MLB standings through games of September 25, 1971

MLB standings at the end of September 25, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	154	97	57	0	.630		721	524	50-24	47-33	7-3	Won 7
Detroit Tigers	158	90	68	0	.570	9.0	687	630	54-26	36-42	7-3	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	158	84	74	0	.532	15.0	677	650	46-33	38-41	8-2	Won 5
New York Yankees	158	79	79	0	.500	20.0	632	625	44-37	35-42	4-6	Lost 5
Washington Senators	155	62	93	0	.400	35.5	522	639	34-44	28-49	4-6	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	158	58	100	0	.367	41.0	531	730	27-50	31-50	1-9	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	158	98	60	0	.620		674	556	43-35	55-25	4-6	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	157	84	73	0	.535	13.5	588	547	43-36	41-37	5-5	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	158	76	82	0	.481	22.0	605	587	37-41	39-41	7-3	Lost 2
California Angels	158	74	84	0	.468	24.0	497	565	35-45	39-39	5-5	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	155	72	83	0	.465	24.5	640	654	36-40	36-43	5-5	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	157	68	89	0	.433	29.5	529	596	34-48	34-41	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	159	96	63	0	.604		780	587	52-28	44-35	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	159	87	71	1	.551	8.5	720	689	44-36	43-35	5-5	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	158	82	76	0	.519	13.5	622	629	44-36	38-40	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	158	81	77	0	.513	14.5	576	537	42-35	39-42	4-6	Won 1
Montreal Expos	158	69	88	1	.439	26.0	607	708	34-43	35-45	4-6	Lost 3
Philadelphia Phillies	159	65	94	0	.409	31.0	544	680	33-46	32-48	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	158	87	71	0	.551		681	633	51-30	36-41	4-6	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	158	86	72	0	.544	1.0	654	572	40-38	46-34	4-6	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	159	80	79	0	.503	7.5	631	692	41-38	39-41	5-5	Lost 3
Cincinnati Reds	159	79	80	0	.497	8.5	579	559	46-34	33-46	7-3	Won 4
Houston Astros	159	78	81	0	.491	9.5	572	563	39-42	39-39	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	158	60	98	0	.380	27.0	480	597	32-46	28-52	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 6, Senators 3 at Boston (day game):
With Reggie Smith and Rico Petrocelli as the only veterans in the lineup, the Red Sox collected 16 hits and beat the Senators, 6-3, to hand Denny McLain his 22nd defeat of the season. Juan Beniquez, Cecil Cooper, Rick Miller and Carlton Fisk each drove in one run in support of fellow rookie John Curtis. Frank Howard hit a two-run homer for the Senators.

Angels 3, White Sox 2 at California (night game):
The Angels were held to four hits by Tommy John, but combined three of them with a double steal and two errors to defeat the White Sox, 3-2. Sandy Alomar led off with a single and Ken Berry bunted safely. On the double steal, Alomar set a California club record with his 38th theft of the season. An error on a grounder by Jim Fregosi allowed Alomar to score. Ken McMullen singled to drive in Berry. A wild throw on an attempted double play then admitted Fregosi with what proved to be the deciding run. The Angels' only other hit off John was a wasted triple by McMullen with two out in the sixth.

Orioles 6, Indians 4 at Cleveland (night game):
The Orioles extended their winning streak to seven games by scoring twice in the 11th inning to defeat the Indians, 6-4. The loss was the 100th of the season for the Indians, most for any Cleveland club since 1914. Chico Salmon was safe on an error to open the 11th and took second on a wild pitch. After Don Buford flied out, Tom Shopay singled, scoring Salmon. Merv Rettenmund followed with a single to add an insurance run. Two RBI singles by Ted Uhlaender and a homer by Graig Nettles put the Orioles behind, 4-1, before they tied the score.

Tigers 10, Yankees 7 at Detroit (day game):
Tim Hosley, rookie catcher with the Tigers, hit the first two homers of his major league career and drove in five runs to set the pace in a 10-7 victory over the Yankees. Willie Horton, back in the Tiger lineup for the first time since being hit in the eye by a pitch August 27, collected three singles. The Yankees jumped off to a 5-0 lead, but Hosley's homers helped the Tigers forge ahead.

