MLB standings through games of September 13, 1975

MLB standings at the end of September 13, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	148	87	61	0	.588		741	656	42-31	45-30	5-5	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	148	83	65	0	.561	4.0	636	523	40-33	43-32	8-2	Won 4
New York Yankees	148	76	72	0	.514	11.0	631	548	39-33	37-39	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	144	71	73	0	.493	14.0	633	638	37-36	34-37	7-3	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	149	63	86	0	.423	24.5	609	737	32-44	31-42	3-7	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	148	55	93	0	.372	32.0	542	729	29-44	26-49	1-9	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	147	90	57	0	.612		669	546	50-24	40-33	8-2	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	147	82	65	0	.558	8.0	651	589	44-27	38-38	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	149	73	76	0	.490	18.0	653	670	36-36	37-40	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	146	69	77	0	.473	20.5	596	626	41-35	28-42	3-7	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	144	67	77	0	.465	21.5	674	688	34-40	33-37	3-7	Lost 1
California Angels	148	67	81	0	.453	23.5	587	672	32-44	35-37	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	146	83	63	0	.568		627	517	47-26	36-37	6-4	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	147	78	69	0	.531	5.5	662	626	48-27	30-42	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	148	76	71	1	.517	7.5	609	621	41-32	35-39	3-7	Lost 1
New York Mets	148	75	73	0	.507	9.0	594	564	38-36	37-37	3-7	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	148	71	77	0	.480	13.0	656	730	39-33	32-44	8-2	Won 4
Montreal Expos	147	65	82	0	.442	18.5	526	638	33-41	32-41	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	148	97	51	0	.655		758	533	60-16	37-35	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	149	80	69	0	.537	17.5	584	492	43-31	37-38	7-3	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	148	71	77	0	.480	26.0	606	619	40-33	31-44	2-8	Won 1
San Diego Padres	148	68	80	0	.459	29.0	515	610	35-38	33-42	6-4	Won 4
Atlanta Braves	149	65	84	0	.436	32.5	527	670	36-39	29-45	5-5	Lost 1
Houston Astros	150	58	91	1	.389	39.5	621	665	34-41	24-50	5-5	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Brewers 9, Red Sox 6 (day game) / Red Sox 6, Brewers 3 at Boston (night game):
Homers by George Scott and Bobby Darwin helped the Brewers score six runs in the fourth inning to gain a 9-6 victory in the day game before the Red Sox came back to win the night game, 6-3. With the Red Sox leading, 2-1, Scott hit his homer to ignite the Brewers' explosion. Darrell Porter singled and scored on a double by Charlie Moore before Darwin rapped his round-tripper to kayo Rick Wise. The Brewers then added two more runs off Dick Drago on a single by Robin Yount and doubles by Don Money and Bill Sharp. The situation was somewhat reversed in the night game with the Brewers leading, 2-1, before the Red Sox took command with three runs in the fourth inning on a single by Carlton Fisk, double by Rico Petrocelli, triple by Bob Montgomery and single by Doug Griffin. Montgomery helped ice the verdict with a homer in the eighth.

Orioles 8, Tigers 0 at Detroit (night game):
Paul Blair batted in five runs and Doyle Alexander pitched a four-hitter as the Orioles defeated the Tigers, 8-0, to pull within four games of the Red Sox in the East Division race. A triple by Ken Singleton and singles by Blair and Don Baylor produced two runs in the first inning. Blair homered with two men on base in the second. Bobby Grich joined in the attack with a two-run homer in the eighth before Blair accounted for his fifth RBI with a sacrifice fly in the ninth.

Angels 6, Royals 2 at Kansas City (night game):
After losing 12 straight times in previous meetings between the clubs this season, the Angels ended the Royals' mastery with a 6-2 victory. The Angels began their attack with two runs in the first inning. Dave Collins tripled and scored on an infield out by Dave Chalk. Singles by Dan Briggs and Ron Jackson around another infield out produced the second tally. A double by Jackson, single by Andy Etchebarren and triple by Rudy Meoli added a pair in the fourth. Fred Patek knocked in the Royals' runs with a triple in their half of the inning, but the Angels clinched the verdict with their final tallies in the eighth.

