MLB standings through games of September 16, 1980

MLB standings at the end of September 16, 1980

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	144	92	52	0	.639		733	586	44-24	48-28	9-1	Won 6
Baltimore Orioles	144	86	58	0	.597	6.0	690	564	41-29	45-29	6-4	Lost 2
Boston Red Sox	141	76	65	0	.539	14.5	674	675	34-37	42-28	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	144	77	67	0	.535	15.0	730	605	34-36	43-31	7-3	Won 4
Detroit Tigers	145	74	70	1	.514	18.0	721	670	37-35	37-35	3-7	Won 1
Cleveland Indians	143	73	70	0	.510	18.5	665	693	41-33	32-37	4-6	Lost 1
Toronto Blue Jays	144	61	83	0	.424	31.0	550	666	35-40	26-43	5-5	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	144	89	55	0	.618		719	615	41-28	48-27	4-6	Won 1
Oakland A's	146	73	73	0	.500	17.0	591	567	42-33	31-40	7-3	Won 1
Texas Rangers	146	70	74	2	.486	19.0	684	663	35-35	35-39	3-7	Lost 1
Minnesota Twins	143	63	80	0	.441	25.5	583	651	35-36	28-44	6-4	Won 2
Chicago White Sox	145	61	82	2	.427	27.5	515	646	33-40	28-42	4-6	Won 1
California Angels	142	58	84	0	.408	30.0	630	717	29-46	29-38	6-4	Won 3
Seattle Mariners	145	52	92	1	.361	37.0	539	706	30-42	22-50	3-7	Lost 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Montreal Expos	145	81	64	0	.559		611	566	47-27	34-37	8-2	Won 3
Philadelphia Phillies	144	78	66	0	.542	2.5	645	581	42-30	36-36	6-4	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	145	76	69	0	.524	5.0	600	569	41-29	35-40	4-6	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	145	65	80	0	.448	16.0	668	635	36-37	29-43	4-6	Lost 1
New York Mets	145	61	84	0	.421	20.0	547	633	34-41	27-43	2-8	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	144	56	88	0	.389	24.5	551	641	30-40	26-48	4-6	Won 1

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	144	82	62	0	.569		565	531	50-25	32-37	7-3	Lost 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	144	82	62	0	.569		591	507	48-21	34-41	6-4	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	146	78	67	1	.538	4.5	637	613	40-34	38-33	5-5	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	144	76	68	0	.528	6.0	587	607	48-28	28-40	7-3	Won 5
San Francisco Giants	144	68	76	0	.472	14.0	526	566	39-29	29-47	2-8	Won 1
San Diego Padres	146	64	81	1	.441	18.5	515	594	39-32	25-49	7-3	Won 2

Today's scores and summaries:

Tigers 8, Orioles 3 at Baltimore (night game):
A four-run rally in the seventh inning lifted the Tigers to an 8-3 victory over the Orioles. With the game tied, 2-2, the Tigers' winning surge began with one-out singles by Al Cowens and Tom Brookens. A double by Lou Whitaker scored Cowens and after Ricky Peters was intentionally walked, Alan Trammell drew a bases-loaded walk to force in Brookens. Tippy Martinez then replaced starter Steve Stone on the hill for the Orioles and was greeted by a two-run single by Steve Kemp. Kemp had hit a two-run homer in the sixth.

Red Sox 9, Indians 5 at Boston (night game):
Paced by Dave Stapleton's five hits, the Red Sox ended their five-game losing skein with a 9-5 victory over the Indians. The Red Sox snapped a 3-3 tie in the fourth inning on RBI singles by Stapleton and Jim Rice and added another run in the fifth on a scoring single by Julio Valdez. Tony Perez drilled a two-run double in the eighth.

