MLB standings through games of September 5, 1975

MLB standings at the end of September 5, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	138	82	56	0	.594		684	611	39-29	43-27	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	139	76	63	0	.547	6.5	583	494	39-32	37-31	6-4	Won 2
New York Yankees	140	70	70	0	.500	13.0	588	521	34-32	36-38	5-5	Lost 2
Cleveland Indians	134	64	70	0	.478	16.0	582	609	31-34	33-36	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	140	61	79	0	.436	22.0	574	663	31-40	30-39	4-6	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	138	54	84	0	.391	28.0	518	670	29-42	25-42	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	138	82	56	0	.594		612	521	44-24	38-32	4-6	Lost 2
Kansas City Royals	138	77	61	0	.558	5.0	610	547	42-26	35-35	7-3	Won 5
Texas Rangers	141	69	72	0	.489	14.5	622	639	35-35	34-37	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	140	67	73	0	.479	16.0	572	596	40-32	27-41	3-7	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	136	65	71	0	.478	16.0	641	641	33-35	32-36	7-3	Lost 1
California Angels	140	64	76	0	.457	19.0	555	629	32-41	32-35	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	138	78	60	0	.565		584	486	44-23	34-37	6-4	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	140	74	66	0	.529	5.0	629	603	46-25	28-41	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	139	73	66	0	.525	5.5	562	517	38-34	35-32	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	140	73	66	1	.525	5.5	568	576	40-31	33-35	3-7	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	141	65	76	0	.461	14.5	613	699	36-33	29-43	5-5	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	138	61	77	0	.442	17.0	498	595	30-37	31-40	6-4	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	140	93	47	0	.664		730	494	58-16	35-31	7-3	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	141	75	66	0	.532	18.5	551	475	38-30	37-36	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	140	70	70	0	.500	23.0	579	578	39-30	31-40	6-4	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	141	63	78	0	.447	30.5	491	597	31-37	32-41	3-7	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	141	61	80	0	.433	32.5	503	641	33-38	28-42	4-6	Lost 1
Houston Astros	143	54	88	1	.380	40.0	597	644	33-40	21-48	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Orioles 5, Yankees 4 (night game) / Orioles 2, Yankees 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Scoring their winning runs on a homer by Ken Singleton in the first game and on a double by Don Baylor and single by Doug DeCinces in the second game, the Orioles defeated the Yankees in a twi-night doubleheader, 5-4 and 2-1. In the opener, Al Bumbry tripled and scored in the first inning and batted in two of the Orioles' three runs with a single in the second before Singleton smashed his homer in the third. Chris Chambliss had three hits and knocked in two runs for the Yankees. Bobby Bonds homered for the Yankees in the nightcap to tie the score at 1-1 before Baylor paved the way for the Orioles' winning run with his double in the eighth inning. The Yankees walked Bobby Grich intentionally, hoping to set up a double play, but DeCinces foiled the move with his single.

Royals 5, Angels 2 at California (night game):
George Brett had a perfect night at bat with five hits and drove in four runs to lead the Royals to a 5-2 victory over the Angels. Brett knocked in his first run with a double in the third inning. After the Angels took a 2-1 lead, Amos Otis beat out an infield hit in the eighth, stole second and scored on a single by Brett. Brett moved to second on the throw and, after an intentional pass to John Mayberry, scored on a single by Al Cowens. Brett then capped his night with a two-run single in the ninth.

White Sox 3, Twins 2 at Chicago (night game):
With a triple by Bucky Dent as the key blow, the White Sox scored three runs in the fifth inning and defeated the Twins, 3-2. Dent hit his triple after singles by Bill Melton and Nyls Nyman. Dent then scored what proved to be the winning blow on an infield out by Jerry Hairston. The Twins, who had scored their initial run in the fourth, forced the exit of Wilbur Wood when Dan Ford doubled and Craig Kusick singled in the eighth, but Rich Gossage relieved and racked up his 23rd save of the season.

Tigers 11, Indians 2 at Cleveland (night game):
Willie Horton hit a pair of two-run homers, his first blow capping a seven-run outburst in the fifth inning, as the Tigers defeated the Indians, 11-2. After the Indians took the lead with a round-tripper by George Hendrick in the fourth, the Tigers erupted in the fifth. Tom Veryzer drove in two runs with a single and Dan Meyer batted in three runs with a double before Horton hit his first circuit clout of the game. Horton and Bill Freehan climaxed the Tigers' scoring with back-to-back homers in the ninth, Horton's drive coming with Meyer on base.

Brewers 4, Red Sox 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
Homers by Sixto Lezcano and Pedro Garcia enabled Pete Broberg to pitch the Brewers to a 4-2 victory over the Red Sox, who were held to six hits. The Brewers beat Bill Lee for the third time this season, jumping on the lefthander for three runs in the first inning. After singles by Don Money and Hank Aaron around a wild pitch produced the first tally, Lezcano hit his homer. Garcia added his circuit clout for insurance in the sixth inning.