A's 8, Twins 5 at Minnesota (day game):
After Sal Bando belted two homers, Gene Tenace hit for the circuit with two men on base for the Athletics' deciding blow in an 8-5 victory over the Twins. Bando homered on successive trips to the plate in the fourth and sixth innings. After his second smash, the A's scored two more runs on a double by Reggie Jackson, a walk and singles by Tommy Harper and Phil Garner. Tenace hit his homer after singles by Jackson and Billy Williams in the seventh. Before the inning ended, another run counted on a double by Harper and single by Garner. Steve Brye batted in two for the Twins with a double and sacrifice fly.

[DH] Indians 7, Yankees 1 (night game) / Yankees 4, Indians 3 at New York (night game):
Fritz Peterson gained his ninth straight victory as the Indians won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-1 , but the Yankees came back to take the second game. 4-3. The Yankees scored their lone run off Peterson in the first inning on doubles by Sandy Alomar and Thurman Munson. The Indians took advantage of a throwing error by Fred Stanley to rack up three unearned runs in the third. George Hendrick drove in a run with a single, added another with a sacrifice fly in the fifth and accounted for his third RBI of the game with a single in the seventh. The Yankees, after tying the score at 1-1 in the nightcap, broke away to win with three runs in the sixth. Chris Chambliss and Walt Williams singled and Rick Bladt walked to load the bases. Bobby Bonds hit a sacrifice fly to snap the tie and Alomar followed with the decisive double, driving in two runs. John Lowenstein homered with a man on base for the Indians in the seventh.

Rangers 8, White Sox 7 at Texas (night game):
Experiencing a rare loss of control, Rich Gossage walked two successive batters in the 10th inning, forcing in the run that gave the Rangers an 8-7 victory over the White Sox. Jim Sundberg drew a pass from Dave Hamilton to open the stanza. Len Randle bunted and when Bill Melton threw wildly, Sundberg reached third and Randle took second on the error. After retiring Nelson, Hamilton gave way to Gossage, who walked Mike Hargrove to load the bases and passed Jeff Burroughs to force in the deciding run. Burroughs and Hargrove hit homers for the Rangers, while Bob Coluccio had one for the White Sox.

Cubs 4, Phillies 1 at Chicago (day game):
Ray Burris' record of never having lost to the Phillies remained intact when the Cubs' righthander posted a 4-1 victory. The triumph was Burris' third over the Phillies this season and fifth in a row for his career. The Cubs decided the outcome in the seventh inning, breaking a 1-1 tie with two runs on a walk to Andre Thornton and singles by George Mitterwald, Dave Rosello and Don Kessinger.

Dodgers 6, Braves 0 at Los Angeles (night game):
Andy Messersmith posted his seventh shutout of the season, pitching the Dodgers to a 6-0 victory over the Braves. Davey Lopes hit two singles, drove in two runs, scored two and stole his 70th base.

Expos 5, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Jerry White and Jim Dwyer, batting 1-2 in the Expos' order, each collected three hits to lead the way to a 5-2 victory over the Pirates. White scored two runs. Dwyer batted in two and scored one. Dwyer accounted for his RBIs with a double in the fourth inning, putting the Expos ahead, 4-1, to pin the defeat on Dock Ellis. The loss did not affect the Pirates' lead in the East Division race. The second-place Phillies and third-place Cardinals also were defeated.

Giants 9, Reds 2 at San Francisco (day game):
Exploding for seven runs in the the fifth inning, the the Giants ended their eight-game losing streak by defeating the Reds, 9-2. Gary Thomasson opened the outburst with a homer. Derrel Thomas and Bobby Murcer followed with singles and Gary Matthews was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Clay Kirby then passed both Willie Montanez and Bruce Miller to force in two runs. After Pedro Borbon replaced Kirby, Johnnie LeMaster knocked in two runs with a double. A triple by Mike Sadek and double by Thomasson added the final pair.

Mets 6, Cardinals 2 at St. Louis (night game):
Although ordinarily poor at bat, Hank Webb rapped three singles and drove in two runs while pitching the Mets to a 6-2 victory over the Cardinals. Webb also scored twice. Del Unser started the Mets' production with a homer in the first inning. Webb singled a run across in the second, but the Cardinals tied the score with a double by Keith Hernandez in the fourth. Webb singled in the fifth, took second on a sacrifice and crossed the plate when Mike Vail singled to extend the rookie outfielder's batting streak to 21 games. A double by Roy Staiger for his first major league hit, singles by Mike Phillips and Webb and double by Unser wrapped up the scoring in the eighth.