MLB standings through games of September 23, 1975

MLB standings at the end of September 23, 1975

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Boston Red Sox	156	93	63	0	.596		782	693	45-32	48-31	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	154	88	66	0	.571	4.0	664	539	43-33	45-33	9-1	Won 4
New York Yankees	156	80	76	0	.513	13.0	668	578	40-34	40-42	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	154	77	77	0	.500	15.0	669	679	41-38	36-39	6-4	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	158	64	94	0	.405	30.0	650	787	33-45	31-49	1-9	Lost 6
Detroit Tigers	155	57	98	0	.368	35.5	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	157	94	63	0	.599		728	591	50-26	44-37	4-6	Lost 3
Kansas City Royals	157	89	68	0	.567	5.0	691	628	50-29	39-39	7-3	Won 3
Texas Rangers	159	77	82	0	.484	18.0	700	720	37-40	40-42	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	154	74	80	0	.481	18.5	711	722	38-41	36-39	7-3	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	156	72	84	0	.462	21.5	637	682	42-39	30-45	3-7	Won 1
California Angels	158	72	86	0	.456	22.5	623	708	35-46	37-40	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Pittsburgh Pirates	157	91	66	0	.580		705	548	52-27	39-39	7-3	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	157	83	74	0	.529	8.0	709	681	49-28	34-46	5-5	Lost 2
New York Mets	157	80	77	0	.510	11.0	634	606	42-39	38-38	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	159	80	78	1	.506	11.5	651	677	43-35	37-43	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	158	73	85	0	.462	18.5	697	813	40-37	33-48	2-8	Lost 5
Montreal Expos	158	72	86	0	.456	19.5	581	674	38-42	34-44	7-3	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	158	104	54	0	.658		808	565	61-17	43-37	7-3	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	158	85	73	0	.538	19.0	624	527	47-31	38-42	6-4	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	156	77	79	0	.494	26.0	633	652	46-35	31-44	7-3	Won 5
San Diego Padres	157	70	87	0	.446	33.5	540	649	37-39	33-48	3-7	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	157	66	91	0	.420	37.5	559	707	36-43	30-48	2-8	Lost 6
Houston Astros	158	63	94	1	.401	40.5	653	695	37-43	26-51	6-4	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 5, Angels 4 at California (night game):
The White Sox moved out of last place in the West Division with a 5-4 victory over the Angels, who fell back into the cellar. The White Sox jumped on Joe Pactwa for four runs in the second inning, but the Angels came back to tie the score behind the batting of Leroy Stanton, who hit a single and double, driving in two runs and scoring one. Ken Henderson then decided the game in favor of the White Sox by hitting a homer in the seventh inning.

Indians 4, Brewers 3 at Cleveland (night game):
Following the announcement that Frank Robinson would return for a second season as manager in 1976, the Indians defeated the Brewers, 4-3, to bring their record to the .500 mark at 77-77. Boog Powell homered with two men on base in the third inning and George Hendrick won the game with a circuit clout to lead off the ninth. George Scott drove in one of the Brewers' runs with a single in the fourth for his 100th RBI of the season.

Royals 4, Rangers 0 at Kansas City (night game):
Four pitchers for the Royals combined on a two-hitter and shut out the Rangers, 4-0. Doug Bird, who started for the Royals, was forced to quit after 1 1/3 hitless innings. Rookie southpaw Bob McClure, who relieved and gained his first major league victory, continued the hitless hurling until giving up a single by Roy Smalley with one out in the eighth. Steve Mingori yielded the Rangers' second hit, a single by Jim Fregosi. Marty Pattin finished the game. The Royals, who kept their West Division hopes alive, decided the outcome in the first inning with two runs on doubles by Frank White and Amos Otis and a single by John Mayberry. White added a run with a homer in the third and Otis tacked on the final marker with a sacrifice fly in the seventh.

Twins 4, A's 3 at Oakland (day game):
The Athletics' drive for their fifth consecutive West Division title was stalled by a 4-3 loss to the Twins. The A's needed one victory or one defeat for the second-place Royals to decide the race. Dan Ford drove in two runs with a double in the ninth inning for a 4-1 lead to enable the Twins to shrug off a homer by Joe Rudi with a man on base in the A's half of the final frame.

Mets 8, Cubs 6 at Chicago (day game):
The Mets, after trailing, 6-0, battled back to defeat the Cubs, 8-6, and moved into third place in the East Division standings ahead of the Cardinals. Dave Rosello hit a two-run homer in the Cubs' early attack. The Mets rallied for three runs in the fourth inning and added two on a double by Dave Kingman in the fifth before staging their winning rally in the eighth. Jerry Grote singled and gave way to Bob Gallagher, who scored the tying run on a double by John Stearns. Felix Millan singled to put the Mets ahead and Rusty Staub singled for an extra run.

Reds 5, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
Pete Rose and Cesar Geronimo each drove in two runs as the Reds defeated the Astros, 5-3. The Reds bunched singles by Bill Plummer, Ken Griffey and Geronimo, a sacrifice by Fred Norman and single by Rose for three runs in the second inning. Joe Morgan singled and Tony Perez doubled for another tally in the third. The Reds added their final run in the eighth on a double by Griffey, a stolen base and grounder by Geronimo. The Astros were held to four hits, but they included homers by Cliff Johnson and Larry Milbourne.

Expos 7, Cardinals 0 at Montreal (night game):
Formerly an East Division contender, the Cardinals fell into fourth place when they were shut out by Steve Rogers and lost to the Expos, 7-0. Pete Mackanin batted in two of the Expos' runs with a triple and picked up a third RBI by drawing a pass with the bases loaded, while Mike Jorgensen hit a two-run homer.

Pirates 3, Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Bob Moose, making his first start since his return from Charleston (International), allowed only three hits and pitched the Pirates to a 3-1 victory over the Phillies. A double by Doug Allen and single by Garry Maddox accounted for the Phillies' run in the fifth inning. The Pirates bounced back with their counters off Steve Carlton in the sixth. Richie Zisk singled and Bob Robertson doubled. After an intentional pass to Bill Robinson, Richie Hebner singled, driving in two runs, and Duffy Dyer followed with another single to plate the final marker.

Padres 6, Dodgers 4 at San Diego (night game):
Randy Jones became the first 20-game winner in the Padres' seven-year history when the southpaw defeated Dodgers, 6-4. His record was 20-11 in a comeback from a 1974 mark of 8-22. Tito Fuentes provided the principal batting support for Jones with four hits. The Padres broke a 3-3 tie with a run in the seventh inning on a double by Fuentes, single by Hector Torres and infield out by Willie McCovey.