Rangers 4, A's 2 at Oakland (night game):
Although Gaylord Perry allowed only two hits, the veteran righthander was not assured of victory until the Rangers scored three runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Athletics, 4-2. Phil Garner was hit by a pitch, took third on a single by Ted Martinez and scored a run for the A's on a sacrifice fly by Bill North in the third. The Rangers pulled even with singles by Joe Lovitto, Jim Fregosi and Jeff Burroughs in the sixth. Tom Grieve singled in the ninth and, after a safe bunt by Roy Howell, Grieve scored on two wild pitches by Vida Blue. Rollie Fingers relieved but failed to stop the Rangers until they had added two runs on a double by Jim Spencer and single by Roy Smalley. The A's scored once in their half of the ninth on a double by Tommy Harper for their second hit off Perry, an infield out and error by Howell.

Dodgers 5, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Burt Hooton posted his ninth straight victory with batting support from Lee Lacy and Steve Yeager, who hit two-run homers as the Dodgers defeated the Braves, 5-2. Lacy's smash, breaking a 1-1 tie, came in the sixth inning after a triple by Davey Lopes. Steve Garvey singled and was forced by John Hale before Yeager hit his homer in the ninth.

Reds 4, Giants 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
A single by Cesar Geronimo with two out in the ninth inning scored Ed Armbrister and brought the Reds a 4-3 victory over the Giants. Pete Rose, appearing in the 2,000th game of his major league career, hit a two-run homer for the Reds in the seventh. Pinch-hitter Terry Crowley drew a walk to open the ninth and gave way on the paths to Armbrister, who stole second. Ken Griffey also walked as a pinch-hitter, but Rose grounded into a double play as Armbrister took third before Geronimo ended the game with his winning single.

Astros 2, Padres 1 at Houston (night game):
Mike Cosgrove started a game for the first time in three years and J.R. Richard relieved for the first time in his pro career to form the pitching combination that enabled the Astros to defeat the Padres, 2-1. The Astros, who beat Randy Jones, scored their initial run on singles by Cliff Johnson, Bob Watson and Larry Milbourne in the fourth inning. After the Padres picked up the tying tally on a wild pitch by Cosgrove in the seventh, the Astros loaded the bases in the eighth and counted their winning run on an infield grounder by Enos Cabell.

[DH] Expos 4, Pirates 3 (night game) / Pirates 5, Expos 2 at Montreal (night game):
Four walks in the 10th inning handed the Expos a 4-3 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Pirates came back to win the second game, 5-2, to retain their lead of five lengths over the Phillies in the Eastern Division race. The Cards and Mets were 5½ games off the pace. Kent Tekulve, pitching in relief for the Pirates in the opener, walked Pete Mackanin to start the 10th. After a wild pitch and infield out moved Mackanin to third, Tekulve issued an intentional pass to Jim Lyttle. With Jerry White at the plate, a passed ball enabled Lyttle to take second. Tekulve then walked White intentionally to load the bases before passing Pepe Mangual to force in the Expos' winning run. In the nightcap, Willie Stargell homered for the Pirates and Richie Hebner batted in two runs with a bases-loaded single. Ellis Valentine hit his first major league homer for the Expos, in the fifth inning.

Mets 5, Cardinals 2 at New York (night game):
Mike Vail and Dave Kingman each homered with a man on base to power the Mets to a 5-2 victory over the Cardinals. Vail also drove in the Mets' other run with a single. Tom Seaver, who pitched six innings, posted his 21st victory. Bob Apodaca faced only nine batters in the last three innings. Keith Hernandez, who walked as the only man to reach base against Apodaca, was erased when Bake McBride grounded into a double play.

[DH] Cubs 4, Phillies 3 (night game) / Phillies 6, Cubs 3 at Philadelphia (night game):
Andre Thornton hit a three-run homer and Bill Bonham helped himself to victory with a double as the Cubs won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3, before the Phillies erupted for four runs in the eighth inning to take the second game. 6-3. Thornton hit his homer off Steve Carlton after singles by Jose Cardenal and Jerry Morales in the fourth inning. Bonham doubled in the fifth, took third on a bunt by Dave Rosello and scored what proved to be the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Jim Tyrone. Paul Reuschel replaced Bonham in the ninth and put down a Phils' rally to save the game, but the Cubs' reliever then was a loser on his reappearance in the nightcap. With the score tied, 2-2, the Phillies began their eighth with a double by Dave Cash, who scored on singles by Larry Bowa and Garry Maddox. Greg Luzinski followed with a single, driving in Bowa, before Mike Schmidt climaxed the outburst with a two-run homer.