MLB standings through games of September 24, 1971

MLB standings at the end of September 24, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	153	96	57	0	.627		715	520	50-24	46-33	7-3	Won 6
Detroit Tigers	157	89	68	0	.567	9.0	677	623	53-26	36-42	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	157	83	74	0	.529	15.0	671	647	45-33	38-41	7-3	Won 4
New York Yankees	157	79	78	0	.503	19.0	625	615	44-37	35-41	5-5	Lost 4
Washington Senators	154	62	92	0	.403	34.5	519	633	34-44	28-48	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	157	58	99	0	.369	40.0	527	724	27-49	31-50	1-9	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	157	98	59	0	.624		668	548	43-34	55-25	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	155	84	71	0	.542	13.0	586	533	43-34	41-37	6-4	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	157	76	81	0	.484	22.0	603	584	37-41	39-40	7-3	Lost 1
California Angels	157	73	84	0	.465	25.0	494	563	34-45	39-39	4-6	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	153	70	83	0	.458	26.0	626	652	36-40	34-43	4-6	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	156	67	89	0	.429	30.5	521	590	34-48	33-41	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	158	96	62	0	.608		779	585	52-28	44-34	7-3	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	158	86	71	1	.548	9.5	712	683	43-36	43-35	4-6	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	157	81	76	0	.516	14.5	618	627	43-36	38-40	7-3	Lost 2
New York Mets	157	80	77	0	.510	15.5	574	536	41-35	39-42	3-7	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	157	69	87	1	.442	26.0	601	700	34-43	35-44	5-5	Lost 2
Philadelphia Phillies	158	65	93	0	.411	31.0	542	676	33-46	32-47	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	157	87	70	0	.554		676	627	51-30	36-40	4-6	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	157	85	72	0	.541	2.0	649	568	40-38	45-34	4-6	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	158	80	78	0	.506	7.5	627	687	41-37	39-41	6-4	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	158	78	80	0	.494	9.5	573	554	45-34	33-46	7-3	Won 3
Houston Astros	158	77	81	0	.487	10.5	567	562	39-42	38-39	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	157	60	97	0	.382	27.0	479	592	32-45	28-52	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 4, Senators 0 at Boston (night game):
Posting his first major league shutout, Roger Moret allowed only four hits and pitched the Red Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Senators. Moret also batted in a run with a single in the fourth inning.

Angels 4, White Sox 3 at California (night game):
A safe bunt by Sandy Alomar, pass to Tommie Reynolds and single by Jim Fregosi in the ninth inning produced a run to give the Angels a 4-3 victory over the White Sox. All three White Sox runs off Andy Messersmith were unearned. The Angels picked up a tainted tally in the seventh inning and rallied to tie the score at 3-3 with the aid of an error in the eighth. Jay Johnstone failed to field a single by Ken McMullen to center field, allowing Fregosi to score from first base. McMullen wound up at third and counted the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Jim Spencer.

[DH] Orioles 9, Indians 2 (night game) / Orioles 7, Indians 0 at Cleveland (night game):
The Orioles clinched their third straight East division title by beating the Indians, 9-2, in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, but delayed their celebration until after they went back on the field and also won the nightcap, 7-0. In the sweep, Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson each racked up his 20th victory of the season. Cuellar, who turned in his 21st complete game in the lidlifter, had the support of homers by Davey Johnson, Frank Robinson and Boog Powell. After Ray Fosse hit for the circuit to produce the Indians' runs in the first inning, Johnson tied the score with his swat in the third. Johnson also singled for another RBI in the fifth and Merv Rettenmund drove in a run with a single before Robinson homered with two men on base. Powell hit his round-tripper in the sixth and batted home the final run with a single in the eighth. Rettenmund was the big batter behind Dobson in the nightcap, driving in four runs with a sacrifice fly and two doubles.

Tigers 8, Yankees 5 at Detroit (night game):
Joe Coleman gained his 19th victory when the Tigers rallied for seven runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Yankees, 8-5. The Yankees scored all their runs in the third and were breezing with a 5-1 lead behind the pitching of Mel Stottlemyre before the Tigers erupted with a barrage of seven hits in their big inning. Kevin Collins, Al Kaline and Jim Northrup contributed doubles. Kaline drove in the run that sent the Tigers ahead and Northrup clinched the decision by batting in two extra tallies.

