MLB standings through games of September 1, 1975

MLB standings at the end of September 1, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	134	79	55	0	.590		669	600	38-29	41-26	4-6	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	133	73	60	0	.549	5.5	569	479	36-29	37-31	6-4	Won 1
New York Yankees	135	68	67	0	.504	11.5	563	506	34-32	34-35	5-5	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	129	61	68	0	.473	15.5	555	586	31-33	30-35	7-3	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	136	59	77	0	.434	21.0	556	635	30-38	29-39	3-7	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	134	53	81	0	.396	26.0	501	646	29-39	24-42	3-7	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	136	82	54	0	.603		609	513	44-23	38-31	6-4	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	134	73	61	0	.545	8.0	589	540	42-26	31-35	5-5	Won 1
Texas Rangers	137	67	70	0	.489	15.5	606	622	35-34	32-36	6-4	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	136	66	70	0	.485	16.0	564	578	39-29	27-41	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	134	64	70	0	.478	17.0	634	635	33-35	31-35	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	136	62	74	0	.456	20.0	539	614	30-39	32-35	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	134	75	59	0	.560		565	475	44-23	31-36	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	137	73	63	1	.537	3.0	557	555	40-29	33-34	5-4-1	Won 2
New York Mets	136	72	64	0	.529	4.0	552	504	37-32	35-32	7-3	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	136	72	64	0	.529	4.0	611	589	44-23	28-41	3-7	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	137	62	75	0	.453	14.5	590	681	36-33	26-42	3-7	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	134	59	75	0	.440	16.0	485	578	29-36	30-39	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	136	90	46	0	.662		701	482	55-15	35-31	7-3	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	137	73	64	0	.533	17.5	538	451	38-30	35-34	5-5	Won 3
San Francisco Giants	136	67	69	0	.493	23.0	558	566	38-30	29-39	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	137	62	75	0	.453	28.5	475	574	31-37	31-38	4-6	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	137	59	78	0	.431	31.5	486	624	32-36	27-42	3-7	Lost 2
Houston Astros	139	53	85	1	.384	38.0	589	628	32-37	21-48	5-4-1	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 4, Red Sox 2 at Boston (night game):
Rick Dempsey, Rick Bladt and Fred Stanley, batting in the lower third of the Yankees' order, each drove in a run to help beat the Red Sox, 4-2. In the second inning, after Dick McAuliffe misjudged a pop fly by Walt Williams for an error, Dempsey, Bladt and Stanley followed with singles to produce two runs. The Yankees added another run in the third on a single by Thurman Munson and double by Dempsey. Stanley, who finished the game with three hits, singled and scored the Yankees' last run in the sixth. Doubles by Fred Lynn and Jim Rice and a single by McAuliffe accounted for the Red Sox pair in the seventh.

A's 6, Angels 3 at California (day game):
Surviving a shaky start, Vida Blue pitched the Athletics to a 6-3 victory over the Angels. Blue gave up the Angels' runs in the first inning, two scoring on a homer by Leroy Stanton. The A's came back to win with the aid of homers by Billy Williams and Reggie Jackson, each with a man on base.

[DH] White Sox 10, Royals 8 (day game) / Royals 3, White Sox 1 at Chicago (day game):
The hitting of Bill Melton and Jorge Orta helped the White Sox win the first game of a doubleheader, 10-8, before a pinch-homer by Harmon Killebrew gave the Royals a 3-1 victory in the second game. Melton drove in four runs with a homer and sacrifice fly, while Orta accounted for three RBIs with a double and two singles. Rich Gossage relieved Wilbur Wood with one out in the fifth inning and pitched the rest of the way, holding the Royals to three hits and one unearned run. In the nightcap, Hal McRae hurt himself batting in the eighth inning. Killebrew stepped in and smashed his homer with John Mayberry on base to break a 1-1 tie.

Tigers 5, Brewers 4 at Detroit (night game):
The Tigers rallied for four runs in the seventh inning on a walk and five singles to defeat the Brewers, 5-4. The Brewers also had a four-run inning, scoring in the fifth with the aid of a triple by George Scott and doubles by Robin Yount and Hank Aaron to take a 4-1 lead. Ben Oglivie walked to open the Tigers' rally with one out in the seventh and Tom Veryzer singled. After Billy Baldwin was retired for the second out, consecutive singles by Gary Sutherland, Dan Meyer, Willie Horton and Bill Freehan produced the Tigers' four runs.

