MLB standings through games of September 26, 1971

MLB standings at the end of September 26, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	155	98	57	0	.632		726	524	50-24	48-33	8-2	Won 8
Detroit Tigers	159	90	69	0	.566	10.0	689	633	54-27	36-42	6-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	159	85	74	0	.535	15.0	685	651	47-33	38-41	9-1	Won 6
New York Yankees	159	80	79	0	.503	20.0	635	627	44-37	36-42	5-5	Won 1
Washington Senators	156	62	94	0	.397	36.5	523	647	34-44	28-50	4-6	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	159	58	101	0	.365	42.0	531	735	27-51	31-50	1-9	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	159	99	60	0	.623		681	556	44-35	55-25	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	159	85	74	0	.535	14.0	595	556	44-37	41-37	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	159	77	82	0	.484	22.0	611	592	37-41	40-41	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	159	74	85	0	.465	25.0	502	571	35-46	39-39	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	157	73	84	0	.465	25.0	649	661	36-40	37-44	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	158	68	90	0	.430	30.5	529	603	34-48	34-42	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	160	96	64	0	.600		781	590	52-28	44-36	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	160	88	71	1	.553	7.5	727	690	45-36	43-35	6-4	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	159	82	77	0	.516	13.5	623	634	44-37	38-40	6-4	Lost 1
New York Mets	159	82	77	0	.516	13.5	579	538	43-35	39-42	5-5	Won 2
Montreal Expos	159	69	89	1	.437	26.0	608	715	34-43	35-46	3-7	Lost 4
Philadelphia Phillies	160	66	94	0	.412	30.0	549	681	33-46	33-48	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	159	88	71	0	.553		693	638	51-30	37-41	5-5	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	159	87	72	0	.547	1.0	659	574	40-38	47-34	5-5	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	160	80	80	0	.500	8.5	633	697	41-39	39-41	4-6	Lost 4
Cincinnati Reds	160	79	81	0	.494	9.5	584	571	46-35	33-46	7-3	Lost 1
Houston Astros	159	78	81	0	.491	10.0	572	563	39-42	39-39	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	158	60	98	0	.380	27.5	480	597	32-46	28-52	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 8, Senators 1 at Boston (day game):
Jim Lonborg turned in his third straight winning performance for the Red Sox, pitching a four-hitter to defeat the Senators, 8-1. Rico Petrocelli and Reggie Smith smashed homers for the Red Sox, Smith's blow coming with a man on base in the seventh inning after Ben Oglivie had driven in two runs with a double. Toby Harrah homered to save the Senators from being shut out.

White Sox 6, Angels 5 at California (day game):
A passed ball by John Stephenson with two out in the 10th inning enabled the White Sox to edge the Angels, 6-5. Bill Melton drew a leadoff walk and Rick Reichardt, after failing to sacrifice, singled, Melton stopping at second. Carlos May forced Reichardt, sending Melton to third. Jay Johnstone popped up. Pitching to Luis Alvarado, Eddie Fisher threw a knuckleball that skidded off Stephenson's mitt, allowing Melton to score.

Orioles 5, Indians 0 at Cleveland (day game):
The Orioles became only the second club in major league history to have four 20-game winners in one season when Jim Palmer pitched a three-hitter and beat the Indians, 5-0. Palmer joined teammates Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson and Dave McNally in the charmed circle. The White Sox of 1920 had a 20-game quartet in Urban Faber, Claude Williams, Ed Cicotte and Dickie Kerr. Palmer and Alan Foster engaged in a scoreless duel, with the Orioles being held hitless untilthe seventh inning when the division champions erupted for three runs on a single by Merv Rettenmund, double by Elrod Hendricks, intentional pass to Davey Johnson with one out, sacrifice fly by Mark Belanger, double by Palmer and a wild pitch. Brooks Robinson singled home the final two runs in the eighth.

