MLB standings through games of September 15, 1976

MLB standings at the end of September 15, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	144	89	55	0	.618		663	514	43-31	46-24	7-3	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	145	80	65	0	.552	9.5	560	538	39-36	41-29	9-1	Won 7
Cleveland Indians	145	73	72	0	.503	16.5	568	576	37-32	36-40	4-6	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	145	69	76	0	.476	20.5	624	607	39-33	30-43	4-6	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	145	67	78	0	.462	22.5	554	638	34-37	33-41	4-6	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	144	63	81	0	.438	26.0	528	577	35-38	28-43	2-8	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	146	83	63	0	.568		673	553	45-27	38-36	4-6	Lost 1
Oakland A's	145	79	66	0	.545	3.5	619	545	46-24	33-42	7-3	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	148	74	74	0	.500	10.0	671	662	42-35	32-39	6-4	Lost 1
California Angels	147	68	79	0	.463	15.5	503	583	33-38	35-41	7-3	Won 3
Texas Rangers	145	65	80	0	.448	17.5	552	595	34-41	31-39	3-7	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	147	63	84	0	.429	20.5	538	665	34-40	29-44	5-5	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	144	88	56	0	.611		684	506	47-27	41-29	4-6	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	144	83	61	0	.576	5.0	638	571	43-33	40-28	6-4	Won 1
New York Mets	145	76	69	0	.524	12.5	552	480	36-34	40-35	7-3	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	146	67	79	0	.459	22.0	567	684	35-36	32-43	4-6	Won 2
St. Louis Cardinals	143	65	78	0	.455	22.5	565	577	33-41	32-37	5-5	Won 2
Montreal Expos	142	48	94	0	.338	39.0	464	646	22-45	26-49	3-7	Lost 5

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	147	94	53	0	.639		797	583	43-29	51-24	7-3	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	145	82	63	0	.566	11.0	549	501	44-28	38-35	4-6	Lost 1
Houston Astros	148	73	75	0	.493	21.5	577	608	41-34	32-41	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	149	68	81	0	.456	27.0	542	638	38-37	30-44	7-3	Won 3
San Diego Padres	148	67	81	0	.453	27.5	517	597	40-37	27-44	4-6	Lost 4
Atlanta Braves	147	63	84	0	.429	31.0	561	622	29-42	34-42	4-6	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 1, Tigers 0 at Baltimore (night game):
A homer by Andres Mora enabled Wayne Garland to pitch the Orioles to a 1-0 victory over the Tigers in a game stopped by rain after six innings. Mora's blow in the third inning pinned the defeat on Dave Roberts. Garland allowed only two hits, including a single by Rusty Staub for the 2,000th hit of the outfielder's major league career.

Angels 2, Royals 1 at California (night game):
Pinch-hitter Tommy Davis delivered a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to give the Angels a 2-1 victory over the slipping Royals, whose lead in the West Division race was cut to 3½ games over the Athletics. Nolan Ryan yielded the Royals' run in the sixth when Fred Patek singled, stole second and scored on a single by Tom Poquette. The Angels tied the score against Doug Bird in the seventh on singles by Dan Briggs and Tony Solaita and a sacrifice fly by Bruce Bochte. The Angels opened the ninth with singles by Dave Collins and Briggs sandwiched around a forceout by Jerry Remy. Steve Mingori relieved and passed Rusty Torres. Mark Littell then took the mound and on his first pitch Davis rapped his game-winning single.

Rangers 4, White Sox 3 at Chicago (night game):
After hitting a homer in the sixth inning, Toby Harrah singled in the eighth to spark the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the White Sox. Harrah's homer broke a 1-1 tie. The Rangers then added two runs in the eighth with the first marker counting on singles by Harrah, Mike Hargrove and Jeff Burroughs. After a pass to Roy Howell, an infield out by Lenny Randle accounted for the winning run.

Yankees 2, Indians 0 at Cleveland (night game):
Posting his third shutout of the season, Doyle Alexander allowed only four hits and pitched the Yankees to a 2-0 victory over the Indians. The Yankees settled Alexander's duel with Rick Waits by scoring a run in the first inning on a single by Thurman Munson and double by Lou Piniella. Munson drove in the other run with an infield out in the eighth for his 97th RBI of the season.

Red Sox 2, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
Butch Hobson homered after a single by Jim Rice in the fifth inning to provide the Red Sox with a 2-1 victory over the Brewers. Reggie Cleveland limited the Brewers to four hits but needed last-out help from Tom Murphy to nail down the decision. The Brewers' run came in the third on a pass to Tim Johnson, a sacrifice and error by Cecil Cooper.

