MLB standings through games of September 24, 1976

MLB standings at the end of September 24, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	154	93	61	0	.604		696	548	43-35	50-26	4-6	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	154	86	68	0	.558	7.0	593	564	40-36	46-32	7-3	Won 5
Cleveland Indians	152	78	74	0	.513	14.0	591	591	41-33	37-41	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	155	77	78	0	.497	16.5	683	637	42-34	35-44	8-2	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	153	69	84	0	.451	23.5	576	683	36-43	33-41	2-8	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	154	65	89	0	.422	28.0	552	621	36-42	29-47	2-8	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	154	89	65	0	.578		697	586	49-29	40-36	7-3	Won 1
Oakland A's	154	83	71	0	.539	6.0	661	576	48-27	35-44	5-5	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	155	80	75	0	.516	9.5	715	684	42-35	38-40	7-3	Won 4
California Angels	155	71	84	0	.458	18.5	525	612	36-43	35-41	5-5	Lost 2
Texas Rangers	155	70	85	0	.452	19.5	585	630	34-42	36-43	5-5	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	155	64	91	0	.413	25.5	567	709	35-44	29-47	1-9	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	153	93	60	0	.608		729	533	50-28	43-32	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	155	88	67	0	.568	6.0	691	620	43-33	45-34	4-6	Won 1
New York Mets	153	82	71	0	.536	11.0	583	506	41-35	41-36	6-4	Won 2
Chicago Cubs	155	71	84	0	.458	23.0	592	712	39-39	32-45	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	154	69	85	0	.448	24.5	610	641	34-42	35-43	4-6	Lost 1
Montreal Expos	152	53	99	0	.349	39.5	502	689	27-50	26-49	5-5	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	154	98	56	0	.636		827	607	47-31	51-25	6-4	Lost 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	154	88	66	0	.571	10.0	589	529	45-28	43-38	6-4	Won 5
Houston Astros	155	77	78	0	.497	21.5	608	634	44-36	33-42	6-4	Won 2
San Francisco Giants	156	70	86	0	.449	29.0	562	669	38-41	32-45	5-5	Lost 5
San Diego Padres	154	69	85	0	.448	29.0	535	621	40-37	29-48	2-8	Won 1
Atlanta Braves	155	67	88	0	.432	31.5	592	659	32-45	35-43	5-5	Lost 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Orioles 3, Red Sox 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Wayne Garland, who won 19 games with Dallas-Fort Worth (Texas) in 1971, equalled that total by pitching the Orioles to a 3-0 victory over the Red Sox. The Orioles scored all their runs in the second inning, starting with a homer by Ken Singleton. Tony Muser followed with a single, Doug DeCinces doubled and Mark Belanger batted them home with a two-bagger. The shutout was the fourth of the season for Garland, who became a regular starter in mid-June after serving almost exclusively as a reliever in 1974 and '75.

White Sox 4, A's 2 at Chicago (night game):
A three-run rally in the eighth inning brought the White Sox a 4-2 victory over the Athletics, who suffered a staggering setback in the West Division race, falling six games behind the pace-setting Royals. The White Sox notched their initial tally in the fourth inning on singles by Ralph Garr, Jim Spencer and Bill Stein before the A's took the lead with two runs in the seventh when Claudell Washington singled after Gene Tenace walked, Sal Bando singled and Don Baylor was hit by a pitch to load the bases. The White Sox began their rally in the eighth with a double by Pat Kelly. Alan Bannister was hit by a pitch and Garr singled to fill the sacks. Spencer forced Kelly at home, but Jorge Orta followed with a single, driving in two runs to put the White Sox ahead. Jack Brohamer added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly.

Indians 2, Brewers 0 at Cleveland (night game):
Back-to-back singles by Tommy Smith and Alan Ashby led to two runs and enabled Dennis Eckersley to pitch the Indians to a 2-0 victory over the Brewers. After Smith and Ashby hit singles in the third inning, Smith scored on a wild pitch by Jim Slaton. Singles by the same pair in the fifth and a sacrifice fly by Duane Kuiper added the Indians' other run.

[DH] Tigers 3, Yankees 0 (night game) / Yankees 8, Tigers 0 at Detroit (night game):
The Yankees, who were shut out in the first game, 3-0, came back to whitewash the Tigers, 8-0, in the second game of a twi-night doubleheader and reduced their "magic number" to two for clinching the East Division title. Dave Roberts blanked the Yankees in the opener, pitching a five-hitter. A double by Mickey Stanley and single by Mark Wagner in the second inning, a homer by Rusty Staub in the third and doubles by Chuck Scrivener and Ben Oglivie in the seventh accounted for the Tigers' tallies. The defeat was the sixth straight for the Yankees, who ended their slump in the nightcap behind the five-hit hurling of Grant Jackson. The complete game was Jackson's first since 1970 when the lefthander was with the Phillies. Graig Nettles smashed his 30th homer of the season to account for three runs in the third inning.

