MLB standings through games of September 14, 1976

MLB standings at the end of September 14, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	143	88	55	0	.615		661	514	43-31	45-24	7-3	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	144	79	65	0	.549	9.5	559	538	38-36	41-29	8-2	Won 6
Cleveland Indians	144	73	71	0	.507	15.5	568	574	37-31	36-40	4-6	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	144	68	76	0	.472	20.5	622	606	39-33	29-43	3-7	Lost 2
Detroit Tigers	144	67	77	0	.465	21.5	554	637	34-37	33-40	5-5	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	143	63	80	0	.441	25.0	527	575	35-37	28-43	2-8	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	145	83	62	0	.572		672	551	45-27	38-35	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	144	78	66	0	.542	4.5	614	543	45-24	33-42	6-4	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	147	74	73	0	.503	10.0	669	657	42-35	32-38	7-3	Won 1
California Angels	146	67	79	0	.459	16.5	501	582	32-38	35-41	6-4	Won 2
Texas Rangers	144	64	80	0	.444	18.5	548	592	34-41	30-39	3-7	Lost 4
Chicago White Sox	146	63	83	0	.432	20.5	535	661	34-39	29-44	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	143	88	55	0	.615		682	499	47-26	41-29	5-5	Won 3
Pittsburgh Pirates	143	82	61	0	.573	6.0	631	569	43-33	39-28	6-4	Lost 2
New York Mets	143	76	67	0	.531	12.0	551	469	36-32	40-35	8-2	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	145	66	79	0	.455	23.0	565	684	35-36	31-43	3-7	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	141	63	78	0	.447	24.0	554	576	33-41	30-37	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	141	48	93	0	.340	39.0	464	644	22-44	26-49	4-6	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	146	93	53	0	.637		793	580	42-29	51-24	7-3	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	144	82	62	0	.569	10.0	546	497	44-28	38-34	5-5	Won 2
Houston Astros	147	72	75	0	.490	21.5	573	605	41-34	31-41	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	147	67	80	0	.456	26.5	516	595	40-36	27-44	4-6	Lost 3
San Francisco Giants	148	67	81	0	.453	27.0	540	637	38-37	29-44	7-3	Won 2
Atlanta Braves	146	63	83	0	.432	30.0	558	618	29-41	34-42	4-6	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 9, Tigers 7 at Baltimore (night game):
Overcoming a 6-0 deficit, the Orioles battled their way to a 9-7 victory over the Tigers to extend their winning streak to six games. The Tigers kayoed Ross Grimsley in the third inning while building up their early lead, but the Orioles rallied for five runs in their half of the third, including a homer by Doug DeCinces with two men on base. The Tigers picked up a tally in fourth, chasing Dave Pagan, but rookie Dennis Martinez made his major league debut and pitched scoreless ball the rest of the way to gain credit for the victory. The Orioles won with four runs in the seventh. Mark Belanger hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the tie-breaking tally and when Rusty Staub threw wild after making the catch, an insurance run crossed the plate.

Royals 2, White Sox 1 at Chicago (day game):
Andy Hassler allowed only five hits and had the support of three double plays while pitching the Royals to a 2-1 victory over the White Sox. The Royals, who collected 10 hits, scored their initial run in the first inning when George Brett tripled to drive in Amos Otis. The White Sox picked up their marker in the third on singles by Jim Essian and Ralph Garr and a double by Alan Bannister. Garr was thrown out at the plate trying to score on Bannister's blow. The Royals won with a run in the fourth. Hal McRae led off with a double and moved to third when Al Cowens beat out an infield hit. Cowens then stole second and when catcher Essian's throw went into center field, McRae scored.

Yankees 8, Indians 2 at Cleveland (night game):
Making his first start since September 29, 1971, Grant Jackson allowed only four hits in seven innings and gained credit for the Yankees' 8-2 victory over the Indians. Roy White, batting at a .500 clip during an eight-game streak, stroked four hits and scored three runs to lead the Yankees' attack.

Brewers 3, Red Sox 2 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Brewers snapped their seven-game losing streak when Robin Yount drove in a run with a single in the 10th inning to defeat the Red Sox, 3-2. George Scott led off the stanza with a single. After Mike Hegan struck out, Darrell Porter forced Scott. Dan Thomas was hit by a pitch, moving Porter to second in position to score on Yount's hit.

