MLB standings through games of September 11, 1976

MLB standings at the end of September 11, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	139	86	53	0	.619		649	502	42-29	44-24	7-3	Lost 1
Baltimore Orioles	141	76	65	0	.539	11.0	542	527	37-36	39-29	7-3	Won 3
Cleveland Indians	141	72	69	0	.511	15.0	555	552	37-30	35-39	5-5	Won 1
Boston Red Sox	141	67	74	0	.475	20.0	606	592	38-32	29-42	4-6	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	140	65	75	0	.464	21.5	537	624	34-37	31-38	4-6	Won 2
Milwaukee Brewers	140	62	78	0	.443	24.5	520	565	34-35	28-43	3-7	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	141	81	60	0	.574		647	535	45-27	36-33	3-7	Won 1
Oakland A's	141	76	65	0	.539	5.0	598	531	45-24	31-41	6-4	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	144	73	71	0	.507	9.5	657	634	41-33	32-38	8-2	Lost 1
California Angels	142	65	77	0	.458	16.5	487	569	32-38	33-39	7-3	Won 2
Texas Rangers	141	64	77	0	.454	17.0	536	571	34-38	30-39	4-6	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	141	59	82	0	.418	22.0	518	650	30-38	29-44	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	140	85	55	0	.607		664	495	44-26	41-29	2-8	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	140	81	59	0	.579	4.0	622	559	42-31	39-28	8-2	Won 1
New York Mets	140	74	66	0	.529	11.0	537	460	36-32	38-34	8-2	Won 5
Chicago Cubs	142	65	77	0	.458	21.0	556	669	35-36	30-41	5-5	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	138	61	77	0	.442	23.0	541	562	31-40	30-37	4-6	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	138	48	90	0	.348	36.0	459	628	22-44	26-46	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	143	92	51	0	.643		783	560	42-28	50-23	8-2	Won 4
Los Angeles Dodgers	139	79	60	0	.568	11.0	528	486	42-26	37-34	6-4	Lost 3
Houston Astros	145	71	74	0	.490	22.0	566	598	41-34	30-40	4-6	Won 1
San Diego Padres	145	67	78	0	.462	26.0	508	585	40-34	27-44	4-6	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	144	64	80	0	.444	28.5	519	619	37-36	27-44	7-3	Lost 2
Atlanta Braves	140	60	80	0	.429	30.5	540	602	28-40	32-40	2-8	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Indians 6, Red Sox 5 at Boston (night game):
Rico Carty and Boog Powell batted in two runs apiece to help the Indians edge the Red Sox, 6-5. The Indians scored twice in the first inning on a single by Frank Duffy, double by Buddy Bell and single by George Hendrick. Carty drove in a run with a double in the third and hit a homer in the sixth. The Indians then loaded the bases and Powell provided the decisive hit with a pinch-single, batting in two runs. Cecil Cooper homered for the Red Sox and Carlton Fisk drove in two runs with a pair of sacrifice flies.

Angels 7, White Sox 3 at Chicago (day game):
The Angels broke on top with four runs in the third inning and went on to defeat the White Sox, 7-3, in a game that saw Minnie Minoso, 53 years old, make his appearance as a designated hitter for the White Sox to become the third oldest player in the history of the major leagues. Only Satchel Paige, who pitched for Kansas City at age 59 in 1965, and Nick Altrock, who had one time at bat for Washington at age 56 in 1933, were older than Minoso. Minnie went hitless in three trips, striking out once and popping up twice. The Angels' outburst that sent Frank Tanana on his way to victory began with a run-scoring triple by Dave Collins and included a double by Rusty Torres, pass to Tommy Davis and double by Ron Jackson.

[DH] Orioles 5, Brewers 1 (night game) / Orioles 3, Brewers 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Orioles, after winning the first game, 5-1, scored two runs in the seventh inning on a pass with the bases loaded and a wild pitch to defeat the Brewers in the second game, 3-2, to complete the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader. In the opener, Reggie Jackson homered in the first inning and singled, stole second and scored in both the third and the eighth. The Orioles also had a homer by Lee May in the sixth. The Orioles, who were trailing in the nightcap, 2-1, began the seventh with a double by Brooks Robinson and infield hit by Rick Dempsey, Robinson holding second. The runners moved along on an infield out by Al Bumbry. Rich Dauer singled, scoring pinch-runner Bob Bailor. Colborn walked Jackson intentionally to load the bases. Danny Frisella relieved and uncorked a wild pitch while facing May to allow Dempsey to score the winning run.

