MLB standings through games of September 7, 1975

MLB standings at the end of September 7, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	141	84	57	0	.596		713	627	39-29	45-28	5-5	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	141	77	64	0	.546	7.0	590	502	40-33	37-31	5-5	Lost 1
New York Yankees	142	71	71	0	.500	13.5	596	528	34-32	37-39	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	137	67	70	0	.489	15.0	602	613	34-34	33-36	8-2	Won 3
Milwaukee Brewers	143	62	81	0	.434	23.0	590	692	32-42	30-39	4-6	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	141	54	87	0	.383	30.0	522	690	29-42	25-45	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	141	85	56	0	.603		625	526	47-24	38-32	6-4	Won 3
Kansas City Royals	141	80	61	0	.567	5.0	628	560	42-26	38-35	9-1	Won 8
Texas Rangers	144	69	75	0	.479	17.5	627	652	35-35	34-40	3-7	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	142	68	74	0	.479	17.5	578	607	41-33	27-41	4-6	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	138	66	72	0	.478	17.5	652	647	33-35	33-37	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	143	64	79	0	.448	22.0	568	647	32-44	32-35	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	140	80	60	0	.571		602	491	44-23	36-37	6-4	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	142	75	66	1	.532	5.5	586	583	40-31	35-35	4-6	Won 2
Philadelphia Phillies	142	74	68	0	.521	7.0	639	616	46-27	28-41	3-7	Lost 2
New York Mets	141	73	68	0	.518	7.5	569	535	38-36	35-32	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	143	67	76	0	.469	14.5	626	709	36-33	31-43	7-3	Won 2
Montreal Expos	140	61	79	0	.436	19.0	503	613	30-39	31-40	5-5	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	142	95	47	0	.669		741	500	60-16	35-31	7-3	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	143	75	68	0	.524	20.5	557	483	38-30	37-38	5-5	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	142	70	72	0	.493	25.0	585	589	39-30	31-42	5-5	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	143	64	79	0	.448	31.5	495	601	31-37	33-42	4-6	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	143	63	80	0	.441	32.5	511	647	35-38	28-42	5-5	Won 2
Houston Astros	145	55	89	1	.382	41.0	601	648	34-41	21-48	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 2, Orioles 0 at Baltimore (day game):
A winner of 20 games four straight seasons with the Athletics, Catfish Hunter made it five in a row in his first year with the Yankees by shutting out the Orioles, 2-0. Only two A. L. pitchers, Walter Johnson and Lefty Grove, had previously won 20 games in five or more consecutive seasons. Jim Palmer, the Orioles' 20-game winner, was the loser in his duel with Hunter, chiefly because of Sandy Alomar, who scored both Yankee runs. In the fourth inning, Alomar doubled, moved to third after Roy White flied out and scored on a wild pitch. Alomar singled in the sixth, stole second and counted again on a double by White.

Royals 8, Angels 7 at California (day game):
Tony Solaita smashed three homers before capping his big day with a run-scoring single in the 11th inning to help power the Royals to an 8-7 victory over the Angels. John Mayberry shared slugging honors with Solaita, whacking two round-trippers. The Royals held a 7-3 lead before being forced into overtime when the Angels rallied for four runs in the ninth inning, two scoring on a double by Jerry Remy and two more on a double by Bruce Bochte. In the 11th, Al Cowens singled, stole second and scored on Solaita's single to give the Royals their eighth straight victory.

Twins 9, White Sox 1 at Chicago (day game):
Steve Brye, batting for the first time since breaking his left hand July 3, hit an inside-the-park homer as a pinch-batter in the seventh inning and, after going to left field, smashed a drive over the fence in the eighth for a stellar comeback in the Twins' 9-1 victory over the White Sox. Dave McKay joined in the Twins' attack by driving in three runs with two singles and an infield out.

[DH] Indians 7, Tigers 2 (day game) / Indians 9, Tigers 0 at Cleveland (day game):
Fritz Peterson posted his eighth straight victory, pitching a shutout in the second game, as the Indians swept over the Tigers in a doubleheader, 7-2 and 9-0. Oscar Gamble and George Hendrick led the Indians at bat. Hendrick hammered a homer and single in the opener, driving in three runs, and Gamble also hit for the circuit. In the nightcap, Gamble smashed his second homer of the day and tripled to account for three RBIs.

[DH] Red Sox 6, Brewers 3 (day game) / Brewers 7, Red Sox 3 at Milwaukee (day game):
Bill Travers, who was knocked out in the second inning of the previous day's game, returned to the mound and pitched the Brewers to a 7-3 victory for a split of a doubleheader with the Red Sox, who won the opener, 6-3. The Red Sox trailed in the first game, 2-0, before picking up a run on a double by Bernie Carbo in the sixth inning. Then in the seventh, Denny Doyle singled, took third on a single by Carl Yastrzemski and scored the tying run on a forceout by Fred Lynn. Carlton Fisk followed with a double, driving in Lynn with the go-ahead tally. Three more runs in the ninth clinched the verdict. Travers gave up only three hits, including a homer by Jim Rice, in winning the nightcap. The Brewers took a 4-2 lead with a three-run homer by George Scott in the fifth and added three insurance runs in the eighth on doubles by Bill Sharp and Robin Yount, an error and pair of infield outs.