[DH] A's 4, Twins 2 (day game) / Twins 4, A's 3 at Minnesota (day game):
The Athletics, after winning the first game of a doubleheader, 4-2, slipped 4½ lengths behind the Royals in the West Division race by losing the second game to the Twins, 4-3. Vida Blue was the winner of the opener with batting help from Gene Tenace, who drove in three runs with a single and homer. Dan Ford rapped a round-tripper for the Twins. In the nightcap, the A's had a circuit clout by Claudell Washington, while Mike Cubbage connected with a man on base for the Twins. With the score tied, 3-3, Craig Kusick opened the Twins' ninth with a double, Cubbage beat out an infield hit and Ford singled to drive in the winning run.

Angels 6, Rangers 4 at Texas (night game):
After the Angels rallied for three runs in the seventh inning to tie the score, Jerry Remy knocked in two teammates with a single in the ninth to beat the Rangers, 6-4. The Angels' tallies in the seventh counted on two walks, a triple by Dan Briggs and single by Bill Melton. Andy Etchebarren singled with one away in the ninth and stopped at third on a double by Ron Jackson. Dave Collins struck out before Remy came through with his clutch single.

[DH] Astros 4, Braves 3 (night game) / Braves 4, Astros 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Two rookies -- Mark Lemongello of Astros and Al Autry of the Braves -- made their major league debuts with victories as the clubs split a twi-night doubleheader. Lernongello pitched seven innings in the opener and came out with credit for a 4-3 victory. Enos Cabell homered in the seventh to provide the Astros' winning run. Autry worked five innings for the Braves in the nightcap and was the winner when Willie Montanez broke a tie by smashing a three-run homer in the third to beat the Astros by the same 4-3 score.

Dodgers 9, Reds 0 at Cincinnati (night game):
Although tapped for 10 hits, Tommy John was able to pitch the Dodgers to a 9-0 victory over the Reds. John also walked four, but the Reds left 12 men on base. The Dodgers collected 15 hits, including a homer and three singles by Steve Garvey, who batted in three runs. Ed Goodson also accounted for three RBIs with a homer.

Phillies 3, Expos 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
The Phillies, who were held hitless in the first four innings, broke loose in the fifth to score all their runs for a 3-2 victory over the Expos. Tim Foli singled and Earl Williams homered for the Expos' pair in the fourth. Greg Luzinski and Dick Allen drew walks to open the Phillies' rally in the fifth. Ollie Brown singled for the first hit off Woodie Fryman to load the bases. After Larry Bowa forced Luzinski at the plate, Allen scored when Bob Boone forced Bowa at second. Tony Taylor batted for Jim Lonborg and singled, driving in Brown with the tying tally. Garry Maddox then extended his batting streak to 10 games with a double to plate Boone with the deciding run.

Mets 4, Pirates 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A two-run rally in the ninth inning brought the Mets a 4-3 victory over the Pirates, who dropped six games behind the Phillies in the Eastern Division race. Joe Torre homered with a man on base for the Mets in the fourth, but the Pirates held a 3-2 lead going into the ninth inning with one of their runs coming on a circuit clout by Rennie Stennett. Dave Kingman opened the Mets' rally with a single and scored the tying run on singles by John Stearns and pinch-hitter Ed Kranepool. Bud Harrelson forced Leo Foster, running for Kranepool, and when the Pirates failed to complete the double play, Stearns came home with the deciding run.

Giants 7, Padres 6 at San Diego (night game):
Bobby Murcer smashed a two-run homer in the fifth inning and then hit for the circuit again with a man on base in the ninth to power the Giants to a 7-6 victory over the Padres. The Giants jumped off to a 5-0 lead before the Padres rallied for all their runs in the sixth, sending 11 men to bat against four pitchers. The Giants went to their bullpen twice more with Randy Moffitt finally gaining the victory on the strength of Murcer's second homer.

Cubs 6, Cardinals 3 at St. Louis (night game):
Three-run bursts in the first and second innings carried the Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the Cardinals behind the pitching of Rick Reuschel. In the first, Joe Wallis, Bill Madlock and Jose Morales hit singles for the first run. After a pass to Larry Biittner, George Mitterwald singled with two out to drive in two runs. The Cubs' trio in the second counted on singles by Rick Monday, Wallis, Madlock and Morales, together with errors by Garry Templeton and Willie Crawford.