MLB standings through games of September 28, 1971

MLB standings at the end of September 28, 1971

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Baltimore Orioles	157	100	57	0	.637		741	530	52-24	48-33	10-0	Won 10
Detroit Tigers	161	91	70	0	.565	11.0	700	643	54-27	37-43	5-5	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	161	85	76	0	.528	17.0	691	666	47-33	38-43	7-3	Lost 2
New York Yankees	160	80	80	0	.500	21.5	637	631	44-37	36-43	4-6	Lost 1
Washington Senators	157	63	94	0	.401	37.0	527	649	35-44	28-50	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	161	59	102	0	.366	43.0	541	746	28-52	31-50	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	160	100	60	0	.625		683	557	45-35	55-25	5-5	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	160	85	75	0	.531	15.0	596	558	44-37	41-38	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	160	77	83	0	.481	23.0	613	595	37-42	40-41	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	160	75	85	0	.469	25.0	508	573	35-46	40-39	4-6	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	158	73	85	0	.462	26.0	651	667	36-41	37-44	4-6	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	159	69	90	0	.434	30.5	532	605	34-48	35-42	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	161	96	65	0	.596		784	596	52-28	44-37	4-6	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	162	90	71	1	.559	6.0	738	693	45-36	45-35	7-3	Won 5
Chicago Cubs	160	82	78	0	.512	13.5	627	639	44-37	38-41	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	161	82	79	0	.509	14.0	582	549	43-37	39-42	4-6	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	160	70	89	1	.440	25.0	613	719	35-43	35-46	4-6	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	161	67	94	0	.416	29.0	555	684	34-46	33-48	6-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
San Francisco Giants	160	89	71	0	.556		700	639	51-30	38-41	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	160	88	72	0	.550	1.0	661	575	41-38	47-34	6-4	Won 4
Atlanta Braves	161	81	80	0	.503	8.5	637	697	42-39	39-41	4-6	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	161	79	82	0	.491	10.5	584	575	46-35	33-47	6-4	Lost 2
Houston Astros	160	78	82	0	.487	11.0	573	565	39-42	39-40	5-5	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	159	60	99	0	.377	28.5	481	604	32-47	28-52	4-6	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 10, Red Sox 2 (night game) / Orioles 5, Red Sox 4 at Baltimore (night game):
The Orioles extended their winning streak to 10 games by sweeping a twi-night doubleheader with the Red Sox, 10-2 and 5-4, to become the third club in major league history to reach the 100 victory mark in each of three straight seasons. Previous clubs to accomplish feat were the Philadelphia Athletics of 1929-30-31 and the Cardinals of 1942-43-44. Dave McNally was the winner of the opener with the aid of a 17-hit attack. Chico Salmon led the Orioles to victory in the nightcap, driving in two runs with a single in the first inning and accounting for the deciding tally with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Reggie Smith hit a homer for the Red Sox.

Brewers 3, White Sox 2 at Chicago (night game):
Marty Pattin pitched a four-hitter and Ken Sanders retired the last two batters for his 31st save as the Brewers defeated the White Sox, 4-2. After each club picked up an unearned run, the Brewers broke away with two runs in the sixth inning on a double by Dave May, single by Jose Cardenal and double by Darrell Porter. Jay Johnstone homered for the White Sox in the eighth. Pattin was lifted in favor of Sanders after issuing a pass with one out in the ninth.

Tigers 4, Indians 2 at Cleveland (night game):
The Indians gained an 8-7 decision in the completion of the suspended game of June 20, but the Tigers won the regularly-scheduled contest that followed, 4-2, with Joe Coleman posting his 20th victory. The Indians were leading in the June 20 game, 7-6, in the top half of the eighth inning when play was stopped because of a power failure in a bank of lights behind home plate. After action resumed, the Tigers tied the score on a double by Mickey Stanley, but the Indians came back with the winning run in the ninth on a single by Vada Pinson and double by Ted Uhlaender. Coleman became a 20-game winner with the help of four homers -- two by Norm Cash and one each by Gates Brown and Bill Freehan. Roy Foster homered for the Indians' two runs.

