MLB standings at the end of September 23, 1971

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Baltimore Orioles	151	94	57	0	.623		699	518	50-24	44-33	5-5	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	156	88	68	0	.564	8.5	669	618	52-26	36-42	7-3	Lost 3
Boston Red Sox	156	82	74	0	.526	14.5	667	647	44-33	38-41	6-4	Won 3
New York Yankees	156	79	77	0	.506	17.5	620	607	44-37	35-40	6-4	Lost 3
Washington Senators	153	62	91	0	.405	33.0	519	629	34-44	28-47	4-6	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	155	58	97	0	.374	38.0	525	708	27-47	31-50	1-9	Lost 3

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Oakland A's	156	98	58	0	.628		668	547	43-33	55-25	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	155	84	71	0	.542	13.5	586	533	43-34	41-37	6-4	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	156	76	80	0	.487	22.0	600	580	37-41	39-39	7-3	Won 4
California Angels	156	72	84	0	.462	26.0	490	560	33-45	39-39	4-6	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	153	70	83	0	.458	26.5	626	652	36-40	34-43	4-6	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	155	66	89	0	.426	31.5	520	590	34-48	32-41	3-7	Lost 1

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Pittsburgh Pirates	157	95	62	0	.605		776	583	52-28	43-34	7-3	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	157	85	71	1	.545	9.5	702	677	42-36	43-35	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	156	81	75	0	.519	13.5	617	621	43-35	38-40	7-3	Lost 1
New York Mets	156	80	76	0	.513	14.5	572	533	41-34	39-42	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	156	69	86	1	.445	25.0	595	690	34-43	35-43	5-5	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	157	64	93	0	.408	31.0	536	675	33-46	31-47	4-6	Won 1

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
San Francisco Giants	156	87	69	0	.558		671	621	51-30	36-39	4-6	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	156	84	72	0	.538	3.0	647	568	40-38	44-34	4-6	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	157	80	77	0	.510	7.5	627	685	41-36	39-41	6-4	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	157	77	80	0	.490	10.5	567	549	44-34	33-46	6-4	Won 2
Houston Astros	156	76	80	0	.487	11.0	561	556	39-42	37-38	4-6	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	155	59	96	0	.381	27.5	473	586	31-44	28-52	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 5, Angels 0 at California (night game):
The White Sox got five-hit pitching from Wilbur Wood, who posted his seventh shutout and 21st victory, to defeat the Angels, 5-0. Carlos May accounted for the first run with a homer in the fifth inning and, after two walks, Lee Richard also hit for the circuit. The last run was produced in the ninth when Jay Johnstone scored on the front end of a double steal with Ed Herrmann.

A's 5, Brewers 4 at Oakland (night game):
Ken Sanders walked Angel Mangual with two out and the bases loaded in the ninth inning to hand the Athletics a 5-4 victory over the Brewers. Dave May and Johnny Briggs homered for the Brewers, while Rick Monday hit one for the A's. Rick Monday walked in the ninth and was sacrificed to third. Sanders then issued two intentional passes to load the bases and struck out Joe Rudi, but the ace reliever lost his aim and walked Mangual.

Mets 5, Cubs 4 at Chicago (day game):
Nolan Ryan gained his first victory since August 7 as the Mets ended a string of six straight losses to the Cubs by winning, 5-4. Donn Clendenon homered in the second inning, Leroy Stanton drove in two runs with a double in the fifth and Bob Aspromonte supplied the decisive hit with a two-run single in the eighth.

Giants 2, Astros 1 at Houston (night game):
Gaylord Perry pitched a three-hitter and the Giants took advantage of an unearned run to defeat the Astros, 2-1, and pull three games ahead of the idle Dodgers in the West division race. Willie McCovey homered for the Giants' first run in the fourth inning. The Giants loaded the bases against Don Wilson in the fifth when Perry and Ken Henderson singled and Tito Fuentes was safe on an error by Denis Menke. After Bobby Bonds went out on a short fly, McCovey was hit on the foot by a pitched ball, forcing in what proved to be the winning run. John Mayberry homered for the Astros' run in their half of the fifth.

Phillies 6, Expos 4 at Montreal (day game):
A four-run rally in the ninth inning carried the Phillies to a 6-4 victory over the Expos. The Phillies started their uprising by loading the bases on passes to Larry Bowa and Willie Montanez around a single by Mike Anderson. Deron Johnson drew a walk from Ernie McAnally to force in the first run. Greg Luzinski followed with a single, driving in two runs to put the Phillies ahead, 5-4. The extra marker counted on a throwing error by Bob Bailey.

Pirates 5, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Nelson Briles, making his first start against his former teammates, pitched the Pirates to a 5-0 victory over the Cardinals. The Pirates' attack included a two-run homer by Willie Stargell.