Royals 2, Rangers 1 at Texas (night game):
The Royals eased some tension in their drive to capture the West Division title by edging the Rangers, 2-1, in 14 innings to pull six games ahead of the Athletics with only eight games left for each club. The Rangers counted their run in the fourth on a single by Gene Clines, sacrifice by Toby Harrah, a wild pitch and sacrifice fly by Mike Hargrove. The Royals' tying tally came in the sixth when George Brett walked, Amos Otis singled and Hal McRae hit a sacrifice fly. The contest, which took four hours, 35 minutes to complete, then proceeded with a parade of zeroes until the Royals finally broke the tie in the 14th. John Wathan opened the stanza with a single off Steve Foucault and Jim Wohlford walked. After relievers Craig Skok and Jeff Terpko each retired one batter, McRae came through with a clutch single, scoring Wathan.

Padres 6, Braves 4 at Atlanta (night game):
Randy Jones, who pitched seven innings before going out for a pinch-hitter, gained his 22nd victory when the Padres rallied for three runs in the eighth to defeat the Braves, 6-4. Willie Montanez had three hits for the Braves, including a homer, and drove in three runs. The Padres bunched three hits with an error in their rally. Bill Almon accounted for the deciding run with a double.

Dodgers 7, Reds 6 at Los Angeles (night game):
A single by Ron Cey with the bases loaded in the ninth inning drove in two runs and gave the Dodgers a 7-6 victory over the Reds. Will McEnaney, who has been a disappointment as a Reds' reliever this season, took over in the ninth with a 6-5 lead and drew his sixth defeat against two victories. Davey Lopes, who had hit a homer earlier in the game, greeted McEnaney's arrival with a single. After Bill Buckner was retired, Reggie Smith doubled, Lopes stopping at third. Rawly Eastwick relieved and, after passing Steve Garvey intentionally, gave up Cey's winning single.

[DH] Phillies 9, Expos 3 (night game) / Expos 3, Phillies 2 at Montreal (night game):
The Phillies split a twi-night doubleheader with the Expos, winning the first game, 9-3, and losing the second game, 3-2, but moved closer to the East Division title when the Pirates also divided a twin-bill with the Cardinals. The Phillies' lead remained at six games with nine left on their schedule and with seven remaining for the Pirates. In the opener, the Phillies broke a 3-3 tie with two runs in the fifth inning on a double by Bobby Tolan, singles by Greg Luzinski and Dick Allen and a sacrifice fly by Mike Schmidt. Four more runs in the ninth iced the verdict. In the nightcap, the Phillies posted their pair in the fourth inning, one run scoring on a single by Larry Bowa and the other on a triple by Jim Kaat. The Expos came back to knot the count in their half with a single by Bombo Rivera, a club-record 35th double by Tim Foli and singles by Ellis Valentine and Earl Williams. The winning run followed in the sixth when Valentine walked and raced home on a double by Williams.

Mets 4, Cubs 3 at New York (night game):
Pinch-hitting in ninth inning, Billy Baldwin came through with his first major league homer to carry the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Cubs. The Mets counted their initial run in the second on a wild pitch by Ray Burris with the bases loaded. Ed Kranepool hit for the circuit in the third. Pete LaCock, who had four hits, scored twice for the Cubs. Jerry Morales accounted for two RBIs. The Mets tied the score at 3-3 in the eighth on a double by Felix Millan and singles by Kranepool and Dave Kingman.

Astros 14, Giants 5 at San Francisco (night game):
The Astros erupted for eight runs in the fourth inning, including a homer by Cliff Johnson with two men on base, to defeat the Giants, 14-5. John D'Acquisto, the fourth of five pitchers for the Giants, tied an N. L. record by uncorking three wild pitches in one inning after relieving in the seventh.

[DH] Cardinals 10, Pirates 6 (night game) / Pirates 11, Cardinals 1 at St. Louis (night game):
The Pirates, who had a chance to gain ground on the Phillies in the East Division race, blew their opportunity by losing the first game of a twi-night doubleheader to the Cardinals, 10-6, before coming back to win the second game, 11-1. In the opener, the Cardinals took a 4-2 lead in the second inning, going ahead to stay when Mike Tyson hit an inside-the-park homer with two men on base. Lou Brock and Don Kessinger each contributed two RBIs. Willie Stargell and Craig Reynolds homered for the Pirates. Reynolds' blow was his first in the major leagues. Jim Rooker pitched a six-hitter for the Pirates in the nightcap and also rapped two singles and scored twice. Dave Parker had three hits and drove in three runs. Bob Robertson also accounted for three RBIs, hitting a double with the bases loaded in the ninth when the Pirates exploded for six runs.