Angels 6, Twins 2 at Minnesota (day game):
Andy Messersmith became the third 20-game winner in Angels' history by defeating the Twins, 6-2. Previous club members in the charmed circle were Dean Chance in 1964 and Clyde Wright in 1970. Sandy Alomar led the Angels' attack in support of Messersmith with a homer, double and single.

A's 2, Royals 1 at Oakland (day game):
Homers by Reggie Jackson and Mike Epstein carried the Athletics to a 2-1 victory over the Royals. Paul Schaal homered for the Royals' run. The game was the fastest of the season in Oakland, requiring only one hour, 35 minutes.

Senators 4, Yankees 2 at Washington (night game):
Roy White broke the league record for most sacrifice flies, hitting his 17th of the season, but the Yankees lost to the Senators, 4-2. The former mark of 16 sacrifice flies was set by Sam Crawford of the Tigers and Chick Gandil of the Senators, both in 1914. White's fly in the fifth inning drove in Rusty Torres and tied the score at 2-2, but Dick Billings batted in the tie-breaking run for the Senators with a double in the seventh and then scored himself on a single by Jeff Burroughs.

Braves 4, Reds 0 at Atlanta (night game):
Phil Niekro yielded only three singles and Ralph Garr hit safely in his 22nd straight game as the Braves defeated the Reds, 4-0. A walk to Felix Millan and double by Garr produced the first run in the third inning. Hank Aaron and Garr singled in the eighth and Earl Williams sent them home with a double. Dusty Baker followed with a double to add the last tally.

Dodgers 2, Astros 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
The Dodgers kept pace with the Giants in the West division race when Maury Wills batted in a run with a single in the eighth inning to defeat the Astros, 2-1, in a three-hit duel between Bill Singer and Don Wilson. The Astros scored their run in the fourth inning on a walk to Joe Morgan and singles by Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson. Duke Sims tied the score with a homer in the sixth. Bobby Valentine walked with one out in the eighth, moved up on a sacrifice by Singer and scored the winning run on Maury Wills' hit.

Expos 5, Cubs 4 at Montreal (night game):
Helping himself, Ernie McAnally singled in the ninth inning and scored the run that gave the Expos a 5-4 victory over the Cubs. After his single, McAnally advanced on a sacrifice by Ron Hunt. The Cubs then walked Boots Day intentionally, but Rusty Staub ended the game with a single that scored McAnally.

Cardinals 5, Mets 2 at New York (day game):
In a turnabout from 1970, when he lost 19 games with the Cardinals, Steve Carlton gained his 20th victory by defeating the Mets, 5-2. Nolan Ryan, who started for the Mets, walked the first four batters to force in a run and then was tagged for a two-run single by Ted Simmons before being yanked. The Cards added their two other tallies off Jim McAndrew in the second on a single by Carlton, triple by Lou Brock and sacrifice fly by Ted Sizemore.

Phillies 6, Pirates 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
Greg Luzinski and Deron Johnson each hit a two-run homer and Mike Anderson added a solo swat as the Phillies turned back Dock Ellis' bid for his 20th victory by defeating the Pirates, 6-3. Johnson also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Willie Stargell hit his 48th homer of the season for the Pirates.

Giants 7, Padres 1 at San Diego (night game):
With Gaylord Perry pitching a seven-hitter, the Giants defeated the Padres, 7-1, and retained their one-game lead over the Dodgers in the West division race. The Giants quickly loaded the bases in the first inning on a single by Tito Fuentes and walks to Willie Mays and Willie McCovey. Bobby Bonds forced McCovey, Fuentes scoring, and when Enzo Hernandez threw wildly to first base, trying for a double play, Mays also crossed the plate. The Padres picked up an unearned run in their half on a single by Hernandez, walk to Don Mason, a passed ball and a sacrifice fly by Nate Colbert. Chris Speier hit a homer as the Giants iced the outcome with four runs in the sixth. McCovey doubled and, following a one-out intentional pass to Dick Dietz, Al Gallagher singled to score McCovey. Speier then smashed his homer to drive in three runs.