MLB standings at the end of September 23, 1974

A.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
New York Yankees	154	84	70	0	.545		636	601	46-32	38-38	6-4	Won 4
Baltimore Orioles	154	83	71	0	.539	1.0	613	584	41-35	42-36	8-2	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	152	78	74	0	.513	5.0	649	629	45-33	33-41	4-6	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	154	74	79	1	.484	9.5	627	645	39-36	35-43	3-7	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	155	74	81	0	.477	10.5	632	633	39-40	35-41	5-5	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	153	71	82	0	.464	12.5	581	709	35-39	36-43	6-4	Won 1

A.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Oakland A's	154	86	68	0	.558		669	533	45-30	41-38	4-6	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	154	80	72	2	.526	5.0	665	674	42-36	38-36	5-4-1	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	155	80	74	1	.519	6.0	661	649	47-32	33-42	8-2	Won 3
Chicago White Sox	156	75	78	3	.490	10.5	655	702	44-34	31-44	5-4-1	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	154	75	79	0	.487	11.0	644	618	38-37	37-42	5-5	Lost 1
California Angels	155	61	93	1	.396	25.0	585	640	31-45	30-48	4-6	Lost 4

N.L. East
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
St. Louis Cardinals	154	82	72	0	.532		634	605	43-36	39-36	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	153	81	72	0	.529	0.5	697	615	49-29	32-43	4-6	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	153	75	78	0	.490	6.5	647	674	43-35	32-43	3-7	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	152	72	80	0	.474	9.0	622	635	38-37	34-43	7-3	Won 1
New York Mets	152	69	83	0	.454	12.0	540	599	34-40	35-43	3-7	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	152	64	88	0	.421	17.0	633	768	30-44	34-44	7-3	Lost 1

N.L. West
	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
Los Angeles Dodgers	154	97	57	0	.630		768	535	51-28	46-29	6-4	Won 2
Cincinnati Reds	155	92	62	1	.597	5.0	732	591	44-31	48-31	4-6	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	156	84	71	1	.542	13.5	623	542	43-33	41-38	6-4	Lost 3
Houston Astros	153	78	75	0	.510	18.5	616	587	45-33	33-42	7-3	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	155	71	84	0	.458	26.5	606	682	36-43	35-41	5-5	Won 3
San Diego Padres	155	56	99	0	.361	41.5	517	802	33-43	23-56	3-7	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Brewers 6, Indians 2 (night game) / Indians 7, Brewers 4 at Cleveland (night game):
In the battle for fourth place in the A. L. East, the Indians stayed a half-game ahead of the Brewers, gaining a 7-4 nightcap victory after Milwaukee had won the opener with a four-run, ninth-inning rally, 6-2. Pinch-hitter Bob Hansen pulled the Brewers into a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning of the first game with a solo homer, and consecutive two-out doubles in the ninth by Tim Johnson, Jack Lind and Don Money, with Johnson's driving home a pair of runs, wrapped up the verdict for Jim Colborn. Money tallied the Brewers' first run in the sixth when he scored from third on the front end of a double steal. Two-run homers by Charlie Spikes in the first inning and Leron Lee in the sixth and a solo shot by Dave Duncan in the eighth helped the Tribe gain their split with a second-game victory. The verdict went to reliever Fred Beene, who held the Brewers to one hit over five frames after taking over from starter Jim Kern in the second inning, when Milwaukee scored three times, aided by two Cleveland errors.

Dodgers 4, Braves 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
Don Sutton notched his eighth straight victory with relief help from Mike Marshall as the Dodgers nipped the Braves, 4-3, and increased their lead over the Reds in the N. L. West to five games with only eight to play. Sutton took a two-hit shutout into the eighth when Atlanta chased him with a four-hit rally, including a two-run homer by Rowland Office. Sutton singled home the first run of game in the fourth and doubled in another during the Dodgers' two-run sixth. Jim Wynn's RBI single scored Bill Buckner in the fifth.

Pirates 1, Cardinals 0 at St. Louis (night game):
Richie Hebner singled home pinch-runner Miguel Dilone in the top of the 10th to decide a pitching duel between Jim Rooker and Lynn McGlothen and give the Pirates a 1-0 nod over the Cardinals, whose N. L. East lead over the Bucs shrank to one-half game. Dilone, running for pinch-hitter Paul Popovich, who had opened the 10th with a bloop single to left, was sacrificed to second before Hebner delivered his hit.