MLB standings through games of September 11, 1974

MLB standings at the end of September 11, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	143	77	66	0	.538		582	553	42-29	35-37	6-4	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	143	75	68	0	.524	2.0	560	558	38-33	37-35	7-3	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	142	74	68	0	.521	2.5	611	583	43-29	31-39	2-8	Lost 3
Cleveland Indians	141	71	69	1	.507	4.5	586	584	38-34	33-35	6-4	Won 4
Milwaukee Brewers	144	69	75	0	.479	8.5	576	577	35-36	34-39	5-5	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	143	65	78	0	.455	12.0	528	651	33-37	32-41	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	144	82	62	0	.569		646	503	45-30	37-32	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	145	76	68	1	.528	6.0	638	645	38-32	38-36	7-3	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	144	72	71	1	.503	9.5	606	612	40-30	32-41	7-3	Won 4
Kansas City Royals	143	70	73	0	.490	11.5	592	571	36-36	34-37	1-9	Lost 5
Chicago White Sox	146	70	74	2	.486	12.0	630	675	39-30	31-44	5-5	Lost 3
California Angels	146	58	87	1	.400	24.5	564	607	31-45	27-42	6-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	142	77	65	0	.542		665	564	46-26	31-39	7-3	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	143	75	68	0	.524	2.5	579	554	41-34	34-34	7-3	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	143	72	71	0	.503	5.5	609	623	42-29	30-42	6-4	Won 4
New York Mets	140	65	75	0	.464	11.0	504	548	33-36	32-39	6-4	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	141	64	77	0	.454	12.5	571	601	30-34	34-43	3-7	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	141	57	84	0	.404	19.5	569	730	30-44	27-40	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	142	90	52	0	.634		710	497	45-23	45-29	7-3	Won 4
Cincinnati Reds	143	86	56	1	.606	4.0	674	535	42-31	44-25	5-4-1	Tied 1
Atlanta Braves	144	78	65	1	.545	12.5	575	501	43-33	35-32	5-4-1	Tied 1
Houston Astros	142	71	71	0	.500	19.0	574	554	43-32	28-39	3-7	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	143	66	77	0	.462	24.5	563	624	31-36	35-41	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	144	52	92	0	.361	39.0	483	745	30-39	22-53	2-8	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 3, Yankees 2 (night game) / Yankees 5, Orioles 1 at Baltimore (night game):
The Yankees, after losing the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 3-2, in 17 innings, came back to win the nightcap and retain their lead of two games over the Orioles in the East Division race. In the lidlifter, the Yankees scored their two runs in the second inning. Alex Johnson doubled, moved up on an infield out and crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Graig Nettles. Consecutive singles by Chris Chambliss, Sandy Alomar and Jim Mason then added a second tally. The Orioles counted once in the second on a walk by Don Baylor, single by Brooks Robinson, sacrifice by Enos Cabell and infield out by Andy Etchebarren. Coming up again in the fifth, Etchebarren hit his first homer of the season to tie the score. The Orioles finally broke up the game in the 17th when Paul Blair and Bobby Grich walked and Boog Powell, batting for Curt Motton, singled to drive in the winning run. Larry Gura pitched the second game for the Yankees and limited the Orioles to five hits. The Yankees scored four runs in the second inning with the help of two errors and wound up their scoring with a homer by Roy White in the ninth.

Angels 3, Royals 2 at California (night game):
An infield hit by Bruce Bochte scored Morris Nettles in the 10th inning and provided Nolan Ryan with his 19th victory as the Angels edged the Royals, 3-2. Ryan allowed only four hits and struck out 15. The Angels had a homer by Joe Lahoud in the second inning and added another run on a double by Denny Doyle, an infield out and wild pitch by Al Fitzmorris in the fourth. The Royals tied the score in the sixth on a walk to Fred Patek, double by Vada Pinson, single by Hal McRae and grounder by John Mayberry. In the 10th, Nettles singled, took second on a sacrifice by Doyle and stole third before Bochte rapped a liner that bounced off Fitzmorris' glove to Patek, whose throw home was too late to nail Nettles.

Rangers 6, White Sox 2 at Chicago (night game):
Jim Bibby yielded only one hit in the first eight innings before weakening in the ninth, but gained his 19th victory when the Rangers defeated the White Sox, 6-2. Bill Sharp singled for the White Sox in the first. Bibby walked five, but did not give up another hit until Carlos May singled and Ken Henderson homered with two out in the ninth. When Tony Muser followed with a single, Steve Foucault relieved and retired Brian Downing to end the game. The Rangers rapped three White Sox pitchers for 11 hits.

Indians 3, Red Sox 1 at Cleveland (night game):
Gaylord Perry pitched the Indians to a 3-1 victory to continue his career-long mastery of the Red Sox. The veteran righthander's triumph was his 10th straight over the Red Sox and 12th overall in the 13 decisions. The Indians scored a run in the first inning on a single by John Lowenstein, his theft of second and a single by Charlie Spikes. The Red Sox picked up their tally in the fourth on a pass to Carl Yastrzemski and double by Rico Petrocelli. The Indians broke the tie in the fifth when Ed Crosby singled, Frank Duffy sacrificed and George Hendrick doubled. Crosby then drove an insurance run across the plate with a double in the sixth.

