MLB standings through games of September 13, 1974

MLB standings at the end of September 13, 1974

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	145	78	67	0	.538		588	559	42-29	36-38	6-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	144	76	68	0	.528	1.5	622	590	43-29	33-39	4-6	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	145	76	69	0	.524	2.0	563	563	39-34	37-35	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	143	71	71	1	.500	5.5	590	590	38-35	33-36	5-5	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	146	69	77	0	.473	9.5	588	594	35-37	34-40	4-6	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	145	67	78	0	.462	11.0	543	661	35-37	32-41	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	146	83	63	0	.568		649	507	45-30	38-33	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	147	77	68	2	.531	5.5	643	648	39-32	38-36	7-2-1	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	146	73	72	1	.503	9.5	613	619	41-31	32-41	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	149	72	74	3	.493	11.0	643	678	41-30	31-44	4-5-1	Won 2
Kansas City Royals	144	70	74	0	.486	12.0	597	577	36-36	34-38	1-9	Lost 6
California Angels	148	58	89	1	.395	25.5	565	618	31-45	27-44	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	144	77	67	0	.535		671	573	46-26	31-41	6-4	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	145	77	68	0	.531	0.5	598	562	41-34	36-34	7-3	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	145	73	72	0	.503	4.5	618	634	43-30	30-42	7-3	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	143	66	77	0	.462	10.5	576	604	32-34	34-43	5-5	Won 5
New York Mets	143	66	77	0	.462	10.5	518	564	34-38	32-39	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	144	58	86	0	.403	19.0	574	741	30-44	28-42	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	144	91	53	0	.632		724	503	45-24	46-29	7-3	Lost 1
Cincinnati Reds	146	89	56	1	.614	2.5	695	546	44-31	45-25	7-2-1	Won 3
Atlanta Braves	147	79	67	1	.541	13.0	592	516	43-33	36-34	3-6-1	Won 1
Houston Astros	144	72	72	0	.500	19.0	580	562	43-32	29-40	3-7	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	145	66	79	0	.455	25.5	567	640	31-38	35-41	5-5	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	146	53	93	0	.363	39.0	487	755	31-40	22-53	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 3, Indians 2 (night game) / Orioles 8, Indians 6 at Baltimore (night game):
The Orioles won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader with the Indians, 3-2, and were leading in the second game, 8-6, when play was suspended because of a 1 a.m. curfew. The contest was resumed preceding the following night's regularly-scheduled game. The Orioles gained their 3-2 victory on homers by Paul Blair and Boog Powell. Blair hit for the circuit after a single by Powell in the second inning. The Indians picked up a run in the third on a walk to Angel Hermoso, double by Frank Duffy and sacrifice fly by Oscar Gamble before Powell's poke in the sixth provided the Orioles' deciding run. The Indians fell short with their final tally in the eighth on a double by Gamble and single by George Hendrick. Rain delayed the nightcap on two different occasions for a total of two hours, seven minutes. Tommy McCraw hit a two-run homer to put the Indians ahead in the sixth, 6-5, but Tommy Davis tied the score with a solo homer in the Orioles' half. Run-scoring singles by Al Bumbry and Rich Coggins then gave the Orioles their lead in the seventh. When play resumed the next day, Bob Reynolds retired the first two batters in the ninth before Charlie Spikes reached second on a throwing error by Brooks Robinson. Grant Jackson then relieved and retired Rico Carty.

[DH] White Sox 8, Angels 0 (day game) / White Sox 3, Angels 1 at Chicago (day game):
Nyls Nyman and Ken Henderson collected 11 hits between them and the White Sox got sharp pitching performances from Jim Kaat, Bart Johnson and Terry Forster in sweeping a twi-night doubleheader with the Angels, 8-0 and 3-1. Kaat posted his third straight shutout in the opener, holding the Angels to four hits. The White Sox pounded out 17, including three apiece by Nyman and Henderson. Ed Herrmann joined in the attack with a two-run homer. In the nightcap, Henderson had three more hits and Nyman two. The White Sox began their scoring with a run in the third on an error, a sacrifice and double by Nyman. The rookie outfielder was hit by a pitch in the sixth, stole second and counted on a single by Henderson. Lamar Johnson singled in the seventh and completed his trip around the bases on a sacrifice, infield out and single by Lee Richard. Johnson gave up only three hits in the first seven innings but was lifted after yielding two singles in the eighth. Forster put down the threat, but the Angels avoided the shutout with a run in the ninth on a double by Ellie Rodriguez, single by John Balaz and infield out by Dave Chalk.

