MLB standings through games of September 25, 1976

MLB standings at the end of September 25, 1976

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	155	94	61	0	.606		706	554	43-35	51-26	4-6	Won 2
Baltimore Orioles	155	86	69	0	.555	8.0	593	565	40-37	46-32	6-4	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	153	79	74	0	.516	14.0	594	592	42-33	37-41	6-4	Won 3
Boston Red Sox	156	78	78	0	.500	16.5	684	637	42-34	36-44	8-2	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	154	69	85	0	.448	24.5	582	693	36-44	33-41	2-8	Lost 2
Milwaukee Brewers	155	65	90	0	.419	29.0	553	624	36-42	29-48	2-8	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	155	89	66	0	.574		697	587	49-29	40-37	6-4	Lost 1
Oakland A's	155	84	71	0	.542	5.0	668	580	48-27	36-44	5-5	Won 1
Minnesota Twins	156	81	75	0	.519	8.5	721	684	43-35	38-40	8-2	Won 5
California Angels	156	71	85	0	.455	18.5	525	618	36-43	35-42	4-6	Lost 3
Texas Rangers	156	71	85	0	.455	18.5	586	630	35-42	36-43	5-5	Won 1
Chicago White Sox	156	64	92	0	.410	25.5	571	716	35-45	29-47	1-9	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	154	94	60	0	.610		735	538	50-28	44-32	6-4	Won 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	156	88	68	0	.564	7.0	691	623	43-33	45-35	3-7	Lost 1
New York Mets	154	83	71	0	.539	11.0	588	508	42-35	41-36	7-3	Won 3
Chicago Cubs	156	71	85	0	.455	24.0	594	717	39-39	32-46	4-6	Lost 3
St. Louis Cardinals	155	70	85	0	.452	24.5	613	641	35-42	35-43	5-5	Won 1
Montreal Expos	153	53	100	0	.346	40.5	507	695	27-51	26-49	4-6	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Cincinnati Reds	155	99	56	0	.639		831	610	47-31	52-25	6-4	Won 1
Los Angeles Dodgers	155	88	67	0	.568	11.0	592	533	45-29	43-38	6-4	Lost 1
Houston Astros	156	77	79	0	.494	22.5	608	644	44-36	33-43	5-5	Lost 1
San Francisco Giants	157	71	86	0	.452	29.0	572	669	39-41	32-45	5-5	Won 1
San Diego Padres	155	69	86	0	.445	30.0	543	632	40-37	29-49	2-8	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	156	68	88	0	.436	31.5	603	667	33-45	35-43	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Red Sox 1, Orioles 0 at Baltimore (night game):
Luis Tiant pitched a two-hitter and Dwight Evans smashed a homer in the fifth inning to give the Red Sox a 1-0 victory over the Orioles and clinch the East Division title for the Yankees. With this defeat, the Orioles dropped eight games behind the Yankees with only seven left to play.

A's 7, White Sox 4 at Chicago (night game):
Homers by Claudell Washington, Ron Fairly and Gene Tenace accounted for five runs and powered the Athletics to a 7-4 victory over the White Sox. Washington hit his homer in the second inning after Sal Bando singled and Don Baylor was hit by a pitch. Fairly broke a 4-4 tie with a solo swat in the seventh and Tenace added a run with a round-tripper in the eighth.

Indians 3, Brewers 1 at Cleveland (night game):
Although held to only five hits, the Indians were able to defeat the Brewers, 3-1. The Indians scored on a double by Rick Manning, a wild pitch and infield out by Larvell Blanks in the fourth inning. Buddy Bell homered in the fifth and an extra run counted in the seventh while the Brewers were executing a double play.

Yankees 10, Tigers 6 at Detroit (day game):
The Yankees, who exploded for six runs in the first inning and rolled over the Tigers, 10-6, won the East Division title when the second-place Orioles lost a night game to the Red Sox, 1-0. Fred Stanley and Willie Randolph each batted in two runs in the Yanks' opening attack on rookie southpaw Ed Glynn. Thurman Munson hit a homer off reliever Bill Laxton, plus a sacrifice fly, and drove in three runs. Chris Chambliss collected a homer, double and single. Chuck Scrivener accounted for most of the Tigers' scoring with a homer and single for three RBIs.

Twins 6, Angels 0 at Minnesota (day game):
Nolan Ryan set a major league record for strikeouts, going over the 300 mark for the fourth time in his career, but the Angels' fireballer also walked eight and lost to the Twins, 6-0. Ryan fanned 11, bringing his season's total to 302. The Twins collected only three hits off Ryan in his seven innings on the mound, but they included a homer by Dan Ford in the third and two-run double by Steve Braun in the fourth. Dave Goltz posted the shutout on a two-hitter.

