MLB standings through games of September 2, 1976

MLB standings at the end of September 2, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	129	79	50	0	.612		604	469	37-28	42-22	7-3	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	130	69	61	0	.531	10.5	501	496	33-33	36-28	6-4	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	130	67	63	0	.515	12.5	513	500	35-28	32-35	8-2	Won 5
Boston Red Sox	131	63	68	0	.481	17.0	570	553	36-30	27-38	6-4	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	131	61	70	0	.466	19.0	507	582	32-34	29-36	3-7	Lost 5
Milwaukee Brewers	129	58	71	0	.450	21.0	470	518	32-32	26-39	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	132	78	54	0	.591		616	490	43-22	35-32	3-7	Lost 4
Oakland A's	132	71	61	0	.538	7.0	574	510	43-23	28-38	6-4	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	135	66	69	0	.489	13.5	591	614	37-31	29-38	4-6	Won 2
Texas Rangers	132	60	72	0	.455	18.0	518	543	33-34	27-38	2-8	Lost 1
California Angels	133	59	74	0	.444	19.5	459	549	30-36	29-38	6-4	Won 4
Chicago White Sox	132	57	75	0	.432	21.0	498	597	30-36	27-39	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	131	83	48	0	.634		647	460	43-24	40-24	3-7	Lost 6
Pittsburgh Pirates	131	74	57	0	.565	9.0	578	535	38-30	36-27	8-2	Won 7
New York Mets	132	67	65	0	.508	16.5	491	441	34-31	33-34	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	133	61	72	0	.459	23.0	525	626	33-32	28-40	6-4	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	127	57	70	0	.449	24.0	500	517	30-36	27-34	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	126	43	83	0	.341	37.5	415	571	20-39	23-44	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	134	84	50	0	.627		729	523	41-27	43-23	5-5	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	132	76	56	0	.576	7.0	510	468	42-24	34-32	8-2	Won 4
Houston Astros	136	68	68	0	.500	17.0	534	562	40-30	28-38	8-2	Won 7
San Diego Padres	135	63	72	0	.467	21.5	481	553	37-31	26-41	3-7	Lost 5
Atlanta Braves	133	59	74	0	.444	24.5	518	566	28-37	31-37	3-7	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	134	57	77	0	.425	27.0	481	587	32-33	25-44	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Twins 8, Brewers 4 at Minnesota (day game):
After a quick kayo of Eddie Bane in the first inning, Tom Johnson relieved and pitched 8 1/3 sterling stanzas to receive credit for the Twins' 8-4 victory over the Brewers. Bane was rapped for three runs on four hits before being removed. The Twins came back to tie the score and then took command of the game with four runs in the sixth. Steve Braun singled, took second on an infield out and scored the tie-breaker on a single by Rod Carew. Consecutive singles by Lyman Bostock, Butch Wynegar, Mike Cubbage and Larry Hisle then added three runs.

[DH] Dodgers 2, Expos 1 (night game) / Dodgers 5, Expos 3 at Montreal (night game):
Charlie Hough picked up two saves, his 12th and 13th of the season, finishing both games in the Dodgers' 2-1 and 5-3 sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Expos. In the opener, the Dodgers scored both their runs in the fourth inning on consecutive singles by Bill Buckner, Reggie Smith, Steve Garvey and Ron Cey. The Expos counted off Don Sutton in the sixth on a walk to Wayne Garrett, double by Larry Parrish and sacrifice fly by Del Unser. Sutton was hit on his pitching hand by a grounder off the bat of Earl Williams in the ninth and left the mound in favor of Hough, who retired Jerry White for the final out. In the nightcap, a tender elbow forced the exit of Dodgers' starter Rick Rhoden after three innings. Elias Sosa pitched the next four stanzas and Hough finished. Bill Buckner hit a double, two singles and a sacrifice fly, batted in two runs and scored two to lead the Dodgers' attack.

Giants 10, Mets 7 at New York (day game):
The first Giants' batter to drive in five runs in one game this season, Bobby Murcer achieved the feat in a 10-7 victory over the Mets. Murcer batted in one run with a grounder in the first inning, drew a walk with the bases loaded in the third, homered with a man on base in the fourth and singled for his fifth RBI in the sixth. John D'Acquisto started for the Giants and worked two innings before being removed after a 61-minute rain delay. Charlie Williams was kayoed in the third. Mike Caldwell relieved and received credit for his first victory of the season after seven defeats. However, Caldwell was chased in the eighth when the Mets erupted for four runs and Randy Moffitt finished.

Pirates 5, Padres 0 at Pittsburgh (night game):
The Pirates extended their winning streak to seven games when Larry Demery pitched a five-hitter and shut out the Padres, 5-0. The Pirates scored in the first inning on a single by Frank Taveras, a stolen base and double by Willie Stargell. After another stolen base by Taveras and wild throw by catcher Bob Davis added a marker in the third, the Pirates iced the victory with three runs in the fourth. Richie Hebner knocked in two tallies with a double and later scored on the front end of a double steal with Manny Sanguillen.