MLB standings through games of September 12, 1980

MLB standings at the end of September 12, 1980

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	141	89	52	0	.631		719	576	43-24	46-28	9-1	Won 3
Baltimore Orioles	141	85	56	0	.603	4.0	678	548	41-28	44-28	6-4	Lost 1
Boston Red Sox	138	75	63	0	.543	12.5	659	661	33-35	42-28	3-7	Lost 3
Milwaukee Brewers	142	75	67	0	.528	14.5	719	603	34-36	41-31	7-3	Won 2
Detroit Tigers	141	72	68	1	.514	16.5	702	655	37-35	35-33	4-6	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	139	71	68	0	.511	17.0	648	673	39-32	32-36	4-6	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	141	60	81	0	.426	29.0	538	652	34-39	26-42	6-4	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	142	88	54	0	.620		713	606	41-28	47-26	3-7	Lost 1
Oakland A's	142	71	71	0	.500	17.0	578	557	41-32	30-39	6-4	Won 3
Texas Rangers	142	69	71	2	.493	18.0	678	646	34-34	35-37	5-5	Lost 3
Minnesota Twins	141	61	80	0	.433	26.5	574	644	35-36	26-44	4-6	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	141	60	79	2	.432	26.5	505	624	33-38	27-41	4-6	Won 2
California Angels	140	56	84	0	.400	31.0	617	715	27-46	29-38	5-5	Won 1
Seattle Mariners	141	51	89	1	.364	36.0	524	692	29-39	22-50	4-6	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	141	78	63	0	.553		598	557	46-26	32-37	8-2	Won 4
Philadelphia Phillies	141	76	65	0	.539	2.0	633	573	40-30	36-35	5-5	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	142	74	68	0	.521	4.5	593	563	40-29	34-39	4-6	Lost 1
St. Louis Cardinals	141	64	77	0	.454	14.0	653	618	36-37	28-40	5-5	Won 2
New York Mets	141	59	82	0	.418	19.0	528	615	32-39	27-43	0-10	Lost 13
Chicago Cubs	140	55	85	0	.393	22.5	535	617	29-39	26-46	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	140	80	60	0	.571		550	515	48-23	32-37	6-4	Won 3
Los Angeles Dodgers	140	80	60	0	.571		584	493	48-21	32-39	7-3	Won 1
Cincinnati Reds	142	77	64	1	.546	3.5	627	597	39-31	38-33	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	140	72	68	0	.514	8.0	567	600	44-28	28-40	7-3	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	140	67	73	0	.479	13.0	510	550	39-29	28-44	1-9	Lost 3
San Diego Padres	142	62	79	1	.440	18.5	499	579	39-32	23-47	7-3	Lost 1

Today's scores and summaries:

Yankees 4, Red Sox 2 at Boston (night game):
Rudy May extended his personal winning streak to seven games, pitching the Yankees to a 4-2 victory over the Red Sox with the help of Rich Gossage, who hurled the last 1 2/3 innings. Reggie Jackson homered for the Yankees' first run in the second inning and then doubled and scored on a single by Rick Cerone in the fourth. The deciding pair in the eighth counted on a single by Bobby Brown, double by Willie Randolph and single by Bob Watson.

Angels 8, Rangers 4 at California (night game):
Taking the lead with five runs in the first inning, including three on a homer by Larry Harlow, the Angels went on to defeat the Rangers, 8-4. Four of the Angels' runs were unearned off loser Doc Medich. Rookie righthimder Jim Dorsey pitched five innings for the Angels and gained his first major league victory.

White Sox 5, Twins 3 at Chicago (night game):
Glenn Borgmann, formerly with the Twins. drove in four runs with two singles and a homer to lead the White Sox to a 5-3 victory over his old club. Borgmann accounted for the initial tally with a single in the fourth inning and, after the Twins tied the score in the sixth, the catcher hit a two-run homer in the White Sox half of the inning. Borgmann's fourth RBI came on a single in the eighth.

Tigers 6, Indians 3 at Cleveland (night game):
Mark Fidrych faced only two batters in the first inning before leaving the mound with stiffness in his right shoulder, but the Tigers went on to defeat the Indians, 6-3, to snap a six-game losing streak. Fidrych gave up a single by Miguel Dilone and hit Dell Alston with a pitch. Roger Weaver relieved before giving way to Aurelio Lopez, who was the winner when the Tigers broke a 3-3 tie with three runs in the eighth, capping their scoring with a homer by Champ Summers.

