MLB standings through games of September 26, 1980

MLB standings at the end of September 26, 1980

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
New York Yankees	154	99	55	0	.643		771	620	50-27	49-28	7-3	Won 1
Baltimore Orioles	153	93	60	0	.608	5.5	749	603	48-30	45-30	7-3	Lost 1
Milwaukee Brewers	155	83	72	0	.535	16.5	784	649	39-41	44-31	6-4	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	150	80	70	0	.533	17.0	715	714	35-38	45-32	5-5	Won 1
Detroit Tigers	154	78	75	1	.510	20.5	783	723	41-38	37-37	5-5	Lost 1
Cleveland Indians	153	76	77	0	.497	22.5	701	756	42-33	34-44	3-7	Won 2
Toronto Blue Jays	153	64	89	0	.418	34.5	591	715	35-41	29-48	3-7	Lost 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Kansas City Royals	154	92	62	0	.597		758	664	44-31	48-31	3-7	Lost 6
Oakland A's	155	78	77	0	.503	14.5	648	618	44-35	34-42	6-4	Lost 2
Minnesota Twins	154	72	82	0	.468	20.0	638	686	42-36	30-46	8-2	Won 7
Texas Rangers	156	71	83	2	.461	21.0	721	728	36-39	35-44	1-9	Lost 8
California Angels	152	64	88	0	.421	27.0	673	754	29-47	35-41	6-4	Lost 2
Chicago White Sox	154	64	88	2	.421	27.0	547	692	33-40	31-48	4-6	Won 2
Seattle Mariners	155	59	95	1	.383	33.0	588	745	36-43	23-52	7-3	Won 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
Philadelphia Phillies	153	85	68	0	.556		678	605	45-30	40-38	7-3	Won 3
Montreal Expos	154	84	70	0	.545	1.5	649	604	47-27	37-43	4-6	Lost 2
Pittsburgh Pirates	154	80	74	0	.519	5.5	644	621	45-33	35-41	5-5	Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals	154	71	83	0	.461	14.5	719	669	39-39	32-44	6-4	Won 2
New York Mets	154	63	91	0	.409	22.5	577	671	35-42	28-49	2-8	Lost 6
Chicago Cubs	153	61	92	0	.399	24.0	593	693	35-44	26-48	6-4	Won 2

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Houston Astros	154	88	66	0	.571		602	564	51-25	37-41	6-4	Won 2
Los Angeles Dodgers	154	86	68	0	.558	2.0	626	557	52-26	34-42	4-6	Lost 2
Cincinnati Reds	156	85	70	1	.548	3.5	690	653	41-35	44-35	7-3	Lost 1
Atlanta Braves	154	80	74	0	.519	8.0	616	638	50-29	30-45	4-6	Won 1
San Francisco Giants	154	72	82	0	.468	16.0	554	596	42-33	30-49	4-6	Lost 1
San Diego Padres	156	69	86	1	.445	19.5	555	632	44-35	25-51	5-5	Won 1

Today's scores and summaries:

White Sox 5, Angels 4 at California (night game):
Lamar Johnson batted in the White Sox' first two runs and Mike Squires drove in two more before a grounder by Harold Baines added the deciding marker in a 5-4 victory over the Angels. Johnson accounted for his RBIs with singles in the first and third innings. Squires singled for two runs in the fourth and a fielder's choice on Baines' grounder then produced what proved to be the deciding marker.

Indians 5, Orioles 4 at Cleveland (night game):
A bases-loaded double by Bo Diaz in the eighth inning sparked the Indians to a 5-4 victory over the Orioles, who fell 5½ games behind the Yankees in the East Division race. After Joe Charboneau hit a two-run pinch-homer in the seventh to tie the score at 2-2, the Indians filled the sacks in the eighth on a single by Mike Hargrove, double by Gary Alexander and intentional pass to Toby Harrah. Diaz' double drove in two runs and Dell Alston followed with a single to register what proved to be the winning marker.

Yankees 7, Tigers 5 at Detroit (night game):
Batting after an intentional pass to Bob Watson had loaded the bases, Eric Soderholm hit a grand-slam homer to power the Yankees to a 7-5 victory over the Tigers. With one out in the third inning, Willie Randolph walked, Bucky Dent doubled and after a walk to Watson, Soderholm hit the 100th homer of his major league career. Before the inning ended, the Yankees added two more runs. Two RBIs by Ricky Peters and two by Steve Kemp helped the Tigers pull within one run at 6-5, but Randolph iced the Yankee victory with a homer in the ninth inning.

