MLB standings through games of September 8, 1971

MLB standings at the end of September 8, 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	141	79	62	0	.560	9.0	613	558	45-23	34-39	8-2	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	143	74	69	0	.517	15.0	607	594	42-31	32-38	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	143	71	72	0	.497	18.0	567	557	40-34	31-38	5-5	Won 1
Washington Senators	141	58	83	0	.411	30.0	475	581	31-41	27-42	3-7	Lost 3
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	142	90	52	0	.634		621	494	40-29	50-23	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	142	76	66	0	.535	14.0	540	501	40-30	36-36	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	142	67	75	0	.472	23.0	542	546	34-39	33-36	4-6	Lost 1
California Angels	142	66	76	0	.465	24.0	454	507	30-39	36-37	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	140	65	75	0	.464	24.0	588	610	35-35	30-40	6-4	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	141	61	80	0	.433	28.5	477	536	33-42	28-38	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	144	87	57	0	.604		730	555	49-26	38-31	9-1	Won 5
St. Louis Cardinals	144	80	63	1	.559	6.5	652	622	41-32	39-31	7-3	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	142	73	69	0	.514	13.0	565	580	40-30	33-39	3-7	Lost 4
New York Mets	141	72	69	0	.511	13.5	527	482	36-30	36-39	6-4	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	141	61	79	1	.436	24.0	544	636	29-38	32-41	5-5	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	143	59	84	0	.413	27.5	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	143	82	61	0	.573		626	572	49-25	33-36	5-5	Lost 5
Los Angeles Dodgers	143	77	66	0	.538	5.0	591	521	38-34	39-32	8-2	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	144	72	72	0	.500	10.5	580	628	38-34	34-38	4-6	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	145	71	74	0	.490	12.0	526	515	41-30	30-44	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	143	69	74	0	.483	13.0	525	523	35-36	34-38	5-5	Won 4
San Diego Padres	143	54	89	0	.378	28.0	436	544	31-41	23-48	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Twins 3, White Sox 1 at Chicago (night game):
Trying for his 20th victory, Wilbur Wood drew his 11th defeat instead when the Twins beat the White Sox, 3-1, behind the four-hit pitching of Jim Kaat. Wood extended his scoreless string to 24 innings before being tagged for two runs in the third. George Mitterwald singled, moved up on a sacrifice and scored on a single by Cesar Tovar, who took second on the throw to the plate and counted on a single by Steve Braun. Tony Oliva was hit by a pitch in the fourth and scored on a double by Leo Cardenas and a sacrifice fly by Steve Brye.

Brewers 7, Royals 6 at Kansas City (night game):
A theft of home by Dave May proved decisive when the Brewers scored six runs in the fifth inning and outlasted the Royals, 7-6. After counting once in the fourth on a double by Jose Cardenal and single by May, the Brewers loaded the bases in the fifth on a double by Bob Heise, walk to Tommy Harper and infield hit by Ron Theobald, setting the stage for a grand-slam homer by Cardenal. Johnny Briggs singled and scored when Lance Clemons threw wildly on a tap to the mound by May, who reached third and then stole home. The Royals came back in their half with a six-run rally on six straight hits, including a triple by Freddie Patek with the bases loaded. However, with runners on first and second, Bob Oliver grounded into a forceout and Paul Schaal hit into a double play.

Yankees 2, Red Sox 1 at New York (day game):
Roy White scored on a sacrifice fly by John Ellis in the 11th inning to give the Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox. White walked to lead off and when Danny Cater bunted, both runners were safe on a late throw to second. Ron Swoboda then sacrificed, putting White in postion to score on Ellis' fly.

A's 1, Angels 0 at Oakland (night game):
Catfish Hunter reached a career high with his 19th victory when the Athletics edged the Angels, 1-0. Hunter was the winner in a four-hit duel with Rudy May. In the fifth inning, Angel Mangual singled and Dave Duncan walked. Catcher John Stephenson tried to pick Mangual off second and threw wildly, allowing the runners to advance. After a walk to Dick Green, May threw the ball into center field in an attempted pickoff of Duncan at second and Mangual scored. The run was ruled earned because Bert Campaneris followed with a fly ball on which Mangual could have crossed the plate.

Tigers 5, Senators 3 at Washington (night game):
Homers by Gates Brown, Aurelio Rodriguez and Bill Freehan carried the Tigers to a 5-3 victory over the Senators. Brown opened the scoring with a smash in the first inning. After Rodriguez connected in the third, Brown walked, stole second and scored on a single by Jim Northrup. Freehan then provided what proved to be the winning blow, hitting a two-run homer in the eighth.

Dodgers 3, Giants 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Bill Singer allowed only two hits and Jim Brewer pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning to enable the Dodgers to gain a 3-0 victory and pull within five games of the Giants in the West division race. Singer's control faltered in the ninth when he issued two passes with one out. Brewer handed out a walk to Willie Mays to load the bases and then ended the game by inducing Bobby Bonds to ground into a double play. The Dodgers nicked Juan Marichal for a run in the first on two passes and a single by Willie Crawford. Other runs followed in the third. Maury Wills singled and scored on a triple by Wes Parker. Parker held third on an infield hit by Willie Davis and then scored when Dick Allen rolled into a double play.

Expos 10, Mets 2 at Montreal (night game):
For the second straight night, Rusty Staub drove in four runs for the Expos to lead their hitting in a 10-2 victory over the Mets. Staub homered with two men on base in the third inning and batted in another run with a single in the fifth. Carl Morton, who pitched seven innings before leaving the game with an injured knee, gained his first victory since August 18. Tug McGraw hit his first major league homer for the Mets in the sixth after replacing loser Ray Sadecki.

Pirates 10, Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Al Oliver hit a homer, double and single, driving in five runs, and Steve Blass pitched a six-hitter as the Pirates defeated the Cubs, 10-1, to extend their East division lead to 6½ games over the idle Cardinals. Oliver started the scoring with a two-run homer in the second inning. Doubles by Willie Stargell and Oliver, around a single by Richie Hebner, added a pair in the fourth. The Pirates then strung together seven singles for six runs in the seventh. Carmen Fanzone, pinch-hitting, rapped his first major league homer to account for the Cubs' run in the eighth.

Reds 4, Padres 1 at San Diego (night game):
The Reds, who had lost six straight times to Clay Kirby in a string that started May 25, 1970, ended the righthander's mastery by defeating the Padres, 4-1. The Reds decided the outcome with three runs in the second inning. Johnny Bench opened with a walk, but the next two batters went out before Woody Woodward also walked. Don Gullett, Pete Rose and Bernie Carbo then hit successive run-scoring singles.