Tigers 6, Yankees 3 at Detroit (night game):
After giving up a three-run homer in the first inning, Woodie Fryman yielded only four singles the rest of the way and pitched the Tigers to a 6-3 victory over the Yankees. Elliott Maddox and Bobby Murcer singled and Lou Piniella hit for the circuit in the Yankees' opening thrust, but Ben Oglivie and Jim Nettles came to Fryman's rescue. Oglivie batted in a run with a double in the Tigers' half of the first and homered with two men on base in the fifth for the blow that beat Doc Medich. Nettles drove in the Tigers' other runs with a homer in the second and single in the sixth.

Red Sox 8, Brewers 5 at Milwaukee (night game):
Rico Petrocelli hit three doubles and drove in four runs, including the tie-breaking counter in the 10th inning when the Red Sox scored three times to defeat the Brewers, 8-5. Petrocelli batted in two runs with a bases-loaded double in the first and accounted for another run with a two-bagger in the third. The Brewers broke a 4-4 tie in the fourth when Bobby Mitchell doubled and Tim Johnson singled, but the Red Sox tied the score in the seventh with singles by Bob Montgomery and Tommy Harper, a bunt by Juan Beniquez and sacrifice fly by Deron Johnson. In the 10th, Dwight Evans singled and raced home on Petrocelli's third double. Petrocelli stopped at third on a single by Mario Guerrero, who took second on the throw. Montgomery then singled to add a pair of insurance runs.

Twins 6, Royals 5 at Minnesota (night game):
Although leading both leagues in batting, Rod Carew seldom hits homers, but the Twins' second baseman came through with a circuit clout in the 10th inning to beat the Royals, 6-5. The round-tripper was only the third of the season for Carew. The Twins had a homer by Larry Hisle with a man on base in the first, but the Royals erased their deficit with five runs in the second on three hits, two walks and two errors by Danny Thompson. Frank White and Hal McRae each drove in two runs in the outburst. The Twins came back to tie the score with a boundary belt by Steve Braun and two RBI singles by Tony Oliva before Carew dissolved the deadlock with his homer in the 10th.

Rangers 3, A's 1 at Texas (night game):
In a meeting between the two leading candidates for the Cy Young Award, Fergie Jenkins came out ahead of Catfish Hunter when the Rangers defeated the Athletics, 3-1. Jenkins gave up the A's run in the third inning on singles by Bill North and Bert Campaneris and sacrifice fly by Reggie Jackson. The Rangers broke Hunter's string of 22 scoreless innings with two runs in their half of the third. Joe Lovitto singled, Cesar Tovar was hit by a pitch and Lenny Randle drove them home with a triple. Tovar doubled in the fifth, moved up on a bunt by Randle and counted the other run on a sacrifice fly by Jeff Burroughs.

Reds 6, Dodgers 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
A homer by Dave Concepcion with two men on base in the eighth inning powered the Reds to a 6-3 victory over the Dodgers. Tony Perez accounted for the Reds' first run with a round-tripper in the second, but Ron Cey tied the score with a circuit clout in the Dodgers' half. The Reds took the lead again with a triple by Dan Driessen and infield out by Pete Rose in the third before making it 3-1 in the fourth when Concepcion walked, stole second and scored on a single by Cesar Geronimo. Charlie Manuel batted in a run for the Dodgers with a pinch-single in the fifth. However in the eighth, Joe Morgan walked and Johnny Bench grounded to Davey Lopes, but Bill Russell dropped the throw to second and both runners were safe. Charlie Hough, on the mound in relief of loser Doug Rau, retired Perez, but Concepcion came through with his three-run homer. Jack Billingham, who gained his 19th victory, was taken out after yielding a run-scoring single by Bill Buckner in the Dodgers' half of the eighth and Clay Carroll took over to finish the game.