Twins 3, Royals 0 at Minnesota (night game):
Minnesota Owner Calvin Griffith signed interim Manager Johnny Goryl to direct the club in 1981 and the Twins reacted by defeating the Royals, 3-0, for their seventh straight victory. Geoff Zahn fashioned the shutout on a six-hitter. Butch Wynegar drove in the Twins' first run with a single in the second inning and Hosken Powell capped the scoring with a two-run homer in the sixth to spoil Dennis Leonard's bid for his 20th victory.

Brewers 10, A's 7 at Oakland (night game):
An inside-the-park homer by Ben Oglivie with the bases loaded in the ninth inning lifted the Brewers to a 10-7 victory over the A's. The Brewers had back-to-back homers by Robin Yount and Cecil Cooper in the fifth but trailed, 7-5, going into the final frame. Charlie Moore singled to open the stanza and was forced by Paul Molitor, but Yount and Cooper both singled to load the bases. Oglivie followed with a drive to center field where the ball eluded Dwayne Murphy as Oglivie raced around the bases behind his three teammates.

Mariners 7, Rangers 2 at Seattle (night game):
Driving in three runs apiece, Dan Meyer and Jerry Narron batted the Mariners to a 7-2 victory over the Rangers. Meyer drove in a run with a single in the first inning and homered with a man on base in the third. Narron homered with two aboard in the sixth as the Mariners pinned the defeat on Fergie Jenkins, who made his first start since being reinstated by an arbiter's decision after being suspended following his arrest in Canada for alleged drug possession.

Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 1 at Toronto (night game):
Dennis Eckersley allowed only one hit and pitched the Red Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Blue Jays in a duel with Dave Stieb. John Mayberry homered for the Jays' hit in the fifth inning and Eckersley appeared in danger of losing until the Red Sox rallied for two runs in the eighth. Glenn Hoffman singled, Rick Burleson walked and Dave Stapleton beat out an infield hit to load the bases. Garry Hancock lofted a sacrifice fly, tying the score, and Jim Rice followed with a single to put the Red Sox ahead. Rich Gedman batted in the extra run with a single in the ninth.

Braves 5, Giants 3 at Atlanta (night game):
Chris Chambliss drove in three runs with a grounder, double and homer to lead the Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Giants. Chambliss' homer in the eighth inning clinched the decision after the Giants pulled within one run at 4-3.

Cubs 9, Pirates 8 at Chicago (day game):
An infield hit by Ivan DeJesus scored Steve Dillard in the eighth inning and gave the Cubs a 9-8 victory over the Pirates. John Candelaria, who started for the Pirates, batted in four runs with a single and double to help his club take a 5-2 lead, but the Cubs erupted for five runs on six hits in the fourth inning. The game subsequently was tied at 7-7 and 8-8 before Dillard led off the Cubs' eighth with a double, took third on a grounder by Mick Kelleher and scored when De.lesus beat out a chopper to shortstop Tim Foli.

Astros 2, Reds 0 at Houston (night game):
Vern Ruhle triumphed in a duel with Tom Seaver. pitching the Astros to a 2-0 victory over the Reds. Seaver, who was stopped on his personal six-game winning streak, allowed only three hits in seven innings but gave up both Astros' runs. The initial tally scored in the first inning on a leadoff pass to Joe Morgan, two infield outs that moved Morgan to third and a single by Jose Cruz. Art Howe doubled in the second, raced to third after Alan Ashby flied to right field and came home on a sacrifice fly by Craig Reynolds.

Cardinals 5, Mets 1 at New York (night game):
Andy Rincon gained his third straight victory when the Cardinals defeated the Mets, 5-1, on the strength of two-run singles by Tommy Herr and Keith Hernandez in the ninth inning. Terry Kennedy walked to open the stanza and Tony Scott singled him to third. After a wild pitch and intentional pass to pinch-hitter Ted Simmons, Herr batted for Rincon and singled to break the 1-1 tie. Hernandez' subsequent single clinched the decision.

Phillies 2, Expos 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Swinging at David Palmer's first pitch in the ninth inning, Bake McBride smashed a homer to lift the Phillies to a 2-1 victory over the Expos. The Phillies' first run of the game also came on a homer. Garry Maddox hit it in the second inning. The Expos tied the score with a double by Jerry White and single by Rodney Scott in the sixth.

Padres 3, Dodgers 2 at San Diego (night game):
A double by Luis Salazar in the eighth inning for his third hit of the game followed a double by Dave Winfield and gave the Padres a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers. Padres shortstop Ozzie Smith handled two assists and raised his season total to 602, breaking the major league record for shortstops of 601 by Glenn Wright of the Pirates in 1924.