A's 9, Royals 5 at Oakland (night game):
Mitchell Page batted in three runs with two homers and a single and Dave McKay knocked in two runs with the double, leading the A's to a 9-5 victory over the Royals. Rick Langford pitched his 22nd consecutive complete game for the A's, despite giving up 14 hits. The A's also collected 14 off five K.C. hurlers. Page hit his second homer of the game in the seventh inning to tie the score at 4-4 and McKay followed later with his double, putting the A's ahead to stay. Willie Wilson had three of the Royals' hits to boost his season's total to 201, making him the first player in the majors to reach the 200 mark this year.

Brewers 7, Mariners 1 at Seattle (night game):
Moose Haas pitched a two-hitter and Gorman Thomas, Paul Molitor and Robin Yount smashed homers as the Brewers defeated the Mariners, 7-1. One of the Mariners' hits off Haas was a round-tripper by Bruce Bochte.

Blue Jays 7, Orioles 5 at Toronto (night game):
The Blue Jays posted their club-record 60th victory by piling up 17 hits to defeat the Orioles, 7-5. In their previous best year, the Blue Jays won 59 games in 1978. Lloyd Moseby knocked in two runs with a homer and double in the Blue Jays' attack. John Mayberry also accounted for two RBIs with an infield out and a single as the Blue Jays dropped the Orioles four games behind the Yankees in the East Division race.

Braves 6, Padres 2 at Atlanta (night game):
Chris Chambliss drove in four runs with a homer and single, batting the Braves to a 6-2 victory over the Padres. Phil Niekro, who pitched 7 2/3 innings, was a winner for the sixth straight time. Chambliss hit his homer with two men on base in the first inning and singled behind a double by Bob Horner for his other RBI in the eighth.

Dodgers 5, Reds 2 at Cincinnati (night game):
Don Sutton allowed only three hits in seven innings and Steve Howe gave up one more in the final two frames as the Dodgers' pitching pair combined to beat the Reds, 5-2. Dusty Baker drove in a run with a single in the third inning and Ron Cey was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in another tally. The Dodgers then clinched the decision in the fourth when Mike Scioscia and Davey Lopes walked and Jay Johnstone drove them home with a double. Dodgers shortstop Bill Russell suffered a broken right index finger in the third inning when a pitch by Mike LaCoss hit his bat and glanced off against his hand.

Astros 5, Giants 3 at Houston (night game):
The Astros remained in a tie with the Dodgers for first place in the West Division by defeating the Giants, 5-3. A triple by Alan Ashby drove in Denny Walling with the first of three Astros' runs in the fifth inning. Craig Reynolds followed with a single to score Ashby. Joe Niekro then sacrificed and Joe Morgan singled for the third tally. The Astros put the game away with a pair in the seventh on a single by Reynolds, sacrifice by Niekro, double by Enos Cabell and single by Terry Puhl.

Expos 1, Pirates 0 at Montreal (night game):
Scott Sanderson pitched a five-hit shutout and Larry Parrish drove in a run with a single in the second inning to give the Expos a 1-0 victory over the Pirates. Gary Carter, who walked and moved up on a single by Warren Cromartie, scored on Parrish's hit off Rick Rhoden.

Cubs 10, Mets 5 at New York (night game):
Breaking up an overtime game, the Cubs erupted for five runs in the 14th inning and defeated the Mets, 10-5. The Cubs forced the game into extra innings when Dave Kingman homered with a man on base in the seventh to tie the score at 5-5. In the 14th, a single by Bill Buckner, fielder's choice and intentional pass loaded the bases. Mike O'Berry capitalized on the opportunity with a two-run single and a third run scored when Mets center fielder Mookie Wilson let O'Berry's hit get past him. Mike Vail followed with a two-run homer to put the icing on the Cubs' victory cake.

[DH] Cardinals 7, Phillies 4 (night game) / Cardinals 5, Phillies 0 at Philadelphia (night game):
Leon Durham hit his first major league grand slam in the opener to account for a 7-4 victory and the Cardinals then completed the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader by beating the Phillies in the nightcap, 5-0, with a five-run outburst in the 11th inning. Durham's homer came off Warren Brusstar in the fifth inning after Ken Oberkfell singled and Keith Hernandez and Ted Simmons walked to load the bases. In the second game, the Cardinals broke up the scoreless duel in 11th after filling the sacks on a double by Ken Reitz, error by Mike Schmidt on a bunt by John Littlefield and a pass to Oberkfell. Tony Scott singled to drive in the first run, leaving the bases loaded. Hernandez promptly cleared the sacks with a triple and counted the final tally of the game on a single by George Hendrick.