MLB standings through games of September 17, 1975

MLB standings at the end of September 17, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	152	90	62	0	.592		762	674	45-32	45-30	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	151	85	66	0	.563	4.5	650	530	40-33	45-33	8-2	Won 1
New York Yankees	151	78	73	0	.517	11.5	645	560	40-33	38-40	8-2	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	147	72	75	0	.490	15.5	644	650	37-36	35-39	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	153	64	89	0	.418	26.5	632	762	33-45	31-44	2-8	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	151	56	95	0	.371	33.5	551	747	30-46	26-49	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	151	92	59	0	.609		696	568	50-24	42-35	7-3	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	151	84	67	0	.556	8.0	670	603	46-28	38-39	4-6	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	153	74	79	0	.484	19.0	673	698	37-39	37-40	5-5	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	148	71	77	0	.480	19.5	697	706	38-40	33-37	5-5	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	150	71	79	0	.473	20.5	615	645	42-35	29-44	4-6	Won 2
California Angels	152	68	84	0	.447	24.5	603	695	32-44	36-40	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	151	87	64	0	.576		676	528	48-26	39-38	6-4	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	151	80	71	0	.530	7.0	686	652	48-28	32-43	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	152	78	73	1	.517	9.0	628	639	43-34	35-39	3-7	Lost 2
New York Mets	152	77	75	0	.507	10.5	605	580	40-37	37-38	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	153	73	80	0	.477	15.0	675	781	40-36	33-44	6-4	Won 1
Montreal Expos	151	66	85	0	.437	21.0	540	652	33-41	33-44	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	152	99	53	0	.651		779	546	61-17	38-36	4-6	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	153	84	69	0	.549	15.5	604	501	47-31	37-38	9-1	Won 5
San Francisco Giants	153	74	79	0	.484	25.5	624	648	43-35	31-44	4-6	Won 2
San Diego Padres	152	68	84	0	.447	31.0	524	631	35-39	33-45	4-6	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	153	66	87	0	.431	33.5	548	684	36-39	30-48	3-7	Lost 2
Houston Astros	153	60	92	1	.395	39.0	631	678	34-41	26-51	6-4	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Red Sox 2 at Boston (night game):
The Orioles kept their East Division title hopes alive by posting a 5-2 victory to move back within 4½ games of the pace-setting Red Sox. An error and a single by Fred Lynn produced a Red Sox run in the first inning, but Tommy Davis tied the score with a homer in the third. The Orioles went ahead in the fourth with a single by Don Baylor, a stolen base, wild throw by Carlton Fisk and single by Elrod Hendricks. Three runs for the winning margin followed in the fifth. Paul Blair, Davis and Lee May hit consecutive singles for the first tally. After a walk to Ken Singleton, Davis scored when Baylor grounded into a forceout at second base. Baylor then stole second and when Fisk made his second wild throw of the game, May crossed the plate on the error. Lynn hit his 45th double of the season in the seventh, tying an A. L. rookie record, and scored the Red Sox' second run on a single by Fisk.

White Sox 3, A's 2 at Chicago (night game):
The White Sox took advantage of three errors to score two unearned runs and defeat the Athletics, 3-2. The White Sox, who were held to five hits by Ken Holtzman, counted twice in the fourth inning, starting with a run on singles by Jorge Orta, Deron Johnson and Bill Melton. Tommy Harper then fumbled a grounder by Bob Coluccio, allowing Johnson to reach third, and Nyls Nyman followed with a sacrifice fly. In the seventh, a single by Coluccio, another error by Harper and a walk loaded the bases and a run scored when Sal Bando fumbled a grounder by Bucky Dent. Wilbur Wood limited the A's to three hits, but was lifted after Claudell Washington singled in the ninth. Dave Hamilton relieved and gave up a two-run homer by Gene Tenace before retiring the side.

Tigers 4, Indians 0 at Detroit (night game):
The Tigers snapped their five-game losing streak when Joe Coleman pitched his first shutout of the season and beat the Indians, 4-0. Willie Horton accounted for his 90th RBI with a run-scoring double in the third inning. Billy Baldwin hit a homer in the seventh.

