MLB standings through games of September 9, 1975

MLB standings at the end of September 9, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	143	84	59	0	.587		716	634	39-29	45-30	5-5	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	143	79	64	0	.552	5.0	605	505	40-33	39-31	6-4	Won 2
New York Yankees	144	73	71	0	.507	11.5	608	534	36-32	37-39	6-4	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	139	69	70	0	.496	13.0	609	616	36-34	33-36	8-2	Won 5
Milwaukee Brewers	145	62	83	0	.428	23.0	593	707	32-44	30-39	3-7	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	143	54	89	0	.378	30.0	528	702	29-42	25-47	2-8	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	143	87	56	0	.608		635	529	49-24	38-32	8-2	Won 5
Kansas City Royals	143	80	63	0	.559	7.0	631	570	42-26	38-37	8-2	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	146	71	75	0	.486	17.5	634	654	35-35	36-40	4-6	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	143	68	75	0	.476	19.0	582	612	41-34	27-41	3-7	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	140	66	74	0	.471	19.5	654	654	33-37	33-37	5-5	Lost 2
California Angels	144	65	79	0	.451	22.5	573	651	32-44	33-35	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	142	81	61	0	.570		611	498	45-24	36-37	7-3	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	144	76	68	0	.528	6.0	651	621	48-27	28-41	4-6	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	144	75	68	1	.524	6.5	591	595	40-31	35-37	4-6	Lost 2
New York Mets	144	73	71	0	.507	9.0	576	549	38-36	35-35	2-8	Lost 5
Chicago Cubs	145	68	77	0	.469	14.5	633	718	36-33	32-44	7-3	Won 1
Montreal Expos	143	64	79	0	.448	17.5	517	620	33-39	31-40	6-4	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	144	96	48	0	.667		746	513	60-16	36-32	6-4	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	145	77	68	0	.531	19.5	569	486	40-30	37-38	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	144	70	74	0	.486	26.0	588	601	39-30	31-44	4-6	Lost 5
San Diego Padres	145	65	80	0	.448	31.5	508	606	32-38	33-42	5-5	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	145	64	81	0	.441	32.5	521	657	36-39	28-42	5-5	Won 1
Houston Astros	147	56	90	1	.384	41.0	611	658	34-41	22-49	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 5, White Sox 4 at Chicago (night game):
Leroy Stanton walked in the seventh inning, stole second and scored on a double by Bruce Bochte to provide the Angels' deciding run in a 5-4 victory over the White Sox. In the Angels' earlier scoring, Mike Miley drove in two runs with a single and sacrifice fly.

Indians 3, Red Sox 2 at Cleveland (night game):
The Indians gained their fifth straight victory and 10th in the last 12 games, defeating the Red Sox, 3-2, in 10 innings. Rick Waits pitched the route, yielding only five hits, and came out a winner when George Hendrick doubled and Alan Ashby singled in the overtime frame.

Orioles 9, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
While Doyle Alexander pitched a four-hitter, the Orioles piled up 14 hits and defeated the Brewers, 9-1, to pull within five games of the Red Sox in the East Division race. The Orioles erupted for four runs in the third inning, added another on a homer by Bobby Grich in the sixth and capped their scoring with four runs in the eighth, including a round-tripper by Dave Duncan with two men on base. Don Money hit a homer for the Brewers' lone tally.

[DH] Rangers 3, Twins 0 (night game) / Rangers 4, Twins 2 at Minnesota (night game):
Rallying for three runs in the ninth inning, the Rangers posted a 4-2 victory in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader to complete the sweep after beating the Twins in the first game, 3-0. Jim Umbarger, who pitched the shutout, had the backing of five double plays. Only six Twins reached base -- four on hits, one on a walk and one on an error. Roy Smalley provided Umbarger's chief batting support. After Jim Sundberg singled and Lenny Randle doubled in the fifth inning, Smalley drove them home with a single. Randle hit a homer for the Rangers in the nightcap to tie the score at 1-1 before Tom Grieve led off the ninth with a double. When Mike Cubbage grounded to Danny Thompson, the shortstop threw wildly, allowing Grieve to score. With two out, Randle was passed intentionally. Dave Nelson followed with a bloop single on which both Cubbage and Randle scored. Craig Kusick homered for the Twins in their half of the ninth.

