MLB standings through games of September 4, 1976

MLB standings at the end of September 4, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	132	81	51	0	.614		613	478	37-28	44-23	7-3	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	133	70	63	0	.526	11.5	510	505	34-35	36-28	7-3	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	133	68	65	0	.511	13.5	526	512	36-30	32-35	7-3	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	134	65	69	0	.485	17.0	582	566	36-30	29-39	6-4	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	133	62	71	0	.466	19.5	513	593	33-35	29-36	3-7	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	131	59	72	0	.450	21.5	481	524	32-32	27-40	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	134	79	55	0	.590		624	494	44-23	35-32	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	134	72	62	0	.537	7.0	578	515	43-23	29-39	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	137	67	70	0	.489	13.5	602	619	38-32	29-38	5-5	Lost 1
Texas Rangers	134	61	73	0	.455	18.0	522	551	33-34	28-39	3-7	Lost 1
California Angels	135	60	75	0	.444	19.5	464	553	31-37	29-38	6-4	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	134	58	76	0	.433	21.0	503	608	30-36	28-40	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	133	83	50	0	.624		650	468	43-24	40-26	1-9	Lost 8
Pittsburgh Pirates	134	77	57	0	.575	6.5	599	547	38-30	39-27	10-0	Won 10
New York Mets	134	69	65	0	.515	14.5	499	444	36-31	33-34	6-4	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	135	63	72	0	.467	21.0	538	632	35-32	28-40	7-3	Won 3
St. Louis Cardinals	129	57	72	0	.442	24.0	506	530	30-36	27-36	4-6	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	129	43	86	0	.333	38.0	427	592	20-42	23-44	2-8	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	136	86	50	0	.632		744	529	41-27	45-23	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	134	77	57	0	.575	8.0	516	476	42-24	35-33	8-2	Lost 1
Houston Astros	138	69	69	0	.500	18.0	542	568	41-31	28-38	8-2	Won 1
San Diego Padres	137	63	74	0	.460	23.5	487	564	37-31	26-43	2-8	Lost 7
Atlanta Braves	135	59	76	0	.437	26.5	524	581	28-39	31-37	2-8	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	136	59	77	0	.434	27.0	492	593	34-33	25-44	4-6	Won 3

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Yankees 4, Orioles 2 (night game) / Orioles 6, Yankees 2 at Baltimore (night game):
Thwarting Jim Palmer's bid for his 20th victory, the Yankees won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 4-2, before losing the second game to the Orioles, 6-2. In the opener, the Yankees broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning when Mickey Rivers walked, stole second and scored on a single by Thurman Munson. Graig Nettles added a run with a homer in the ninth. Lee May hit a sacrifice fly and single to produce both of the Orioles' tallies. In the nightcap, the Yankees scored their runs in the third inning, thanks to a throwing error by Rudy May, but the Orioles erupted for four in the fifth. Dave Duncan singled and scored on a double by Bobby Grich and sacrifice fly by Reggie Jackson. After May singled to drive in Grich, Ken Singleton smashed a two-run homer. Dave Duncan added the final two tallies with a circuit clout in the eighth.

Angels 5, A's 1 at California (night game):
A double by Mario Guerrero with the bases loaded and two out in the fourth inning drove in two runs and started the Angels' scoring in a 5-1 victory over the Athletics. The Angels added their other counters in the sixth. The first run scored on a walk to Bill Melton and singles by Terry Humphrey and Leroy Stanton. After a single by Guerrero loaded the bases, two other runs crossed the plate when Dick Bosman erred on a bunt by Dave Chalk and when Dave Collins bounced into a fielder's choice.

[DH] Red Sox 7, Indians 6 (night game) / Indians 4, Red Sox 0 at Cleveland (night game):
The Red Sox survived two errors that resulted in five unearned runs and gained a 7-6 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, then went scoreless in the second game and lost to the Indians, 4-0. In the opener, after Dwight Evans hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, the Red Sox moved ahead, 7-2, with a pair in the eighth on a single by Carl Yastrzemski, triple by Carlton Fisk and sacrifice fly by Cecil Cooper. The Indians, who picked up two runs in the fifth on an error by Bob Heise and homer by George Hendrick, knocked out Rick Wise and rallied for four unearned runs in the ninth after an error by Denny Doyle before Tom House came in to record the final out. Pat Dobson, who started for the Indians in the nightcap, stymied the Red Sox until the ninth when Jim Kern relieved with two men on base and retired the last three batters on strikeouts. Ray Fosse led the Indians at bat with three singles, driving in one run and scoring two.

Tigers 4, Brewers 0 at Detroit (day game):
Vern Ruhle scattered seven hits and pitched the Tigers to a 4-0 victory over the Brewers for his first shutout of the season. The Tigers also were held to seven hits by Bill Travers, but Alex Johnson swung a productive bat, rapping a double and two singles and driving in two runs.

