MLB standings through games of September 21, 1975

MLB standings at the end of September 21, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	155	92	63	0	.594		776	689	45-32	47-31	7-3	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	154	88	66	0	.571	3.5	664	539	43-33	45-33	9-1	Won 4
New York Yankees	155	80	75	0	.516	12.0	664	572	40-33	40-42	6-4	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	152	75	77	0	.493	15.5	658	670	39-38	36-39	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	156	64	92	0	.410	28.5	641	776	33-45	31-47	2-8	Lost 4
Detroit Tigers	155	57	98	0	.368	35.0	567	763	31-49	26-49	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	155	94	61	0	.606		724	585	50-24	44-37	5-5	Lost 1
Kansas City Royals	155	87	68	0	.561	7.0	685	627	48-29	39-39	6-4	Won 1
Texas Rangers	157	77	80	0	.490	18.0	699	714	37-40	40-40	5-5	Won 3
Minnesota Twins	152	72	80	0	.474	20.5	705	718	38-41	34-39	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	154	71	83	0	.461	22.5	632	675	42-39	29-44	3-7	Lost 4
California Angels	156	71	85	0	.455	23.5	616	703	34-45	37-40	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	155	89	66	0	.574		691	544	50-27	39-39	6-4	Won 1
Philadelphia Phillies	155	83	72	0	.535	6.0	705	667	49-28	34-44	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	156	79	76	1	.510	10.0	640	658	43-35	36-41	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	156	79	77	0	.506	10.5	626	600	42-39	37-38	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	157	73	84	0	.465	17.0	691	805	40-36	33-48	3-7	Lost 4
Montreal Expos	155	70	85	0	.452	19.0	562	663	36-41	34-44	6-4	Won 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	156	103	53	0	.660		802	557	61-17	42-36	7-3	Won 5
Los Angeles Dodgers	156	85	71	0	.545	18.0	615	515	47-31	38-40	7-3	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	156	77	79	0	.494	26.0	633	652	46-35	31-44	7-3	Won 5
San Diego Padres	155	68	87	0	.439	34.5	528	640	35-39	33-48	3-7	Lost 7
Atlanta Braves	157	66	91	0	.420	37.5	559	707	36-43	30-48	2-8	Lost 6
Houston Astros	156	62	93	1	.400	40.5	645	689	36-42	26-51	6-4	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, Brewers 0 at Baltimore (day game):
Allowing only two hits, Mike Torrez became a 20-game winner for the first time in his career as the Orioles shut out the Brewers, 3-0. Batterymate Elrod Hendricks backed Torrez by driving in two runs. A double by Bobby Grich and single by Hendricks produced the initial tally in the second inning. A walk to Lee May, single by Don Baylor and infield out by Grich added a marker in the fourth before Hendricks singled to drive in the final run in the eighth.

Angels 5, Twins 2 at California (day game):
Leroy Stanton rapped four singles in four trips and drove in three of the Angels' runs in a 5-2 victory over the Twins. After hitting a single and scoring in the second inning, Stanton broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run single in the third. The Twins came back with a run in the fifth on a double by Lyman Bostock and single by Rod Carew, but Stanton singled again in the Angels' half for his third RBI of the game.

Rangers 8, White Sox 2 at Chicago (day game):
The Rangers hit four homers, tying a Texas club record, to support the pitching of Gaylord Perry, who defeated the White Sox, 8-2. Wilbur Wood, who suffered his 20th loss, gave up all four homers for the only hits off his deliveries before being kayoed in the sixth inning. Jeff Burroughs started the Rangers' slugging in the fourth. Jim Fregosi connected for the circuit after a pass to Tom Grieve in the fifth and Dave Nelson and Mike Hargrove hit back-to-back homers in the sixth.

[DH] Indians 3, Yankees 2 (day game) / Yankees 11, Indians 5 at Cleveland (day game):
Bobby Bonds hit his 29th and 30th homers of the season and set a major league record as the Yankees split a doubleheader with the Indians, losing the first game, 3-2, and winning the second game, 11-5. With his circuit clouts, Bonds became the first player to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in three consecutive seasons. Rico Carty had four hits, including his first triple since 1972, in the Tribe's triumph. Bonds hit his first homer of the day in the eighth inning. Roy White, Sandy Alomar and Bonds all rapped round-trippers for the Yankees in the nightcap. White, who also hit two doubles, drove in a total of four runs. Boog Powell and John Lowenstein had homers for the Indians.