Brewers 3, Tigers 0 at Detroit (night game):
Aiming for 3,000 hits, Al Kaline rapped a single and double, bringing his career total to 2,987, but the Tigers otherwise collected only three other hits off Jim Slaton in losing to the Brewers, 3-0. The Brewers also were held to five hits, but used them to better advantage. Tim Johnson singled in the third inning and, after advancing on an infield out, scored on a single by Don Money. Charlie Moore walked and Johnson tripled for another run in the seventh. Two walks and a single by George Scott added the final marker in the eighth.

Twins 5, A's 3 at Minnesota (night game):
Harmon Killebrew homered with Tony Oliva on base in the 10th inning to power the Twins to a 5-3 victory over the Athletics. Sal Bando and Joe Rudi homered for the A's in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie, but the Twins knotted the count in their half when Steve Brye singled, Rod Carew was safe on an error, Bobby Darwin walked and Eric Soderholm doubled.

Braves 1, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Torrential rain forced the Braves and the Reds to stop play after five innings with the score tied, 1-1. The Reds counted their run in the first on a walk to Cesar Geronimo and double by Johnny Bench. The Braves' matching tally came in the fifth on a single by Leo Foster, a sacrifice and double by Marty Perez.

[DH] Expos 6, Cubs 1 (night game) / Expos 13, Cubs 4 at Montreal (night game):
Mike Jorgensen hit a pair of two-run homers in the first game and Barry Foote drove in four runs with two doubles in the second game as the Expos swept a doubleheader with the Cubs, 6-1 and 13-4. A circuit clout by Rick Monday saved the Cubs from being shutout in the opener. Foote, who also had a triple in the nightcap, drove in one run with a double in the first inning and hit a bases-loaded double, clearing the sacks, in the fifth. Willie Davis homered with a man on base and Jorgensen accounted for two RBIs with a double and bases-loaded walk.

Cardinals 4, Mets 3 at New York (night game):
The longest night game in major league history ended after 25 innings with the Cardinals scoring on two errors to defeat the Mets, 4-3. The marathon contest lasted seven hours, four minutes. The Cardinals began the game with a run in the first on two walks and a single by Joe Torre. The Mets came back with a marker in their half. Felix Millan was safe on an error by Mike Tyson and was forced by Cleon Jones. After a wild pitch, Jones scored on a double by John Milner. Millan singled in the fifth and Jones homered to put the Mets ahead, but the Cardinals tied the score in the ninth when Ted Simmons beat out an infield hit and Ken Reitz hit for the circuit with two out. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn and Mrs. Kuhn were among the faithful who stuck it out through hour after hour until the end came in the 25th. Bake McBride led off with an infield hit for the Cardinals. When Hank Webb threw wildly on a pickoff attempt, McBride raced to third and then headed home. Milner recovered the ball in foul territory and threw to Ron Hodges, who dropped the throw, allowing McBride to score.

Phillies 8, Pirates 5 at Philadelphia (night game):
A three-run homer by pinch-hitter Bill Robinson in the eighth inning carried the Phillies to an 8-5 victory over the Pirates, who also lost the services of Dock Ellis for the balance of the season. Ellis, who had won nine of his last 10 decisions, suffered a broken bone in his pitching hand when hit by a line drive in the sixth. Bob Robertson hit a two-run homer for the Pirates in the second, but the Phillies came back with one on a single by Willie Montanez and double by Jay Johnstone. The Pirates made it 4-1 in the sixth with two runs on singles by Rennie Stennett, Al Oliver and Willie Stargell and a sacrifice fly by Richie Zisk. In the Phillies' half, Larry Bowa reached second on an error. Montanez then hit the line drive that struck Ellis. The Pirates' pitcher retrieved the ball and threw wildly to first, allowing Bowa to score. Art Howe hit his first major league homer for the Pirates in the seventh, but the Phillies came back to tie the score against Bruce Kison in their half. Johnstone and Del Unser singled and Tommy Hutton walked to load the bases. Tony Taylor delivered one run with an infield out and Bowa followed with a double to drive in the tying pair. With Ramon Hernandez on the mound for the Pirates in the eighth, the Phillies called on three pinch-hitters to win the game. Ollie Brown doubled, Mike Anderson drew an intentional pass and Robinson hit his homer.

Padres 2, Astros 0 at San Diego (night game):
Mike Ivie hit his first major league homer, after a walk to Johnny Grubb in the seventh inning, to enable the Padres to defeat the Astros, 2-0. Dan Spillner pitched the shutout on a yield of three hits. Don Wilson allowed four hits in going down to defeat.

Dodgers 5, Giants 4 at San Francisco (night game):
The Giants' failure to execute a double play in the seventh inning enabled the Dodgers to score the run that resulted in a 5-4 victory. Andy Messersmith opened the inning with a double and took third with one out on an infield hit by Von Joshua. Bill Buckner then grounded to first baseman Dave Kingman who threw to second, forcing Joshua, but the return throw was too late to catch Buckner and Messersmith scored to put the Dodgers ahead, 5-2. Mike Phillips homered in the Giants' half of the seventh. Mike Marshall took over for the Dodgers and gave up a run on three singles in the eighth, but retired the side without further damage in the ninth. John D'Acquisto, who started for the Giants, was hit on the hand by a line drive off the bat of Joshua in the first inning and had to leave the game. Gary Lavelle relieved and was the loser, but a big part of his trouble could be blamed on Garry Maddox, who misjudged a line drive for a two-base error in the sixth, allowing two unearned runs to score.