Twins 5, Rangers 4 at Texas (night game):
Pulling a groin muscle, Bert Blyleven was forced to quit the mound after two innings, but the Twins availed themselves of three relievers and beat the Rangers, 5-4. Bill Butler gained credit for the victory. Blyleven gave up one run before departing. Phil Roof tied the score with a homer in the third. The Twins picked up an unearned run in the fifth and then batted around to score three times in the sixth. Roof drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single, giving him three RBIs for the game.

Padres 2, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
Randy Jones, the Padres' candidate for the Cy Young Award, gained his 18th victory of the season, defeating the Reds, 2-1. The Padres picked up their first run in the second inning when Dave Winfield singled, stole second and crossed the plate on a single by Dave Roberts. The Reds matched that run in their half with a double by Merv Rettenmund and single by Bill Plummer. Pat Darcy, who started for the Reds, was forced to leave the mound because of a blister on the forefinger of his pitching hand and the Padres counted their winning run off Pedro Borbon in the sixth.

Astros 5, Braves 3 at Houston (night game):
An outstanding performance by Cedar Cedeno paced the Astros to a 5-3 victory over the Braves. The Astros' outfielder hit a single and double, driving in three runs, and also walked twice, stole his 43rd base of the season and set up the first run by racing from first to third on a wild pitch. Ralph Garr reached the 1,000 hit total for his career with a single and triple for the Braves.

Mets 3, Pirates 0 at New York (day game):
In addition to becoming the first 20-game winner in the N. L. this year, Tom Seaver established a major league record by going over the 200 total in strikeouts for the eighth consecutive season while pitching the Mets to a 3-0 victory over the Pirates. Seaver fanned 10 to raise his total to 204. The Mets' ace had previously shared the record of seven straight years of 200 or more strikeouts with Rube Waddell and Walter Johnson. Mike Vail, who joined the Mets while the club was on the road, homered on his first time at bat in his first appearance in Shea Stadium. The Mets then wrapped up the decision with two runs in the sixth on a single by Felix Millan, forceout by Vail, double by Rusty Staub and single by Joe Torre.

Expos 6, Phillies 5 at Philadelphia (night game):
Batting with two out in the ninth inning, Expos' reliever Dale Murray singled to climax a two-run rally that beat the Phillies, 6-5. After the Expos took a 4-0 lead, the Phillies scored three runs in the seventh and added the tying tally in the eighth on a triple by Garry Maddox and single by Dave Cash. With two away in the Expos' ninth, Pete Mackanin beat out an infield hit, stole second and scored the tie-breaking run on a double by Tim Foli. Murray then singled to plate Foli with what proved to be the winning marker. Dick Allen drove in a run with a double in the Phillies' half of the ninth, but Murray retired Mike Schmidt on a fly to end the game.

Dodgers 3, Giants 1 at San Francisco (night game):
Unbeaten since July 10, Burt Hooton extended his personal winning streak to eight games by pitching the Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Giants. With Steve Garvey out because of the flu, Ken McMullen played first base for the first time in 11 years and batted in the Dodgers' first run with a single in the fifth inning. The Giants bunched three of their six hits off Hooton for the tying run in their half, but Lee Lacy then batted the Dodgers to victory, driving in one run with an infield roller in the sixth and another with a double in the eighth.

Cardinals 6, Cubs 3 at St. Louis (day game):
A crowd of 48,435, setting a Busch Stadium record for a single day game, saw the Cardinals defeat the Cubs, 6-3. The Cardinals retired Bob Gibson's No. 45 in ceremonies honoring their veteran pitching star, who has announced he will retire after this season. Lou Brock proceeded to star in the Cardinals' victory, rapping three singles and stealing three bases to bring his season's total to 52, marking the 11th consecutive year that the speedster had gone over the 50 mark in thefts. Andre Thornton hit two homers for the Cubs, one of them inside the park and the other a smash over the fence.