Yankees 3, Tigers 2 at Detroit (day game):
Two homers spoiled Mickey Lolich's bid for his 26th victory as the Yankees defeated the Tigers, 3-2. Rusty Torres hit his first major league homer, connecting with a man on base in the third inning, and Roy White whacked the other round-tripper off Lolich in the sixth to provide the winning run.

[DH] Twins 6, Royals 2 (day game) / Royals 5, Twins 3 at Kansas City (day game):
Sparked by Harmon Killebrew, who started the scoring with a two-run homer, the Twins won the first game of a doubleheader, 6-2, but the Royals came back with a four-run outburst in the fifth inning to capture the second game, 5-3. After Killebrew's clout in the third inning of the opener, the Twins added a pair in the sixth. George Mitterwald drove in one with a double and scored himself on a single by Jim Perry. The Twins counted their last two runs in the ninth. Gail Hopkins homered for the Royals. The Royals' big inning in the nightcap started with a triple by Rich Severson, walk to Bobby Floyd and two-run double by Paul Schaal. Joe Keough singled, scoring Schaal. After a double by Hopkins, Bob Oliver hit a sacrifice fly.

A's 7, Brewers 0 at Oakland (day game):
Tuning up for the playoffs, Vida Blue pitched seven innings, allowing three singles, and gained his 24th victory, but only his first since August 29, when the Athletics defeated the Brewers, 7-0. Sal Bando, Reggie Jackson and Dave Duncan hit homers.

Dodgers 5, Braves 2 at Atlanta (day game):
The Dodgers kept on the heels of the Giants in the West division race by defeating the Braves, 5-2. Dick Allen started the Dodgers' scoring with a homer in the second inning and Duke Sims followed suit in the third. A double by Manny Mota, a balk and a wild throw added a run in the fourth. The Dodgers capped their production with two runs in the fifth on a double by Willie Crawford and singles by Sims, Claude Osteen and Bobby Valentine. Hank Aaron hit his 47th homer of the season for the Braves.

Phillies 5, Cubs 1 at Chicago (day game):
The batting of Roger Freed, who drove in one run with a single in the third inning and three with a homer in the fourth, enabled the Phillies to defeat the Cubs, 5-1.

Giants 12, Reds 5 at Cincinnati (day game):
Dick Dietz hit a grand slam and Bobby Bonds and Willie Mays each homered with a man on base as the Giants beat the Reds, 12-5, to maintain their one-game lead over the Dodgers in the West division race. The Giants exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning, starting with doubles by Chris Speier and Juan Marichal. Ken Henderson beat out a bunt and Tito Fuentes drove in the second run of the stanza with a double. After a pass to Mays, loading the bases, Willie McCovey popped up, but Bonds singled, scoring Henderson, and Dietz followed with his grand slam. Mays and Bonds hit their homers in the sixth. Mays' run was the 2,000th of his major league career.

Mets 3, Pirates 1 at New York (day game):
After pitching perfect ball for six innings, Tom Seaver was turned back in his bid for a no-hitter when Vic Davalillo singled for the Pirates' lone safety in a 3-1 loss to the Mets. Dave Cash became the Pirates' first baserunner, drawing a walk to open the seventh. Davalillo's hit sent Cash to third and Al Oliver followed with a sacrifice fly. The Mets scored a run in the first on singles by Ken Singleton, Cleon Jones and Donn Clendenon. Their two other runs counted in the fifth. Seaver walked, took second on a sacrifice and escaped a rundown on a grounder by Singleton, who was safe at first. Jones and Tommie Agee drove in runs with singles.

Cardinals 7, Expos 1 at St. Louis (day game):
Daryl Patterson made his first N. L. start and Dennis Higgins, in relief, gained his first N. L. victory when the Cardinals defeated the Expos, 7-1. In between Patterson and Higgins, Mike Jackson made his first appearance in a Cardinals' uniform. For another "first," Jorge Roque made his first start in the St. Louis outfield and colleced three singles for his first major league hits.