[DH] A's 4, Rangers 1 (day game) / A's 7, Rangers 3 at Oakland (day game):
Jim Todd gained his 11th save of the season and Rollie Fingers picked up his 20th as the Athletics defeated the Rangers in a doubleheader, 4-1 and 7-3. Todd pitched 3 2/3 innings of shutout ball after relieving Dick Bosman in the opener. The A's scored twice in the second inning on a double by Roy Fosse, safe bunt by Bill North, squeeze by Bert Campaneris and an error. After Jim Spencer homered for the Rangers in the fourth, the A's added the clinching pair in the fifth on a single by North, double by Reggie Jackson and single by Gene Tenace. In the nightcap, a two-run homer by Billy Williams paced the A's to a 5-1 lead. Paul Lindblad, who relieved Sonny Siebert, faltered in the eighth and Todd yielded one hit as the Rangers scored twice before Fingers came in to end the threat. The A's then added two runs in their half of veighth to put the game out of the Rangers' reach. Jeff Burroughs drove in two of the Rangers' runs with a homer and single.

Braves 5, Dodgers 4 at Atlanta (day game):
It was just a matter of time for the Dodgers to be counted out in the West Divsion race and the kayo came when they lost to the Braves, 5-4, while the winning Reds defeated the Giants, 8-4. The Dodgers trailed the Braves until the ninth inning when they tied the score on singles by Lee Lacy and Ken McMullen around a balk by Elias Sosa. In the Braves' half, a walk, single by Bruce Dal Canton and error by Lacy loaded the bases with two out. Marty Perez then killed off the Dodgers' last mathematical chance with a single that drove in pinch-runner Rod Gilbreath.

Reds 8, Giants 4 at Cincinnati (day game):
The Reds clinched the West Division title by defeating the Giants, 8-4, to build up a 20½-game lead over the second-place Dodgers, who lost to the Braves, 5-4. George Foster was the batting star, driving in four runs with four hits. Don Gullett, who pitched seven innings, gained his ninth straight victory. Pedro Borbon and Clay Carroll finished, each working one inning.

Astros 3, Padres 2 at Houston (day game):
Greg Gross scored on a wild pitch by Danny Frisella with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to give the Astros a 3-2 victory over the Padres. Gross doubled with one out as a pinch-hitter for Jim York. After an intentional pass to Wilbur Howard, Willie McCovey dropped Hector Torres' throw to first on a grounder by Ken Boswell, loading the bases. The Padres scored on a homer by Dick Sharon in the second and on a triple by Enzo Hernandez and sacrifice fly by Torres in the third. Doug Rader tied the score in the fourth, hitting a homer with Jose Cruz on base.

Pirates 6, Expos 0 at Montreal (day game):
Art Howe, after hitting a looping fly that resulted in a triple play in the fourth inning, made up for it with a three-run double in the eighth as the Pirates defeated the Expos, 6-0. Jerry Reuss pitched the shutout on a four-hitter. The Pirates scored their first three runs in the opening frame on a pass to Manny Sanguillen and homers by Al Oliver and Dave Parker. Parker doubled and Richie Zisk walked in the fourth before the Expos pulled their triple play. Tim Foli snared Howe's fly in shallow left field and threw to Pete Mackanin, doubling Parker off second. Mackanin then fired to Jose Morales at first to catch Zisk off base for the third out. Howe hit his double in the eighth after the Pirates had loaded the bases with a double by Oliver, single by Willie Stargell and pass to Zisk.

Cardinals 12, Mets 4 at New York (day game):
Mike Tyson homered with two men on base and Ted Simmons drove in four runs with three singles as the Cardinals trounced the Mets 12-4, to remain in second place 5½ games behind the Pirates in the East Division. The Mets fell 7½ games off the pace in fourth place. Reggie Smith and Hector Cruz singled in the second inning before Tyson rapped his round-tripper off Jon Matlack. The homer was Tyson's second of the season and fourth of his major league career. The Mets came back to tie the score at 3-3, but Simmons' RBIs on singles in the sixth, seventh and ninth helped the Cards break the game wide open. Rusty Staub and Del Unser hit homers for the Mets.

Cubs 6, Phillies 4 at Philadelphia (day game):
Taking advantage of a defensive collapse, the Cubs scored six runs in the sixth inning and gained a 6-4 victory to knock the Phillies seven games behind the Pirates and 1½ behind the Cardinals in the East Division. Five of the Cubs' the runs were unearned. Ray Burris opened the inning with a single and when Dave Rosello bunted, both runners were safe when Johnny Oates booted the ball. Joe Wallis drove in a run with a single. After Bill Madlock walked, two runs tallied on an infield out by Jose Cardenal and sacrifice fly by Jerry Morales. Andre Thornton continued the parade on the bases by drawing a pass. Manny Trillo singled off Larry Bowa's glove. The shortstop kicked the ball into center field for an error and Greg Luzinski failed to find the handle for another error as Trillo circled the bases behind Madlock and Thornton. Steve Swisher followed with a single and reached second on a fumble by Garry Maddox for the Phillies' fourth error of the inning before the side was retired.