Yankees 9, Tigers 6 at New York (night game):
Chris Chambliss collected five hits, drove in three runs and scored two as the Yankees' batting leader in a 9-6 victory over the Tigers. Willie Horton hit a two-run homer for the Tigers in the first inning, but the Yankees climbed back with three runs in their half.

A's 2, Royals 1 at Oakland (night game):
Scoring an unearned run in the 14th inning, the Athletics gained a 2-1 victory to stretch their lead to seven games over the Royals in the West Division. Fred Patek homered for the Royals' run in the third, but the shortstop's error then led to defeat. After Gene Tenace tied the score with a homer in the seventh, Bert Campaneris was safe with two out in the 14th when Patek booted his ground ball. Campaneris stole second and scored the A's winning run on a single by Bill North.

Braves 4, Astros 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Scoring all their runs on three homers, the Braves defeated the Astros, 4-1. Marty Perez started the slugging in first inning and, after a pass to Dave May, Mike Lum also hit for the circuit. May added a homer in the third.

Dodgers 8, Giants 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
Breaking loose with an extra-base attack, the Dodgers scored three runs in the seventh inning and five in the eighth to defeat the Giants, 8-3. In the seventh, a single by Willie Crawford, triple by Steve Garvey and homer by Ron Cey tied the score. Davey Lopes singled in the eighth, stole second and scored the go-ahead run on a single by Lee Lacy. After a pair of walks loaded the bases, Ken McMullen batted in two runs with a ground-rule double and Steve Yeager drove in two more with a triple.

Expos 2, Mets 1 at Montreal (night game):
The Expos completed a sweep of the three-game series and handed the Mets their fifth straight defeat when Jim Dwyer singled in the 10th inning and scored on a double by Mike Jorgensen to produce a 2-1 victory. Jose Morales homered in the sixth for the Expos' initial run. The Mets tied the score in the seventh with singles by Rusty Staub, Joe Torre and Jack Heidemann.

Phillies 6, Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
A loser of five straight decisions, Steve Carlton gained his first victory since August 9 and helped himself with a two-run double as the Phillies defeated the Cardinals, 6-2, to move into second place in the East Division, six games behind the pace-setting Pirates. The Cards slipped to third place, 6½ games in back of the leaders. After the Redbirds scored the initial run of the game in the fifth inning on a double by Ken Reitz and single by Mike Tyson, the Phillies took command of the game with four runs in their half. Mike Schmidt walked and Johnny Oates singled for the first hit off John Denny. Carlton followed with his double, driving in both runners. Larry Bowa then singled, scoring Carlton, and Garry Maddox doubled to admit Bowa. The Phillies iced their verdict in the eighth when Schmidt and Ollie Brown hit consecutive homers. Ted Sizemore accounted for the Cards' second run with a round-tripper in the ninth.

Cubs 6, Pirates 5 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Unearned runs that resulted from errors by Manny Sanguillen and Art Howe enabled the Cubs to defeat the Pirates, 6-5. A two-run single by Gene Hiser and homers by Andre Thornton and Joe Wallis paced the Cubs to a 4-1 lead before the Pirates rallied to tie the score in the sixth inning on a walk to Frank Taveras, an infield out, double by Willie Stargell and circuit clout by Dave Parker. Hiser walked in the seventh and was on second with two out when Sanguillen dropped a pop foul by Thornton for an error. Returning to bat, Thornton singled to drive in Hiser. A walk to George Mitterwald, single by Dave Rosello and error by Howe then gave the Cubs what proved to he their winning run in the eighth. The Pirates fell short in the ninth with a tally on a double by Parker and single by Sanguillen. Bill Madlock, the Cubs' league-leading batter, was hit on the right thumb by a pitched ball in the fifth and suffered a hairline fracture.

Padres 11, Reds 2 at San Diego (night game):
Rich Folkers pitched a three-hitter and Willie McCovey batted in four runs as the the Padres romped to an 11-2 victory over the Reds. Two of McCovey's RBIs came on a homer in the fifth inning. Johnny Bench saved the Reds from being shutout, hitting for the circuit after a pass to Tony Perez in the seventh.