MLB standings through games of September 24, 1975

MLB standings at the end of September 24, 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	155	89	66	0	.574	3.5	672	540	44-33	45-33	9-1	Won 5
New York Yankees	156	80	76	0	.513	13.0	668	578	40-34	40-42	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	155	77	78	0	.497	15.5	672	689	41-39	36-39	6-4	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	159	65	94	0	.409	29.5	660	790	33-45	32-49	2-8	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	156	57	99	0	.365	36.0	568	771	31-49	26-50	2-8	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Oakland A's	158	95	63	0	.601		741	593	51-26	44-37	5-5	Won 1
Kansas City Royals	158	90	68	0	.570	5.0	695	630	51-29	39-39	7-3	Won 4
Texas Rangers	159	77	82	0	.484	18.5	700	720	37-40	40-42	4-6	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	155	74	81	0	.477	19.5	713	726	38-41	36-40	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	157	72	85	0	.459	22.5	639	695	42-39	30-46	3-7	Lost 1
California Angels	158	72	86	0	.456	23.0	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	158	91	67	0	.576		706	556	52-28	39-39	7-3	Lost 1
Philadelphia Phillies	158	84	74	0	.532	7.0	717	682	49-28	35-46	5-5	Won 1
New York Mets	158	80	78	0	.506	11.0	634	607	42-39	38-39	5-5	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	160	80	79	1	.503	11.5	653	683	43-35	37-44	2-8	Lost 3
Chicago Cubs	159	74	85	0	.465	17.5	698	813	41-37	33-48	3-7	Won 1
Montreal Expos	159	73	86	0	.459	18.5	587	676	39-42	34-44	8-2	Won 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	159	105	54	0	.660		814	569	61-17	44-37	8-2	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	159	86	73	0	.541	19.0	638	527	47-31	39-42	6-4	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	157	77	80	0	.490	27.0	639	659	46-35	31-45	7-3	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	158	70	88	0	.443	34.5	540	663	37-40	33-48	2-8	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	158	67	91	0	.424	37.5	566	713	37-43	30-48	2-8	Won 1
Houston Astros	159	63	95	1	.399	41.5	657	701	37-44	26-51	5-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 8, Tigers 1 at Baltimore (night game):
Jim Palmer posted his 22nd victory of the season as the Orioles defeated the Tigers, 8-1, in the first game of a scheduled twi-night doubleheader. The second game was postponed because of rain. The victory enabled the Orioles to pull within 3½ games of the Red Sox in the East Division race. Rain washed out the scheduled twin bill between the Red Sox and Yankees in New York. The Orioles gained their decision over the Tigers with a five-run outburst in the fifth inning. Singles by Bobby Grich and Elrod Hendricks, plus an error by Jerry Manuel, accounted for the first run to break a 1-1 tie. An infield hit by Mark Belanger and pass to Al Bumbry then loaded the bases for Paul Blair, who doubled to drive in two runs. After Ken Singleton walked, Lee May rapped a single to add two more tallies.

Brewers 10, Indians 3 at Cleveland (night game):
Fritz Peterson's string of 10 straight victories came to an end when the Brewers knocked out the lefthander in the second inning and defeated the Indians, 10-3. George Scott led the attack on Peterson, driving in a run with a double in the first and three more with a homer in the second.

Royals 4, Twins 2 at Kansas City (night game):
Although defeating the Twins, 4-2, for their fourth straight victory and 10th in last their 14 games, the Royals were eliminated from the West Division race when the Athletics walloped the White Sox, 13-2. George Brett drove in three of the Royals' runs, accounting for two with a triple in the third inning and rapping a single to score the tie-breaking run in the eighth.

A's 13, White Sox 2 at Oakland (night game):
The Athletics won their fifth straight West Division title, rolling over the White Sox, 13-2, to kill off the last mathematical chance of the Royals, who were their only remaining rivals in the race. Although both clubs had 13 hits, the A's turned on the power to overwhelm the White Sox. Claudell Washington drove in four runs with a triple and single. Reggie Jackson rapped his 33rd and 34th homers of the season, accounting for three runs, while Sal Bando also had three RBIs with a double and two singles. Vida Blue, who pitched six innings, picked up his 21st victory.

Braves 7, Giants 6 at Atlanta (night game):
An error in the 11th inning opened the gates for the Braves, who scored the tying run on a single by Dusty Baker and the winning run on a pass with the bases loaded to defeat the Giants, 7-6. The Giants went ahead in the top of the 11th when Gary Thomasson and Bobby Murcer walked and Gary Matthews singled for his fifth hit of the game. In the Braves' half, Thomasson dropped a line drive by pinch-hitter Biff Pocoroba, who scored the tying run with two out on Baker's single. Marty Perez followed with a single, leading to the removal of Jim Barr. Gary Lavelle relieved and walked Darrell Evans to load the bases before passing Dave May on a 3-and-2 pitch to force in the Braves' winning run. The game was to have been part of a doubleheader, but rain prevented the second contest.

Cubs 1, Mets 0 at Chicago (day game):
Only one strike away from a no-hitter,Tom Seaver was foiled by a rookie's single in a game that the Mets eventually lost to the Cubs in 11 innings, 1-0. Seaver pitched perfect ball for six innings before walking Don Kessinger to open the seventh. Then in the ninth with two out, Joe Wallis rapped an 0-and-2 pitch into right field for the hit that spoiled Seaver's bid. The Mets, meanwhile, failed to score against Rick Reuschel, forcing the game into overtime. Seaver gave up a single by Manny Trillo with one out in the 10th. When George Mitterwald followed with a double, Trillo was thrown out trying to score from first base. John Milner batted for Seaver in the 11th and Skip Lockwood, who relieved, lost the game, walking Bill Madlock with the bases loaded to force in the Cubs' run. Madlock was back in his starting spot at third base after suffering a fractured thumb when hit by a pitched ball September 9.

Reds 6, Astros 4 at Houston (night game):
Continuing to pile up victories, the West Division champion Reds defeated the Astros, 6-4, to bring their record to 105-54. The Astros scored their first two runs on wild pitches by Clay Kirby before the Reds got going in the fourth on singles by Joe Morgan, Dan Driessen and Cesar Geronimo and a sacrifice fly by Bill Plummer. Morgan homered in the fifth and the Reds then clinched the decision with three runs in the sixth, two scoring on a single by Pete Rose with the bases loaded.

Expos 6, Cardinals 2 at Montreal (night game):
Don Carrithers turned in his fifth victory for the Expos, all in complete games, beating the Cardinals, 6-2. The righthander, who had lost three times, did not register his first decision until August 5 after being on the disabled list for a month following his recall from Memphis (International). The Expos' support for Carrithers included a homer by Larry Parrish.

Phillies 8, Pirates 1 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates, who played without five of their regulars, collected only six hits off Larry Christenson and lost to the Phillies, 8-1. Rennie Stennett, Willie Stargell, Richie Zisk, Manny Sanguillen and Frank Taveras were given the night off by manager Danny Murtaugh. Dick Allen drove in three runs for the Phillies with a pair of singles. Greg Luzinski had three hits and produced the Phillies' first two runs with a single in the first inning. The Pirates' lone run counted in their half of the first when Omar Moreno singled, stole second and crossed the plate on a single by Al Oliver.

Dodgers 14, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
Steve Garvey drove in six runs with a single, double and two homers as the Dodgers routed the Padres, 14-0, behind the pitching of Doug Rau. Lee Lacy also rapped four hits including a triple, and batted in two runs. Ron Cey accounted for another pair with a homer to bring his season's RBI total to 101.