MLB standings through games of September 20, 1975

MLB standings at the end of September 20, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	154	91	63	0	.591		770	684	45-32	46-31	6-4	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	153	87	66	0	.569	3.5	661	539	42-33	45-33	8-2	Won 3
New York Yankees	153	79	74	0	.516	11.5	651	564	40-33	39-41	7-3	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	150	74	76	0	.493	15.0	650	657	38-37	36-39	4-6	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	155	64	91	0	.413	27.5	641	773	33-45	31-46	2-8	Lost 3
Detroit Tigers	154	57	97	0	.370	34.0	562	757	31-48	26-49	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	154	94	60	0	.610		723	583	50-24	44-36	6-4	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	154	86	68	0	.558	8.0	683	626	47-29	39-39	6-4	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	156	76	80	0	.487	19.0	691	712	37-40	39-40	5-5	Won 2
Minnesota Twins	151	72	79	0	.477	20.5	703	713	38-41	34-38	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	153	71	82	0	.464	22.5	630	667	42-38	29-44	3-7	Lost 3
California Angels	155	70	85	0	.452	24.5	611	701	33-45	37-40	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	154	88	66	0	.571		686	541	49-27	39-39	6-4	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	154	82	72	0	.532	6.0	701	665	49-28	33-44	6-4	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	155	79	75	1	.513	9.0	637	653	43-35	36-40	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	155	79	76	0	.510	9.5	624	596	42-38	37-38	6-4	Won 1
Chicago Cubs	156	73	83	0	.468	16.0	687	800	40-36	33-47	4-6	Lost 3
Montreal Expos	154	69	85	0	.448	19.0	557	659	35-41	34-44	5-5	Won 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	155	102	53	0	.658		799	557	61-17	41-36	6-4	Won 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	155	85	70	0	.548	17.0	614	511	47-31	38-39	8-2	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	155	76	79	0	.490	26.0	631	651	45-35	31-44	6-4	Won 4
San Diego Padres	154	68	86	0	.442	33.5	527	638	35-39	33-47	4-6	Lost 6
Atlanta Braves	156	66	90	0	.423	36.5	559	704	36-42	30-48	2-8	Lost 5
Houston Astros	155	61	93	1	.396	40.5	641	688	35-42	26-51	6-4	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 5, Brewers 4 at Baltimore (night game):
Paul Blair, who hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, came through again in the ninth with a double that scored Ken Singleton and gave the Orioles a 5-4 victory over the Brewers. Singleton hit his second double of the game before Blair's winning hit. After Blair's round-tripper put the Orioles ahead, 4-1, George Scott homered for the Brewers in the eighth. When Hank Aaron followed with a single, manager Earl Weaver of the Orioles removed Jim Palmer and brought in Dyar Miller, but the reliever failed to hold the 4-2 lead and cost Palmer his 22nd victory. In the ninth, Charlie Moore singled, Darrell Porter walked and, after a sacrifice by Bob Sheldon, the Brewers counted the tying pair on a sacrifice fly by Robin Yount and single by Scott.

Twins 3, Angels 2 at California (night game):
Run-scoring singles by Glenn Borgmann, Dave McKay and Mike Poepping enabled the Twins to edge the Angels, 3-2. Borgmann accounted for his RBI in the fourth inning. The hits by McKay and Poepping followed singles by Rod Carew and Dan Ford in the sixth. The Angels counted their pair in the eighth on a hit batsman, double by Paul Dade and single by Jerry Remy. Tom Burgmeier saved the game for Jim Hughes, coming in after the bases were loaded and striking out Ron Jackson to end the rally.

Rangers 5, White Sox 3 at Chicago (night game):
Balancing his record at 17-17, Fergie Jenkins pitched the Rangers to a 5-3 victory over the White Sox. The Rangers scored their first two runs on a bases-loaded single by Mike Cubbage in the fourth inning. Jeff Burroughs homered in the sixth to trigger a three-run outburst that decided the outcome.

Yankees 4, Indians 1 at Cleveland (day game):
Roy White hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Rick Dempsey followed with his first circuit clout of the season in the fifth to power the Yankees to a 4-1 victory over the Indians.