[DH] Twins 7, Royals 2 (day game) / Twins 7, Royals 0 at Kansas City (day game):
Getting complete games from Bert Blyleven and Jim Kaat, the Twins swept over the Royals in a doubleheader, 7-2 and 7-0. In the opener, Cesar Tovar drove in two runs with a bases-loaded double in the fourth inning and Harmon Killebrew broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run homer in the seventh. George Mitterwald plated two runs with a double in the fourth inning to lead the Twins' support of Kaat in the nightcap.

Brewers 8, A's 6 at Oakland (day game):
After exploding for six runs in the fourth inning, the Athletics failed to hold the lead and lost to the Brewers, 8-6, for their fifth defeat in the last six games. In the fourth, the first seven straight batters reached base on six singles and a walk as the A's went ahead, 6-2. The Brewers rallied to tie the score in the eighth and added their winning margin in the ninth on a single by Rick Auerbach, a wild pitch and singles by Johnny Briggs and Jose Cardenal.

Dodgers 5, Braves 4 at Atlanta (day game):
With Duke Sims as the hero of the hour, the Dodgers defeated the Braves, 5-4, and moved within one game of the Giants in the West division race. The Dodgers were trailing, 3-1, when Dick Allen doubled in the sixth inning and scored on a single by Willie Crawford. Manny Mota followed with a single and Sims then smashed a three-run homer to enable the Dodgers to post their important victory. The Braves, who had been held scoreless for 29 straight innings by Dodger pitching, broke through for two runs on three hits in the third, including a single by Ralph Garr, who batted safely in his 20th straight game. Mota drove in a Dodger run with a triple in the fourth. but the Braves took a 3-1 lead when Darrell Evans homered in their half. After the Dodgers exploded in the sixth, the Braves came back with a run, but Jim Brewer replaced Don Sutton and pitched scoreless ball in the last 2 2/3 innings.

Cubs 4, Phillies 2 at Chicago (day game):
Fergie Jenkins reached his career high in victories with his 23rd of the season as the Cubs defeated the Phillies, 4-2. Jenkins, who also hit a homer, conquered the Quakers for the eighth straight time since losing to them last on August 7, 1970.

Reds 6, Giants 5 at Cincinnati (day game):
A barrage of four homers powered the Reds to a 6-5 victory over the Giants, who were left with a lead of only one game over the Dodgers in the West division race. Lee May started the Cincy cannonading with a homer in the first inning. Hal McRae and George Foster connected for the circuit in succession in the second. The Giants got two runs back with doubles by Tito Fuentes, Bobby Bonds and Dave Kingman in the third and tied the score in the sixth with an unearned run on a single by Dick Dietz, a sacrifice and an error by Tony Perez. However, in the Reds' half of the sixth, May singled, Johnny Bench walked and McRae smashed his second homer of the game. As a result, the Reds were able to triumph although the Giants narrowed the gap with a run in the seventh on Kingman's third double of the game and a single by Dietz.

Mets 2, Pirates 1 at New York (day game):
A pinch-single by Bob Aspromonte with two out in the 15th inning gave the Mets a 2-1 victory over the Pirates. Tim Foli led off with a single and Danny Frisella sacrificed. After Bud Harrelson flied out, Leroy Stanton was passed purposely. Aspromonte then batted for Dave Marshall and ended the game with his single off Ramon Hernandez.

Cardinals 8, Expos 6 at St. Louis (day game):
Joe Hague, who beat the Expos with a grand-slam in the 10th inning of the previous night's game, clipped the Canadian club again with a two-run triple in the sixth inning to provide the Cardinals with an 8-5 victory. The Cardinals jumped off to a 5-0 lead but their margin was trimmed to 6-4 before Ted Sizemore walked, Matty Alou singled and Hague hit his triple in the sixth. As a result, the Cardinals were able to brush off a two-run rally by the Expos in the seventh inning.

Astros 5, Padres 1 at San Diego (night game):
The Astros scored four runs in the first in to enable Jack Billingham to celebrate his 26th birthday with a 6-1 victory over the Padres. In the opening burst, Joe Morgan walked, Rich Chiles doubled and Cesar Cedeno singled for the first run. Jim Wynn followed with a double to drive in two tallies and scored himself on a single by Larry Howard.