A's 5, Twins 2 at Oakland (night game):
A five-run rally in the eighth inning, fashioned with four hits, a walk, hit batsman and four stolen bases, enabled the Athletics to defeat the Twins, 5-2. Jim Hughes, who started for the Twins, yielded only three hits before the roof fell in. Gene Tenace drew a walk to start the rally and gave way to Larry Lintz, who stole second. Ron Fairly, making his first appearance with the A's, rapped a pinch-single, scoring Lintz. Matt Alexander ran for Fairly and stole second. After an infield hit by Phil Garner, Alexander counted on a forceout by Ken McMullen. Bill North followed with a single and Claudell Washington was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Don Baylor capitalized on the opportunity with a single, driving in two runs. Baylor stole second and Washington then stole home with the final run of the outburst.

Astros 4, Braves 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Bob Watson had a perfect night at the plate with four hits and drove in three runs to lead the Astros to a 4-3 victory over the Braves. Watson batted in the Astros' initial run with a single in the first inning. The Braves tied the score in their half and went ahead in the fourth when Brian Asselstine's sacrifice fly and Dale Murphy's double helped account for two runs. The Astros rallied to win with three runs in the sixth. Watson knocked in the first two with a single and later crossed the plate with the deciding run on an error by Rob Belloir.

Reds 4, Dodgers 3 at Cincinnati (night game):
Pete Rose rapped four hits and Tony Perez added three to lead the Reds' attack in a 4-3 victory over the Dodgers. Pat Zachry, who was the winner with help from Rawly Eastwick, became the first pitcher to beat the Dodgers five times without a defeat in one season since Larry Jaster of the Cardinals accomplished the feat in 1968. Eastwick gained his 23rd save. The Reds tore into Al Downing for three runs in the third inning on a single by Rose, double by Ken Griffey, single by Joe Morgan, sacrifice fly by George Foster and double by Perez. Another double by Perez drove in what proved to be the deciding run in the seventh. Reggie Smith homered for the Dodgers.

Cubs 2, Expos 0 at Montreal (night game):
Ray Burris pitched a five-hitter and came out the winner in a duel with Steve Rogers when the Cubs scored a pair of unearned runs in the third inning to defeat the Expos, 2-0. Mick Kelleher led off the stanza with a single and Burris sacrificed. After Rick Monday struck out, Joe Wallis grounded to Earl Williams, who threw wildly to Rogers covering first, to allow Kelleher to score on the error. Wallis took second and crossed the plate when Bill Madlock doubled.

[DH] Cardinals 7, Mets 0 (night game) / Cardinals 4, Mets 1 at New York (night game):
The Cardinals swept a doubleheader for the first time this season, beating the Mets in a twi-night affair, 7-0 and 4-1. John Denny posted the shutout on a four-hitter. Joe Ferguson hit the first grand-slam homer of his major league career and drove in a fifth run with a single. The catcher's jackpot wallop came off Mickey Lolich in the third inning after Denny beat out a bunt and both Garry Templeton and Keith Hernandez walked. Mike Anderson added a homer in the eighth. John Curtis was the route-going winner in the nightcap. The Cards put the game away with three runs in the third inning on doubles by Templeton and Hernandez and singles by Hector Cruz and Don Kessinger.

Pirates 7, Phillies 2 at Philadelphia (night game):
Bill Robinson and Richie Zisk each hit his 20th homer of the season and Dave Parker added his 11th as the Pirates powered their way to a 7-2 victory to pull within five games of the Phillies in the East Division race. Robinson connected following a single by Parker in the second inning. Zisk's homer, plus a double by Willie Stargell and single by Parker, made it 4-0 in the third. The Phillies picked up their pair in the fourth when Mike Schmidt walked and Dick Allen homered, but the Pirates counted twice in the eighth on a double by Parker, single by Robinson and double by Tommy Helms before Parker wrapped up the scoring with his circuit clout in the ninth.

Giants 2, Padres 1 at San Diego (night game):
Frank Riccelli gained his first major league victory at the expense of Randy Jones when the Giants defeated the Padres, 2-1. Jones, the Padres' 21-game winner who absorbed his 13th loss, gave up the Giants' first run on a homer by Bobby Murcer in the fourth inning. The Padres knotted the count in the fifth and the tie persisted until the eighth when Larry Herndon batted for Riccelli and beat out a bunt on a disputed play. Jack Clark sacrificed and with two out Gary Matthews doubled to drive in the winning run.