MLB standings through games of September 21, 1976

MLB standings at the end of September 21, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	149	92	57	0	.617		685	536	43-32	49-25	6-4	Lost 2
Baltimore Orioles	150	82	68	0	.547	10.5	581	561	39-36	43-32	7-3	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	150	76	74	0	.507	16.5	586	591	40-33	36-41	5-5	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	152	75	77	0	.493	18.5	667	628	40-34	35-43	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	150	68	82	0	.453	24.5	573	672	35-41	33-41	3-7	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	151	65	86	0	.430	28.0	546	603	36-42	29-44	3-7	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	151	88	63	0	.583		693	566	49-27	39-36	7-3	Won 5
Oakland A's	151	81	70	0	.536	7.0	640	570	48-27	33-43	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	153	78	75	0	.510	11.0	706	681	42-35	36-40	5-5	Won 2
California Angels	153	71	82	0	.464	18.0	519	604	36-41	35-41	6-4	Won 2
Texas Rangers	152	68	84	0	.447	20.5	576	622	34-41	34-43	4-6	Lost 3
Chicago White Sox	152	63	89	0	.414	25.5	560	698	34-42	29-47	3-7	Lost 7

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	149	90	59	0	.604		702	520	48-28	42-31	5-5	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	151	86	65	0	.570	5.0	666	601	43-33	43-32	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	151	80	71	0	.530	11.0	575	501	40-35	40-36	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago Cubs	152	70	82	0	.461	21.5	581	700	38-38	32-44	5-5	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	150	68	82	0	.453	22.5	592	608	33-41	35-41	5-5	Lost 2
Montreal Expos	149	52	97	0	.349	38.0	494	674	26-48	26-49	4-6	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	152	97	55	0	.638		817	597	46-31	51-24	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	151	85	66	0	.563	11.5	575	521	44-28	41-38	5-5	Won 2
Houston Astros	153	75	78	0	.490	22.5	589	627	43-36	32-42	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	153	70	83	0	.458	27.5	555	648	38-38	32-45	6-4	Lost 2
San Diego Padres	152	68	84	0	.447	29.0	526	613	40-37	28-47	3-7	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	153	67	86	0	.438	30.5	586	648	32-44	35-42	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

[DH] Red Sox 7, Brewers 1 (night game) / Brewers 3, Red Sox 1 at Boston (night game):
Luis Tiant pitched a three-hitter and gained his 20th victory of the season as the Red Sox won the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, 7-1, but their seven-game winning streak was stopped by the Brewers in the nightcap, 3-1. Tiant did not allow a hit for 6 1/3 innings before George Scott tripled and scored the Brewers' run on an infield out by Mike Hegan. Cecil Cooper hit a three-run homer for the Red Sox. Rick Kreuger, who pitched the second game for the Red Sox, also hurled hitless ball for 6 1/3 innings, although giving up one run, until the Brewers broke a 1-1 tie with a pass to Dan Thomas, a sacrifice and single by Jack Heidemann. Ernie Whitt accounted for the Red Sox run with a homer in the fifth for his first major league hit.

Angels 2, Rangers 1 at California (night game):
Although allowing only three hits, Frank Tanana faced defeat until the Angels rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to edge the Rangers, 2-1. Danny Thompson doubled in the fifth inning to drive in the Rangers' run. In the ninth, Ron Jackson batted for Bruce Bochte and tied the score with the Angels' first pinch-homer in two years. Mario Guerrero walked and gave way on the paths to Mike Easler, who moved to second on a sacrifice by Andy Etchebarren and scored the winning run when Dave Chalk singled.

Twins 13, White Sox 6 at Chicago (night game):
Bob Randall batted in five runs with two doubles and a sacrifice fly in addition to hitting a single, while Larry Hisle accounted for three RBIs with a single and homer as the Twins defeated the White Sox, 13-6. Lyman Bostock had a perfect night with 4-for-4, driving in two runs and scoring three. The Twins put the game away with a seven-run outburst in the third inning, including a double by Randall with the bases loaded.

Tigers 5, Indians 3 at Detroit (night game):
Mark Fidrych, the Tigers' star rookie, gained his 17th victory of the season by defeating the Indians, 5-3. Mickey Stanley started the Tigers' scoring with a two-run double in the first inning. Another run crossed the plate on an error in the seventh before Ben Oglivie provided the deciding blow, hitting a homer with a man on base. The Indians loaded the bases against Fidrych in the eighth and counted two runs on a single by Rick Manning and the final tally on a forceout by Larvell Blanks.