Rangers 1, Royals 0 at Texas (night game):
The Royals' West Division lead over the Athletics was cut to five games with seven left to play after a 1-0 loss to the Rangers while the A's were defeating the White Sox. Bert Blyleven pitched the shutout, allowing only four hits and striking out 11. A spell of wildness proved costly to Andy Hassler, who walked three batters in the fourth inning and gave up a run-scoring single by Tom Grieve.

Braves 11, Padres 8 at Atlanta (night game):
Dick Ruthven, who had not been a winner since August 8, gained credit for the victory when the Braves defeated the Padres, 11-8. The Braves had to call on two relievers, Pablo Torrealba and Adrian Devine, to nail down Ruthven's third decision over the Padres without a loss this season. Jerry Royster led the Braves' attack, driving in two runs with a single in the second inning and two more with another single in the third. Bob Owchinko, making his major league debut with the Padres, lasted only 1 2/3 innings.

Reds 4, Dodgers 3 at Los Angeles (night game):
A two-run homer by Tony Perez in the seventh inning and run-scoring singles by Ken Griffey and Joe Morgan in the eighth enabled the Reds to defeat the Dodgers, 4-3. Davey Lopes and Reggie Smith hit homers for the Dodgers in the first inning. The Reds were shut out on two hits by Al Downing until the seventh when George Foster walked and Perez tied the score with his round-tripper. With Elias Sosa on the mound for the Dodgers in the eighth, Mike Lum doubled batting for Gary Nolan. Griffey's single plated pinch-runner Ed Armbrister. Griffey took second on the throw and also came home on Morgan's single. The Dodgers fell short with a run off Pedro Borbon on singles by Smith, Steve Garvey and Ron Cey in their half of the eighth.

Phillies 6, Expos 5 at Montreal (day game):
Led by the batting of Mike Schmidt and Jerry Martin, the Phillies defeated the Expos, 6-5, and were assured of at least a tie for the East Division title when the Pirates were beaten by the Cardinals. Schmidt cracked a homer with Dave Cash on base in the first inning. After the Expos pushed three runs across the plate in the second, Schmidt tied the score with a double in the third, driving in Cash. Martin, who was also on base, stopped at third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Greg Luzinski. The Expos pulled even in their half of the third when Earl Williams doubled to drive in Andre Dawson. The Phillies broke the deadlock with two runs in the fifth. Wayne Twitchell, pitching in relief of Tom Underwood, doubled for his first hit of the season and advanced to third on a single by Cash, who had a perfect night with 4-for-4. Cash stole second and then scored along with Twitchell when Martin singled. Gene Garber pitched the last three innings for the the Phillies and saved the game after the Expos tightened the score with an RBI single by Wayne Garrett in the eighth.

Mets 5, Cubs 2 at New York (day game):
With help from Skip Lockwood, Craig Swan gained his first victory since July 4 when the Mets defeated the Cubs, 5-2. Billy Baldwin batted in the Mets' first two runs with a triple in the first inning and scored himself on a three-bagger by Jerry Grote. Baldwin gave two runs back to the Cubs in the third, dropping a fly ball by Pete LaCock and allowing an unearned pair to score. The Mets then profited from two errors to post their clinching runs in the seventh.

Giants 10, Astros 0 at San Francisco (day game):
Jim Barr, who pitched his third shutout of the season and beat the Astros, 10-0, had to share honors with Gary Matthews, who became the first Giants' batter to hit three homers in one game since Willie McCovey accomplished the feat September 17, 1966. Matthews hit a two-run homer in the first inning, added a solo swat in the fourth and topped off his big day with a two-run blow in the fifth.

Cardinals 3, Pirates 0 at St. Louis (day game):
The Pirates collected only four hits off Lynn McGlothen and lost to the Cardinals, 3-0, leaving them with an almost hopeless chance of finishing in a tie with the Phillies for the East Division title. McGlothen singled off Jerry Reuss in the third inning to pave the way for two runs. After taking second on a wild pitch, McGlothen scored when Jerry Mumphrey singled to right field and Dave Parker booted the bouncing ball. Mumphrey advanced to second and, on a run-and-hit play, scored on an infield single by Garry Templeton. The other run counted in the fifth when Templeton reached second on an error by Richie Hebner and crossed the plate on a single by Ted Simmons.