Red Sox 6, Tigers 5 at Detroit (day game):
The Red Sox retained their 3½-game lead over the Orioles in the East Division by coming from behind with a two-run double by Denny Doyle in the ninth inning to defeat the Tigers, 6-5. Rick Miller drew a walk to open the rally. An error then put the Tigers in the hole when Gary Sutherland dropped a pop fly by Rico Petrocelli. Rick Burleson sacrificed, leading to an intentional pass for Cecil Cooper. Doyle followed with his double to drive in the tying and winning runs. The Red Sox' happiness over their victory was subdued because Jim Rice was hit on the left hand by a pitched ball during the game and suffered a fracture that will put him out of action for the rest of the season.

Royals 2, A's 1 at Kansas City (day game):
The Royals staved off elimination from the West Division race by defeating the Athletics, 2-1. With seven games left for each club, the A's held a seven-game lead and needed just one victory to clinch their fifth consecutive division title. The Royals scored their first run in the fifth inning when Al Cowens and Bob Stinson singled and Fred Patek grounded into a double play. The deciding tally followed in the sixth on a triple by Vada Pinson and double by George Brett. Sal Bando drove in the A's run with a single in the eighth.

Reds 3, Braves 0 at Atlanta (day game):
Starting with a two-run homer by Ken Griffey in the first inning, the Reds defeated the Braves, 3-0, for their 103rd victory of the season, surpassing the previous Cincinnati club record of 102 games won in 1970. Don Gullett, who pitched the first seven innings, and Rawly Eastwick combined on the shutout. The Braves collected only two hits.

Astros 4, Dodgers 1 at Houston (day game):
J.R. Richard nailed down his own decision with a two-run single in the fourth inning while pitching the Astros to a 4-1 victory over the Dodgers. Jerry Royster scored the Dodgers' run in the first on a single, stolen base, infield out and wild pitch. The Astros knotted the count in their half with a single by Art Gardner, wild pickoff throw by Rick Rhoden, an infield out and a sacrifice fly by Cesar Cedeno. The Astros then went ahead with singles by Jose Cruz, Milt May and Enos Cabell in the second before Richard provided the insurance runs.

Expos 5, Cubs 4 at Montreal (day game):
The Expos extended their winning streak to five games when a single by pinch-hitter Jim Lyttle scored Jerry White in the ninth inning to beat the Cubs, 5-4. White, who had homered earlier in the game, led off with a single and went to second on a sacrifice by Pete Mackanin before Lyttle batted for Dale Murray. Manny Trillo homered for the Cubs, who lost after tying the score with a two-run rally in the top half of the ninth.

Phillies 4, Mets 2 at New York (day game):
The Phillies kept their faint division hopes alive by defeating the Mets, 4-2, to remain six lengths behind the Pirates with seven games left to play. The Phillies decided the outcome with three runs in the fourth inning. Larry Bowa and Greg Luzinski singled and both crossed the plate on a double by Dick Allen, After Allen was thrown out trying to score on a single by Jerry Martin, Mike Anderson doubled to drive in Martin with the third run. Another double by Allen led to the Phillies' last counter on a sacrifice fly by Anderson in the sixth. Tug McGraw relieved Dick Ruthven in the seventh and put down a threat by the Mets, but then gave up a two-run homer by Ron Hodges in the ninth before saving the game.

Pirates 5, Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh (day game):
Erupting for four runs in the eighth inning, the Pirates defeated the Cardinals, 5-3, to retain their six-game lead over the Phillies in the East Division race. The Cardinals were leading, 3-1, when the Pirates began their rally with their first run on a single by Manny Sanguillen, pass to Bob Robertson and single by Willie Randolph, who batted for Jerry Reuss. Rennie Stennett bunted and when Mike Garman threw wildly to third, Miguel Dilone scored the tying tally as the pinch-runner for Robertson. Richie Hebner followed with a sacrifice fly, sending Randolph home with the go-ahead run. Al Oliver then singled, driving in Stennett with the clinching counter.

Giants 2, Padres 1 at San Francisco (day game):
John Montefusco struck out seven batters, raising his rookie season's total to 211, while pitching the Giants to a 2-1 victory over the Padres. With one more start certain, plus possible relief appearances, Montefusco needed 16 more strikeouts to tie the N. L. rookie record of 227 by Grover Cleveland Alexander in 1911.