Tigers 5, Red Sox 1 at Detroit (day game):
Rookie outfielder Bob Molinaro rapped the first three hits of his major league career, scoring one run and driving in another, as the Tigers defeated the Red Sox, 5-1. Mickey Lolich limited the Red Sox to six singles in gaining his first victory since August 19. As result of the loss, the Red Sox' lead over the Orioles in the East Division race was cut to 3½ games. After the Red Sox scored their run in the first inning on a walk and singles by Dwight Evans and Carlton Fisk, the Tigers picked up a matching tally in their half with singles by Ron LeFlore and Ben Oglivie around a stolen base. Molinaro tripled for his first major league hit in the third and Oglivie singled to put the Tigers ahead. Molinaro drove in a run with a single in the fourth when the Tigers counted twice and kayoed Luis Tiant.

A's 16, Royals 4 at Kansas City (night game):
The Athletics reduced their magic number for the West Division title to one by overwhelming the second-place Royals, 16-4. Vida Blue breezed to his 20th victory as the A's piled up 18 hits in their best offensive display of the season. Gene Tenace, Billy Williams and Jim Holt smashed homers. Jamie Quirk hit the first homer of his major league career for the Royals.

Reds 9, Braves 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Pete Rose singled in the ninth inning for his 200th hit of the season as the Reds exploded for five runs to clinch a 9-2 victory over the Braves. It was the seventh time in his 13-year career with the Reds that Rose had reached the 200-hit mark. Gary Nolan and Dave Concepcion each hit two-run singles for the Reds in the fifth inning. Dan Driessen homered with two men on base in the ninth.

Dodgers 5, Astros 4 at Houston (night game):
Burt Hooton, bidding for his 12th straight victory in an effort to set a Los Angeles club record, pitched 11 innings before going out for a pinch-hitter and Charlie Hough then came out as the winner in relief when the Dodgers scored in the 13th to defeat the Astros, 5-4. Hooton helped himself with the second homer of his major league career as the Dodgers built up a 4-0 lead, but the Astros came back with a two-run smash by Jose Cruz in the seventh and the tying pair on a single by Art Gardner and double by Cesar Cedeno in the eighth. Lee Lacy, who had four hits in the game, scored the Dodgers' winning run when Jim Wynn doubled with two out in the 13th.

Expos 3, Cubs 1 at Montreal (day game):
Pete Mackanin hit his third homer in three games to provide the Expos' tie-breaking run in a 3-1 victory over the Cubs. Jerry Morales homered for the Cubs' counter in the fourth inning. The Expos picked up an unearned tally in their half and then went ahead with Mackanin's blow in the fifth. Mike Jorgensen singled and sent an insurance run across the plate in the eighth.

Mets 9, Phillies 7 at New York (day game):
After the Phillies forced the game into overtime, their hopes for the Eastern Division title became dimmer when the Mets gained a 9-7 victory on a homer by Ron Hodges with a man on base in the 11th inning. Rusty Staub singled ahead of Hodges' first circuit of the season. The Phillies, after taking a 4-3 lead with back to back homers by Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski in the third inning, fell behind again when Felix Millan knocked in three runs with a double in the Mets' half of the third. Bob Boone homered for the Phillies in the fourth, but Staub rapped a round-tripper in the eighth to pad the Mets lead to 7-5. However in the ninth, the Phillies rallied to tie the score with two singles, an error on a safe bunt by Tony Taylor and sacrifice fly by Dave Cash.

Cardinals 8, Pirates 2 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Striving to hang on to third third place in the East Division, the Cardinals defeated the Pirates, 8-2, to remain one-half game ahead of the fourth-place Mets. The Pirates, setting the division pace, retained their six-game lead when the Phillies lost to the Mets. The Cardinals, who were leading, 2-1, broke the tight game apart with five runs in the eighth inning. Two walks around an error loaded the bases and the first run scored on a forceout by Al Hrabosky. Lou Brock, Bake McBride, Willie Davis and Ted Simmons then singled in succession, each driving in one run.

Giants 4, Padres 2 at San Francisco (day game):
Derrel Thomas and Chris Speier drove in two runs apiece to account for the Giants' scoring in a 4-2 victory over the Padres. Thomas hit a sacrifice fly and single for his RBIs, while Speier rapped a double and single. Pete Falcone held the Padres to two hits in seven innings, although giving up two runs, before going out for a pinch-hitter. Randy Moffitt finished.