Yankees 5, Blue Jays 4 at New York (night game):
Stout relief pitching by Rich Gossage enabled the Yankees to shade the Blue Jays, 5-4, and increase their lead in the East Division to six games over the Orioles. The big righthander came on in the seventh inning with the bases loaded and one out and retired Alfredo Griffin on a popup and struck out pinch-hitter Al Woods. The Yanks scored three runs in the first inning on RBI singles by Oscar Gamble, Jim Spencer and Rick Cerone and registered a pair of markers in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Bobby Murcer and run-scoring single by Gamble.

White Sox 2, Mariners 1 at Seattle (night game):
A homer and triple by Chet Lemon keyed the White Sox to a 2-1 decision over the Mariners. The round-tripper came with the bases empty in the third inning and the triple led off the ninth frame. Lemon then scored the winning run on a one-out double by Harold Baines.

A's 4, Rangers 2 at Texas (night game):
Mike Norris became a 20-game winner by going the route as the A's defeated the Rangers, 4-2, in 11 innings. The A's were behind, 2-0, but tied the game in the ninth on a two-run homer by Mickey Klutts, pinch-hitting for Wayne Gross. Klutts led off the 11th with a single and, with one out, moved to second on a single by Orlando Gonzalez and scored on a single by Dave McKay. A sacrifice fly by Mario Guerrero accounted for the final run.

Braves 2, Dodgers 1 at Atlanta (night game):
The Braves recorded their fifth straight victory, beating the Dodgers, 2-1. The Braves broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning when Bruce Benedict walked and was replaced by pinch-runner Gary Cooper, who reached second on a throwing error by catcher Steve Yeager after a bunt by Luis Gomez. Jerry Royster then drove in the winning run with a single for his fourth hit of the game.

Cubs 6, Cardinals 5 at Chicago (day game):
A three-run homer by Cliff Johnson in the eighth inning lifted the Cubs to a 6-5 victory over the Cardinals. With the Cubs trailing, 4-3, Jim Tracy began the stanza with a pinch-single and went to second on a single by Bill Buckner. After Dave Kingman flied out, Johnson laced a pitch over the left field wall.

Giants 8, Reds 1 at Cincinnati (day game):
A four-run uprising in the third inning started the Giants off to an 8-1 victory over the Reds behind the six-hit pitching of Ed Whitson. Bill North opened the third with a double and scored on a two-bagger by Darrell Evans. A single by Larry Herndon plated Evans and Jim Wohlford followed with a double, driving in Herndon. Rennie Stennett capped the rally with a single, scoring Wohlford.

Padres 4, Astros 3 at Houston (night game):
Pushing across a run in the seventh inning, the Padres edged the Astros, 4-3. The game was tied, 3-3, when Gene Richards singled to open the seventh, went to second on a sacrifice by Ozzie Smith and scored on a double by Jerry Mumphrey.

[DH] Expos 5, Mets 3 (night game) / Expos 4, Mets 2 at New York (night game):
The Expos swept a doubleheader from the Mets, winning, 5-3, in 11 innings and 4-2. The first game was decided when Warren Cromartie drew a walk and Larry Parrish followed with a homer. The Expos had deadlocked the contest in the seventh on a homer by Gary Carter, singles by Cromartie and Chris Speier and an RBI groundout by pinch-hitter Willie Montanez. The second game was knotted, 2-2, when Cromartie began the ninth inning by reaching first base on an error by Mets shortstop Frank Taveras. He advanced to second on a sacrifice by Parrish and took third on an infield hit by Speier. Ron LeFlore ran for Speier and stole second. After pinch-hitter Montanez was walked to load the bases, Jerry White hit a chopper to third baseman Elliott Maddox, whose throw to the plate was dropped by catcher Butch Benton. Rodney Scott then followed with a sacrifice fly to bring home an insurance run.

Pirates 3, Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh (night game):
Jim Bibby and Kent Tekulve combined on a three-hitter to lead the Pirates to a 3-2 victory over the Phillies. Tekulve came on in the ninth inning with two runners aboard and none out and protected the lead. The Pirates scored a run in the second on doubles by Mike Easler and Bill Madlock and added two in the third on singles by Tim Foli, Dave Parker, Easler and John Milner.