first major league homer, but the Cardinals tied the score in the ninth with two unearned runs resulting from an error by Doyle. The Cardinals then won in the 10th on a single by Torre, triple by Simmons and grounder by Joe Hague.

Padres 8, Reds 7 at San Diego (night game):
In a game of personal achievements, the Padres rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Reds, 8-7. Leron Lee became the first Padre in the expansion club's history to collect five hits in one game. Garry Jestadt had a 4-for-4 for the first time in his major league career and Mike Caldwell, rookie from Tri-City (Northwest), received credit for his first major league victory. In the ninth, Cito Gaston singled, Nate Colbert beat out a bunt and Lee doubled to drive in the tying run. After a pass to Ollie Brown, Jestadt singled to plate the winning run.