Yankees 6, Brewers 5 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Yankees broke a tight game apart with four runs in the 11th inning and then staved off a counter-rally to defeat the Brewers, 6-5. An error by Robin Yount enabled the Yankees to score twice in the ninth to knot the count at 2-2 and force the game into overtime. In the 11th, two walks and a double by Sandy Alomar broke the tie. After another walk, Thurman Munson batted in two runs with a single and Graig Nettles hit a sacrifice fly to add what proved to be the deciding tally. The Brewers came back with three runs in their half, but the rally ended when Hank Aaron grounded into a double play with the bases loaded.

Twins 2, Royals 1 at Minnesota (night game):
Staked to two runs in the fifth inning, Dave Goltz pitched the Twins to a 2-1 victory over the Royals. Singles by Jerry Terrell and Lyman Bostock, around a sacrifice, produced the Twins' first run. After Steve Braun also singled, Rod Carew hit a sacrifice fly to plate the deciding marker. The Royals scored their run in the seventh on a triple by Al Cowens and infield out by Jamie Quirk.

Angels 3, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
Making his first start for the Rangers since his recall from Pittsfield (Eastern), David Clyde beat himself with an error in a 3-2 loss to the Angels. The young lefthander allowed only three hits and had a 2-0 lead going into the eighth inning when trouble started with a pass to Andy Etchebarren and single by John Balaz. When Jerry Remy bunted for a safe hit, Clyde overthrew first base, allowing two runs to score. Remy advanced to third on the error and counted the winning run on a single by Mickey Rivers.

Reds 10, Astros 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Reds won in Riverfront Stadium for the 61st time this season, rolling over the Astros, 10-1, to tie the N. L. record for most home victories held by the 1962 Giants. The Reds began their attack with a two-run homer by Tony Perez in the first inning and then salted away their decision with six runs in the sixth, three scoring on a bases-loaded double by Joe Morgan.

Dodgers 7, Padres 1 at Los Angeles (night game):
Although giving up only five hits, Andy Messersmith walked nine batters before being lifted in the eighth inning, but easily gained his 18th victory when the Dodgers defeated the Padres, 7-1. Ron Cey had three hits plus a sacrifice fly, and drove in four runs. Steve Garvey also collected three hits.

Cubs 5, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
Winning his fifth straight start and seventh in his last eight, Ray Burris allowed only five hits and pitched the Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the Mets. Don Kessinger led Cubs at bat with three hits. After opening with a single and scoring in the first inning, Kessinger batted in two runs with a single in the second and plated another with a safe squeeze bunt in the seventh. Rusty Staub homered for the Mets for his 98th RBI of the season, breaking Donn Clendenon's former club record set in 1970.

Pirates 9, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Following his 7-for-7 performance in the previous day's rout of the Cubs, Rennie Stennett rapped three singles and set a modern major league record of 10 hits in two consecutive games as the Pirates defeated the Phillies, 9-1. With the victory, the Pirates opened a gap of seven games in the East Division over the runner-up Phillies. Stennett broke the previous record of nine hits in two straight games by many players since 1900. Richie Zisk collected four singles among the Pirates' 15 hits and batted in three runs. Dave Parker also accounted for three RBIs with a single and double. Tommy Hutton homered for the Phillies' run off Bruce Kison in the second inning.

Giants 4, Braves 1 at San Francisco (day game):
A triple by Von Joshua with the bases loaded and two out in the eighth inning carried the Giants to a 4-1 victory over the Braves behind the four-hit pitching of Jim Barr. A double by Willie Montanez and single by Bruce Miller netted the Giants their initial run in the second. Marty Perez tied the score with a homer in the sixth. In the eighth, Montanez and Steve Ontiveros singled. Miller forced Ontiveros, but Johnnie LeMaster beat out an infield hit to load the bases. Barr then grounded into a forceout at the plate before Joshua hit his triple.

Expos 6, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Gary Carter knocked in four runs with a homer and single to lead the Expos to a 6-3 victory over the Cardinals, who were knocked out of the East Division race for all practical purposes, falling nine games behind the Pirates. Dan Warthen, who pitched the first complete-game victory of his major league career, gave up two runs in the first inning on a walk, single and error. Carter tied the score with a two-run homer in the second and then knocked in two more with a single in the third when the Expos added their other tallies at the expense of Lynn McGlothen.