MLB standings through games of September 21, 1971

MLB standings at the end of September 21, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	150	93	57	0	.620		689	517	50-24	43-33	4-6	Won 3
Detroit Tigers	155	88	67	0	.568	7.5	667	615	52-26	36-41	7-3	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	155	81	74	0	.523	14.5	664	645	43-33	38-41	5-5	Won 2
New York Yankees	155	79	76	0	.510	16.5	619	597	44-36	35-40	7-3	Lost 2
Washington Senators	152	61	91	0	.401	33.0	516	627	33-44	28-47	3-7	Won 2
Cleveland Indians	154	58	96	0	.377	37.0	523	705	27-47	31-49	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	154	97	57	0	.630		663	540	42-32	55-25	5-5	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	154	83	71	0	.539	14.0	576	530	43-34	40-37	5-5	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	154	74	80	0	.481	23.0	592	580	37-41	37-39	7-3	Won 2
California Angels	154	72	82	0	.468	25.0	487	545	33-43	39-39	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	153	70	83	0	.458	26.5	626	652	36-40	34-43	4-6	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	154	66	88	0	.429	31.0	516	585	34-48	32-40	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	155	93	62	0	.600		766	582	52-28	41-34	6-4	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	155	85	69	1	.552	7.5	701	667	42-34	43-35	4-6	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	154	80	74	0	.519	12.5	609	615	42-34	38-40	6-4	Won 2
New York Mets	154	79	75	0	.513	13.5	566	525	41-34	38-41	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	154	68	85	1	.444	24.0	589	684	33-42	35-43	5-5	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	155	63	92	0	.406	30.0	530	669	33-46	30-46	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	154	85	69	0	.552		666	619	51-30	34-39	3-7	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	155	84	71	0	.542	1.5	646	564	40-38	44-33	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	156	80	76	0	.513	6.0	624	678	41-35	39-41	6-4	Won 1
Houston Astros	154	76	78	0	.494	9.0	559	551	39-40	37-38	6-4	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	156	76	80	0	.487	10.0	563	548	43-34	33-46	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	154	58	96	0	.377	27.0	466	583	31-44	27-52	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 3, Tigers 2 at Boston (night game):
After failing to hold a two-run lead in the ninth inning, Jim Lonborg gained a victory when the Red Sox scored in the 10th to defeat the Tigers, 3-2. George Scott drove in the Hub club's initial pair with a single in the sixth, but the Bengals pulled even with a burst of four singles in the ninth. However, in the 10th, Cecil Cooper hit a single batting for Lonborg, Doug Griffin sacrificed and Luis Aparicio won the game with a single.

Royals 6, Angels 2 at California (night game):
The Royals clinched second place in the West division and Dick Drago became the winningest pitcher in Kansas City major league history by defeating the Angels, 6-2, for his 17th victory. Bob Oliver hit a three-run homer for the Royals and Lou Piniella, who rapped three singles, batted in two runs.

Brewers 4, Twins 2 at Minnesota (day game):
Two unearned runs enabled the Brewers to defeat the Twins, 4-2. Johnny Briggs hit two homers for the Brewers, but these were offset by back-to-back blows by Graig Nettles and Harmon Killebrew for the Twins. The Brewers' unearned pair counted in the eighth inning on singles by Ron Theobald and Frank Tepedino, Jim Nettles' bobble of Tepedino's hit in center field and a sacrifice fly by Jose Cardenal.

Orioles 5, Yankees 0 at New York (night game):
Dave McNally entered a charmed circle by pitching the Orioles to a 5-0 victory over the Yankees and became the first A. L. hurler to win 20 or more games for each of four consecutive seasons since Red Ruffing accomplished the feat with the Yankees from 1936 through '39. Paul Blair and Boog Powell hit homers for the Orioles, who iced their victory with three runs in the ninth inning. Andy Etchebarren drove in two with a bases-loaded single and Davey Johnson stole home for the final tally.

[DH] White Sox 5, A's 1 (night game) / White Sox 6, A's 2 at Oakland (night game):
Carlos May and Pat Kelly each drove in four runs to lead the White Sox to 5-1 and 6-2 victories in the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Athletics. May batted in two runs in each game, while Kelly accounted for one RBI in the opener and three in the nightcap. Rich McKinney hit a homer and run-scoring single for the White Sox in the first game, which was marred by a ninth-inning fight between Bart Johnson of the White Sox and Mike Epstein of the Athletics.

Senators 9, Indians 1 at Washington (night game):
Batting 1-2 in the Senators' order, Del Unser and Dave Nelson scored seven times between them in a 9-1 victory over the Indians. Unser, who scored three runs, hit a double and two singles. Nelson, who counted after reaching base on a walk, single and double, capped his scoring with a fourth run on a homer in the sixth inning. Graig Nettles hit a homer in the seventh to account for the Indians' run off Dick Bosman.

Braves 5, Padres 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Hank Aaron reached his career high for homers in one year with his 46th of the season to mark the Braves' 5-2 victory over the Padres. Darrell Evans and Ralph Garr also homered off Jay Franklin, who was defeated in his first major league start.

Cubs 3, Mets 0 at Chicago (day game):
Burt Hooton outpitched Tom Seaver and gained his second major league victory when the Cubs defeated the Mets, 3-0. Hooton, who also beat the Mets for his first victory, 3-2, September 15, allowed only two singles. Seaver gave up three hits, but they included a homer by Ron Santo after a walk to Pat Bourque in the second inning. The other run counted in the third when Cleo James was hit by a pitch, Paul Popovich singled and Billy Williams lofted a sacrifice fly.

Reds 9, Dodgers 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Lee May batted in five runs with a homer and double to lead the Reds to a 9-3 victory over the Dodgers. Johnny Bench started the Reds' scoring with a round-tripper in the second inning. May homered with two men on base when the Reds scored four times in the fifth and knocked in two more with a double when the Reds added their four other runs in the sixth.

Astros 3, Giants 1 at Houston (night game):
A homer by rookie catcher Larry Howard with a man on base in the seventh inning provided the Astros with a 3-1 victory over the Giants. The Astros scored their first run on a single by Joe Morgan and double by Cesar Cedeno in the third inning, but the Giants tied the score with a homer by Willie McCovey in the seventh. In the Astros' half, Jim Wynn doubled ahead of Howard's homer.

[DH] Phillies 5, Expos 4 (night game) / Expos 4, Phillies 3 at Montreal (night game):
The Phillies erupted for five runs in the seventh inning to win the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 5-4, but the batting of Bob Bailey carried the Expos to a 4-3 victory in the nightcap. Oscar Gamble homered to start the Phillies' outburst in the first game. Tim McCarver followed with a single and Willie Montanez walked. After a sacrifice, Greg Luzinski struck out, but Don Money walked to load the bases. Roger Freed doubled to drive in two runs and Billy Champion won his own game with a double to add the last two tallies. Bailey homered with two men on base in the first inning and drove in another run with a single in the third to account for the Expos' scoring in the second game.

Cardinals 6, Pirates 4 at St. Louis (night game):
The Cardinals delayed their demise in the East division race by defeating the Pirates, 6-4. The Pirates got off to a 4-0 lead, two runs scoring on a single by Dock Ellis, who was bidding for his 20th victory. The Cardinals rallied to tie the score and then beat Ellis in the seventh inning when Ted Simmons singled and Jose Cruz hit a homer.