Royals 7, Rangers 0 at Kansas City (night game):
With Dennis Leonard pitching a six-hitter, the Royals ended their five-game losing streak by defeating the Rangers, 7-0. The crowd of 31,541 at the game raised the Royals' attendance to a club record of 1,352,088. Leonard, who broke a personal three-game losing streak, turned in his second shutout of the season and 14th route-going performance. Frank White, observing his 26th birthday, rapped two singles and scored twice. Fred Patek also had two hits and batted in two runs.

White Sox 4, Twins 0 at Minnesota (day game):
Winning for the third straight time, Ken Brett allowed only three singles and pitched the White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Twins. Jim Spencer singled with the bases loaded in the third inning to drive in the first two runs. Another scored on two errors in the seventh. Sam Ewing produced the final tally with a double in the eighth.

Reds 5, Braves 1 at Atlanta (night game):
Turning in a superb performance, Pat Zachry allowed only two hits, retired 25 of the last 26 batters and pitched the Reds to a 5-1 victory over the Braves. A walk, singles by Tom Paciorek and Vic Correll and an infield out by Frank LaCorte produced the Braves' run in the second inning. After that, the Braves' only baserunner was pinch-hitter Jim Wynn, who walked with two out in the seventh. The Reds tied the score in the third with a single by Dave Concepcion, sacrifice by Zachry and single by Ken Griffey. The go-ahead run followed in the fourth on a walk to George Foster, single by Tony Perez, bunt by Cesar Geronimo and sacrifice fly by Concepcion before the Reds iced the verdict with a three-run outburst in the fifth.

Cubs 5, Cardinals 1 at Chicago (day game):
Enjoying a perfect day at bat, Jose Cardenal rapped two doubles and two singles to lead the Cubs' attack in a 5-1 victory over the Cardinals. Cardenal's first double, a triple by Joe Wallis and wild throw by Don Kessinger on the relay from the outfield netted two runs in the fourth inning. Cardenal doubled again in the sixth and took third after Wallis flied out. Following an intentional pass to Jerry Morales, Cardenal scored on a sacrifice fly by Manny Trillo. Cardenal, Wallis, Morales and Trillo hit consecutive singles for the Cubs' final pair in the eighth.

Astros 5, Dodgers 2 at Houston (day game):
Joaquin Andujar posted his third two-hitter of the season and pitched the Astros to a 5-2 victory over the Dodgers. The Astros did all their scoring in the third inning, starting with singles by Wilbur Howard, Enos Cabell and Cesar Cedeno for the first run. Bob Watson followed with a three-run homer. Walks to Cliff Johnson and Jose Cruz and a single by Roger Metzger added another run before the inning ended.

Pirates 5, Expos 3 at Montreal (night game):
The Pirates spoiled the debut of Charlie Fox as Montreal's interim manager by defeating the Expos, 5-3, for their 10th straight victory. The loss was the sixth in a row for the Expos, who played before a crowd of only 3,290, the smallest turnout in the club's eight-year history. Del Unser homered for the Expos, who were locked in a 2-2 tie before the Pirates broke away with three runs in the ninth inning. Duffy Dyer singled, Tommy Helms walked and Frank Taveras singled to load the bases. Omar Moreno singled, driving in two runs. After Taveras was picked off base, Moreno scored the Pirates' final run on a wild pitch.

Mets 7, Phillies 3 at New York (day game):
Although forced to call on three pitchers, the Mets were able to gain a 7-3 victory over the Phillies, who went down to their eighth straight defeat. Craig Swan started for the Mets, Nino Espinosa picked up the victory in relief and Skip Lockwood saved the game, allowing one hit in the last three innings. The Mets jumped off to a 4-0 lead before the Phillies picked up a pair in the fourth and pulled within one run when Mike Schmidt hit his 33rd homer of the season in the sixth. The Mets came back with a run in their half on a single by John Stearns, error by Wayne Twitchell and sacrifice fly by Billy Baldwin. Dave Kingman, playing in only his seventh game after being out more than a month with a hand injury, then tied Schmidt for the league lead in homers by hitting his 33rd and his first since July 18 with a man on base in the seventh inning.

Giants 4, Padres 3 at San Francisco (day game):
Marty Perez singled with the bases loaded in the seventh inning to drive in the tying run and Jack Clark followed with a sacrifice fly for the winning run as the Giants defeated the Padres, 4-3. Darrell Evans accounted for the Giants' first two tallies with a single in the opening frame. The Padres scored a run on doubles by Dave Winfield and Mike Ivie in the fourth and moved ahead, 3-2, with singles by Jerry Turner and Fred Kendall and a double by Enzo Hernandez in the seventh. A walk to Gary Alexander, throwing error by Tom Griffin on a bunt by Johnnie LeMaster and intentional pass to Gary Thomasson loaded the bases in the Giants' half and set the stage for their two-run rally.