Royals 3, A's 1 at Kansas City (night game):
The Royals extended their West Division lead to seven games by defeating the Athletics, 3-1, for their fifth straight victory. Doug Bird, who started for the Royals, won his first game since August 23, pitching six innings. The Royals used three relievers with Larry Gura finishing for his first save of the season. The division leaders struck for their first two runs with two out in the third when Jim Wohlford and George Brett walked and Hal McRae and John Mayberry singled. The A's counted their run in the sixth on doubles by Bert Campaneris and Joe Rudi, but the Royals added an insurance tally in the eighth on another walk to Brett, a single by McRae and sacrifice fly by Mayberry.

Orioles 11, Yankees 8 at New York (night game):
After trailing, 7-0, the Orioles capped their comeback by erupting for three runs in the 10th inning to defeat the Yankees, 11-8. Thurman Munson doubled for his 100th RBI of the season in the Yankees' early attack on Ross Grimsley. The Yankees held an 8-3 lead going into the seventh when the Orioles rallied to tie the score. Lee May topped the outburst with a two-run single. In the 10th, Andres Mora singled. Tom Shopay, running for Mora, scored the tie-breaking run on singles by May and Ken Singleton. Mark Belanger then provided insurance with a single, driving in the Orioles' last two tallies.

[DH] Pirates 4, Cubs 3 (day game) / Cubs 2, Pirates 1 at Chicago (day game):
The Pirates won the first game of a doubleheader, 4-3, but then lost valuable ground in the Eastern Division race by bowing to the Cubs in the second game, 2-1, in 13 innings. As a result of the split, the Pirates fell five lengths behind the pace-setting Phillies, who won over the Cardinals. The Cubs took a 2-1 lead in the opener before Richie Zisk tied the score with a homer in the sixth inning. Willie Stargell doubled with one out in the ninth and Dave Parker was passed intentionally. After the runners moved up on an infield out by Richie Hebner, Rennie Stennett drove them home with a single. The Cubs came back with one run in their half of the ninth, but Jim Rooker made his first relief appearance of the season, replacing Bruce Kison with one away, and fanned both Wayne Tyrone and Mick Kelleher to save the game. In the nightcap, the Cubs picked up an unearned run in the third inning. The Pirates tied the score in the fourth when Zisk walked, Parker singled and Hebner hit a sacrifice fly. Bob Moose, following Jerry Reuss and Dave Giusti to the mound, appeared in the 13th and retired the first two Cub batters but Jerry Morales then doubled and Manny Trillo slashed a single to pin the Pirates with their fourth defeat in the last five games.

Reds 9, Padres 1 at Cincinnati (night game):
The Reds clinched their fifth West Division title in seven years by defeating the Padres, 9-1. With 10 games to play, the Reds had a 12-length lead over the second-place Dodgers. The Padres scored their run off Pat Zachry in the first inning on singles by Bill Almon and Johnny Grubb and Dave Concepcion's bad throw. The Reds tied the score in the fourth and took command of the game with two runs in the fifth on a single by Joe Morgan, double by George Foster and single by Concepcion. Johnny Bench and Tony Perez batted in two runs apiece with bases-loaded singles in the sixth. Singles by Morgan and Foster added the final two tallies in the seventh.

Braves 6, Astros 2 at Houston (night game):
Phil Niekro scattered nine hits and pitched the Braves to a 6-2 victory over the Astros. The Braves, who also collected nine hits, scored twice in the first inning on a single by Willie Montanez, pass to Dave May and singles by Jim Wynn and Tom Paciorek. Niekro was assured of the decision when the Braves added a pair in the third. Wynn singled for his second RBI of the game and the other run counted when Wynn's hit bounced past Jose Cruz in left field for an error.

Expos 4, Mets 0 at Montreal (night game):
Dan Warthen, making his first start since returning from Denver (American Association), allowed only two hits and pitched the Expos to a 4-0 victory over the Mets. Lee Mazzilli accounted for both hits with singles in the fifth and eighth innings. Ellis Valentine and Earl Williams socked back-to-back homers in the sixth to beat Jerry Koosman. The Expos iced the verdict with a pair of unearned runs in the eighth.

Phillies 5, Cardinals 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Breaking out of a 3-for-40 slump, Dick Allen hit two doubles and a homer to spark the Phillies to a 5-1 victory over the Cardinals. A double by Allen, walk to Mike Schmidt, singles by Johnny Oates and Larry Bowa and an error by Hector Cruz produced three runs in the fourth inning. Schmidt hit his 36th homer of the season in the sixth and Allen whacked his 15th in the eighth inning.

Dodgers 3, Giants 2 at San Francisco (night game):
A homer by Ron Cey in the eighth inning provided the Dodgers' winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Giants. Cey also scored in the second, hitting a single, advancing on a wild pitch and crossing the plate on a single by John Hale. Bill Buckner doubled in the third, moved up on an infield out and stole home. The Giants picked up a run on a triple by Gary Alexander and single by Jim Barr in the sixth and tied the score when Bobby Murcer homered in the seventh.