Royals 8, Twins 6 at Minnesota (day game):
Bouncing back from an 18-3 beating in the previous night's game, the Royals came from behind with a five-run rally in the ninth inning to defeat the Twins, 8-6. Dan Ford drove in three runs to pace the Twins to a 6-3 lead before the Royals erupted. The rally began with singles by Al Cowens, Frank White, Jamie Quirk and Jim Wohiford for the first two runs. Amos Otis then came to the plate and smashed a three-run homer.

Tigers 6, Yankees 5 at New York (day game):
The Tigers built up a 6-0 lead and then got one-hit relief from John Hiller in the last three innings to hold off the Yankees, 6-5. Ron LeFlore, who had four hits in the game, led off the first inning with a single, stole second and scored on a single by Rusty Staub. Ben Oglivie homered with LeFlore on base in the third. The Tigers capped their scoring in the fourth with an RBI single by Oglivie and two-run single by Willie Horton. Thurman Munson batted in two tuns for the Yankees with a single and homer, while Lou Piniella also accounted for two runs with a double. Munson's homer to lead off the seventh kayoed Tiger starter Dave Roberts and brought Hiller to the mound.

A's 1, Rangers 0 at Texas (night game):
Mike Torrez stretched his string of scoreless pitching to 37 2/3 innings and Bert Campaneris accounted for the only run with a sacrifice fly as the Athletics nipped the Rangers, 1-0. Torrez' duel with Nelson Briles was decided in the eighth when Phil Garner doubled, Bill North singled and Campaneris hit his fly to center field.

Cubs 4, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Pinch-hitting in the 12th inning, Champ Summers homered with two men on base to give the Cubs a 4-1 victory over the Phillies, who went down to their 13th defeat in the last 15 games. As a result, the Phillies' East Division lead over the Pirates dropped to four games. Rick Monday accounted for the Cubs' initial run with a homer in the first inning. The Phillies pulled even with an unearned run in the third, scoring with two out on a walk to Mike Schmidt, single by Greg Luzinski and wild throw by Joe Wallis. The deadlock then persisted until the 12th when Manny Trillo and Wallis singled and Summers homered as the pinch-hitter for Bruce Sutter.

Pirates 4, Expos 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Dave Parker and Richie Hebner each drove in one run and scored one, while Jerry Reuss and Kent Tekulve combined on a five-hitter, as the Pirates edged the Expos, 4-3. After the Expos nicked Reuss for a run in the first inning, the Pirates came back with three in their half, scoring on RBI singles by Parker and Hebner, plus a wild pitch by Steve Rogers. What proved to be the winning run followed in the fourth on a single by Hebner, a throwing error and infield out by Manny Sanguillen. The Expos fell short with two runs in the seventh on a homer by Earl Williams, singles by Larry Parrish and Pete Mackanin and an infield out by Jose Morales.

[DH] Padres 4, Astros 1 (night game) / Astros 2, Padres 1 at San Diego (night game):
Although nicked for 10 hits, Randy Jones won his 21st game, pitching the Padres to a 4-1 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Astros came back to win the nightcap, 2-1. The Padres provided Jones with a two-run lead in the first inning, scoring on a walk to Johnny Grubb, single by Tito Fuentes, forceout by Willie Davis and double by Jerry Turner. The Astros picked up their tally in the eighth on a hit batsman and singles by Enos Cabell and Cesar Cedeno, but the Padres iced the decision with a pair in their half when Davis doubled, Mike Ivie tripled and Doug Rader singled. J.R. Richard was the Astros' winner of the nightcap, pitching six innings before leaving the game with a stiff arm. Gene Pentz finished. The Astros scored a run in the third on two-out singles by Cabell, Cedeno and Bob Watson. The Padres tied the score in the fourth when Ivie doubled, Turner singled and Rader hit a sacrifice fly, but back-to-back doubles by Watson and Cliff Johnson in the sixth provided the Astros with their winning run.

Reds 8, Giants 5 at San Francisco (day game):
A bases-loaded double by Dave Concepcion in the eighth inning proved the key blow for the Reds in an 8-5 victory over the Giants. With two out, Bill Plummer and Joel Youngblood singled and Pete Rose walked to load the bases for Concepcion, who cleared the sacks with his two-bagger.

Mets 4, Cardinals 1 at St. Louis (day game):
Equalling his career high, Jerry Koosman gained his 19th victory, pitching the Mets past the Cardinals, 4-1. The lefthander retired the first 16 batters before Mike Tyson reached second base on an error by Joe Torre in the sixth inning and scored on a single by Jerry Mumphrey. The only other Cardinal hit was a single by Ted Simmons in the seventh. The Mets put Koosman on the road to victory with two runs in the fourth on a pass to Torre, double by Mike Vail, an error and sacrifice fly by John Stearns.