Expos 3, Pirates 2 at Montreal (night game):
Steve Rogers, who had lost his last six straight decisions, became a winner for the first time since August 10 when Barry Foote drove in a run with a triple in the ninth inning to give the Expos a 3-2 victory over the Pirates. Hal Breeden hit a pinch-single and gave way on the paths to Ron Woods, who scored on Foote's triple. That was the Expos' only earned run off Jim Rooker, their two earlier tallies resulting from errors by Richie Hebner and Ed Kirkpatrick. The Pirates scored in the second on a single by Dave Parker and double by Manny Sanguillen, but their other run also was unearned on an error by Tim Foli.

[DH] Mets 6, Cubs 0 (night game) / Cubs 4, Mets 3 at New York (night game):
After succumbing to the pitching of Seaver in the first game, 6-0, the Cubs came back to beat the Mets in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3, on a homer by Ron Dunn in the 11th inning. Seaver, in posting his fifth shutout of the season, allowed only four hits. Rusty Staub had a two-run triple among the Mets' 11 hits. In nightcap, Nino Espinosa, making his major league debut with the Mets, was staked to a two-run lead on a homer by Ted Martinez in the seventh inning. However, Espinosa weakened in the eighth and gave up three runs, two scoring on a circuit clout by Andre Thornton. The Mets tied the score in the ninth with a single by Staub, a sacrifice and pinch-single by Duffy Dyer. Dunn's homer in the 11th pinned the defeat on Bob Apodaca with the victory going to Jim Todd.

Cardinals 7, Phillies 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
Two nights after winning a 25-inning game with the Mets, the Cardinals were forced into another marathon contest that ended with a 7-3 victory over the Phillies in 17 innings. The Cardinals had set an N.L. record for players used, 26, in the game with the Mets, but the Phillies broke that mark by calling on 27. The Cards employed 24 and the two-team total of 51 established an N.L. record. The Cards took advantage of Jim Lonborg's wildness to score a run in the first inning. Lou Brock and Ted Sizemore walked, Reggie Smith was hit by a pitch and Brock crossed the plate as Ted Simmons rolled into a double play. The Phillies came back with two runs in the second on a single by Greg Luzinski, pass to Del Unser and singles by Bob Boone and Dave Cash. The Cards tied the score in the third when Brock tripled and Smith singled. The contest then produced a procession of zeroes until the 17th when consecutive singles by Simmons, Keith Hernandez and Bake McBride broke a 2-2 tie. After an intentional pass to Ken Reitz, Luis Melendez also walked to force in another run. Jerry DaVanon and Brock each hit a sacrifice fly and Sizemore singled to produce the fifth run of the outbrust.

Braves 9, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
Mike Lum hit the first grand-slam homer of his major league career and drove in another run with a sacrifice fly to mark the Braves' 9-0 victory over the Padres. Buzz Capra pitched the shutout. Lum hit his grand slam off Randy Jones in the first inning when the Braves tallied five times. Dusty Baker batted in two runs with a double and Lum hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth. Darrell Evans wrapped up the scoring with a homer in the ninth.

Astros 5, Giants 4 at San Francisco (night game):
The Astros scored two runs on a single by Cesar Cedeno in a ninth-inning rally to defeat the Giants, 5-4. J.R. Richard, Astros' starting pitcher, hit his first major league homer in the second and another run followed on a single by Greg Gross, two walks and a single by Bob Watson to put the Astros ahead, 2-1. The Giants came back with three runs in their half on a double by Gary Thomasson, infield hit by Tito Fuentes, error by Doug Rader, single by Gary Matthews and double by Steve Ontiveros. However, an error by Ontiveros after a double by Rader enabled the Astros to tie the score in the sixth. Skip Jutze singled in the ninth and Ray Busse was safe on an error. Gross sacrificed and Roger Metzger popped up before Cedeno hit his winning single.