Brewers 1, A's 0 at Oakland (night game):
Two rookies, Jim Slaton and Rick Auerbach, combined to bring the Brewers a 1-0 victory over the Athletics. Slaton posted the shutout on a five-hitter and Auerbach homered in the fifth inning for the game's only run.

Dodgers 2, Braves 0 at Atlanta (night game):
Becoming a 20-game winner for the first time in his career, Al Downing beat the Braves, 2-0, to move the Dodgers within two lengths of the Giants in the West division race. Willie Davis hit a homer in the fourth inning and scored the other run after hitting a single in the seventh.

Phillies 6, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
Barry Lersch broke a personal 11-game losing streak by pitching the Phillies to a 6-1 victory over the Cubs. Willie Montanez tied the Phillies' club record for most homers by a rookie, hitting his 29th of the season with a man on base in the first inning. Dick Allen had 29 for the Phillies as a rookie in 1964. Mike Anderson also homered, rapping the first of his major league career in the ninth.

Reds 6, Giants 5 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Reds, last year's champions but already counted out of this year's race, came from behind to defeat the Giants, 6-5, cutting the Frisco crew's West division lead to two games over the Dodgers. The Giants knocked out Ross Grimsley in the first inning, scoring three runs on singles by Ken Henderson and Tito Fuentes, a double by Bobby Bonds and single by Willie McCovey. A walk to McCovey, single by Dave Kingman and two infield outs made it 4-0 in the fourth. George Foster homered to open the fifth, sparking the Reds' comeback. Two more runs followed on a walk to Ty Cline and singles by Pete Rose, Tommy Helms and Lee May. The Reds tied the score in the sixth on a single by Bernie Carbo, an error, a sacrifice and a balk by Jerry Johnson, allowing pinch-runner Buddy Bradford to cross the plate. Then, in the seventh, May singled and Johnny Bench smashed a homer to send the Reds ahead. The Giants rallied for a run in the ninth on a one-out single by Jim Ray Hart and double by Willie Mays, but Clay Carroll retired Henderson on a grounder and struck out Fuentes to nail down his victory in relief.

Pirates 3, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
Responding to a night in his honor, Roberto Clemente drove in two runs with a single and double to lead the Pirates to a 3-2 victory over the Mets. Puerto Rican fans in the New York area saluted Clemente and presented a Cadillac to the Pirates' star. A walk to Gene Alley, a wild pitch and Clemente's single produced the Pirates' initial run in the first inning. Willie Stargell homered in the sixth. Mike Jorgensen accounted for the Mets' markers with a single and homer. With the score tied, Gene Clines beat out an infield hit in the eighth and counted the winning run on Clemente's double.

Cardinals 10, Expos 6 at St. Louis (night game):
A grand-slam homer by Joe Hague in the 10th inning powered the Cardinals to a 10-6 victory over the Expos. After the Expos rallied for three runs in the ninth to force the game into overtime, Matty Alou doubled in the 10th and Joe Torre was given an intentional pass. Following a sacrifice by Ted Simmons, Jose Cruz walked to load the bases for Hague's homer off Mike Marshall.

[DH] Astros 2, Padres 1 (night game) / Padres 5, Astros 4 at San Diego (night game):
The marathon opener of a twi-night doubleheader saw the Astros gain a 2-1 victory on a balk in the 21st inning before the Padres came back to win the second game, 5-4. Play in the twinbill began at 6:05 p.m. San Diego time, and the last out was not made until 2:28 a.m. The first game took four hours, 25 minutes. The Padres scored their run in the second inning on singles by Nate Colbert and Garry Jestadt around an infield out by Larry Stahl. Rich Chiles tied the score with a homer in the fourth. The game then produced a procession of goose eggs until the 21st when Jesus Alou beat out an infield hit and Cesar Cedeno sacrificed. Alou took third after a long fly by Larry Howard and scored when plate umpire Tom Gorman called a balk on Gary Ross, who interrupted his motion while pitching to Denis Menke. The nightcap was finished in the fog. With the score tied, Don Mason opened the ninth inning with a single and stopped at second on a single by Colbert. Time was called for 14 minutes because of fog. When play resumed, Ollie Brown singled to drive in the winning run.